We're excited to announce that "Quadrant House" has been shortlisted for the Architects’ Journal Retrofit & Reuse Awards, under the Adaptive Reuse, Future Reuse and Decarbonisation category. Quadrant House is a 1970s building located in Caterham, purchased by Tandridge Council to preserve space for local businesses. The building was dilapidated, environmentally inefficient, and an eyesore on the high street. Coast to Capital funding enabled its transformation. The project aims were to support local economic growth and achieve an exemplar sustainable retrofit. The team worked collaboratively with the client, refining the refurbishment brief, together setting ambitious environmental goals. Engagement with stakeholders (including; office and retail unit tenants, building managers and marketing agents) shaped the proposals. Key project measures: retained 1970s concrete frame and fabric; insulating building shell throughout; new double-glazed windows/doors; LED lighting, occupancy and daylight control; VRF (heating/cooling) system; new compliant escape staircases; durable and high recycled content materials chosen; new green wall, fed from roof runoff, boosts biodiversity + improves air quality. Innovative sustainability strategies prioritised a data-led approach, shifting from heating-led to an all-electric cooling-led building, using a ‘fabric first’ approach to reduce cooling loads. Flexible design allows for future adaptation of interior spaces and systems ensuring long-term usability, aligning with long-life/loose-fit principles The completed project excels at delivering the brief, transforming the 1970s structure into a modern, futureproof, decarbonised building at the heart of the community, which has revitalised the high street and made local people proud of what the project achieves for Caterham. The Team: btp consultants - Building Services Engineers Thomas Sinden Limited - Contractor Huntley Cartwright Quantity Surveyors - QS Tandridge District Council - Client Structures Lab - Structual Engineer LECS (UK) Ltd - Lift Consultant Charles Hosea - Photography Architects Journal Article: https://lnkd.in/ei27u3pd
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Our well-loved and well-used buildings and places are created from listening and understanding client and stakeholder needs. Various forms of collaboration and co-production are at the heart of our practice. We enjoy the messiness and richness of these processes. They make each project unique. Our key strength is our dual experience as both public realm designers and architects. Erect’s buildings and spaces have won high-profile awards and our public realm spaces have featured as good practice case studies by CABE and in the Supplementary Planning Guidance: Shaping Neighbourhoods. We challenge standards through innovation and research and explore this in evidence-based work. We have been engaged in pilot projects such as Camden Active Spaces and Lambeth Early Action Partnership, which probe the potential role of design in improving public health and wellbeing.
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We are excited that one of our recent projects “Quadrant House” has been shortlisted for the Architects’ Journal Retrofit & Reuse Awards, under the Adaptive Reuse, Future Reuse and Decarbonisation category. Erect Architecture led the project and we worked closely with them and the main contractor Thomas Sinden Limited to implement best practice retrofit measures. The project transformed the 1960s structure into a modern, decarbonised building, revitalising the high street and making the local community and Tandridge District Council proud. We’ll share more about this project shortly. With thanks to Charles Hosea and Thomas Sinden Limited for the fantastic photos. ⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯⋯ #BTPEngineering Bringing buildings to life with expertly designed mechanical, electrical and renewable energy systems
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Thanks for the shout-out Newhaven Enterprise Zone we're already underway 🙌
Exciting news - two winners have been announced to deliver transformational projects in our town 🚀 @Erect Architecture has won a £1.5 million project to improve wayfinding and the streetscapes in the town centre, Elphick Road, Bridge Street, North Way and from the High Street to Church Hill. A second £900,000 project to improve Newhaven Town Station, bus stops - including Lower Place bus stop - and the ferry terminal will be delivered by winning Hackney-based landscape designers @Studio ONB. Both projects are delivered by @Lewes District Council and are due to be complete by March 2026. Read more via @Architects’ Journal: https://buff.ly/46VkMYO #Design #Development #Architecture
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Newhaven - ERA to provide Newhaven with "pedestrian-focused streetscape improvements" We're excited to announce we have won a £1.5 million project to provide ‘pedestrian-focused streetscape improvements’ and better wayfinding in the town centre and at the Elphick Road pause point, the Bridge Street to North Way connection, and from High Street to Church Hill. We'll be working alongside: Civic Engineers Studio Dekka Limited Polimekanos Studio ONB are also working on improving arrival spaces at Newhaven Town Station and the Lower Place bus stop, along with other bus stops and the ferry terminal; and to improve wayfinding and access to key central sites. You can read more about the project on our website: https://lnkd.in/et_CxQ2C Or on Architects’ Journal Winners of Newhaven wayfinding contests revealed https://lnkd.in/eAnX5MjT
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Connecting Hoxton New on the website is an overview of the fantastic "Connecting Hoxton" project we have been working on throughout the year. The project involved in depth public engagement and consultation through co-design workshops within the local area to find out what local people felt and wanted for their area. We're excited that "Connecting Hoxton" has been successful in their bid for funding from the MayorofLondon as part of the Civic Partnership Programme. This funding means this is just the beginning and further work will soon be underway to improve the daily lives of those living, working and visiting Hoxton. MayorofLondon London Borough of Hackney New City College Nicole Godetz Hoxton Hall Shoreditch Library The Hoxton Trust Museum of the Home Volunteer Centre Hackney Ministry of Stories Shoreditch Townhall Civic Engineers Studio Dekka Limited Huntley Cartwright Earnscliffe, Making Access Work Find out more about the project on our website https://lnkd.in/eg7XnNv5
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What do teenage girls want from their local parks? We're currently working on an exciting project to improve Memorial Park in London Borough of Waltham Forest. As part of the design process we are engaging different community groups, to understand what matters most to them and what changes they want to see in the park. Our latest journal post reflects on the perspective of teenage girls and specifically poses the question "What do teenage girls want from their local parks?" Let us know what you think and join the debate below Journal Post: https://lnkd.in/ednQwQKH
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Well done Hoxton!! - We're excited to announce London Borough of Hackney have been successful with their application for funding from the Mayor of London's Civic Partnership Programme. Read more about the work so far and the future here. Below and some (but not all) the wonderful collaborators involved in the project so far, they all work tirelessly for the people of Hoxton and the surrounding area. MayorofLondon London Borough of Hackney New City College Hoxton Hall Shoreditch Library Hoxton Hall The Hoxton Trust Museum of the Home Volunteer Centre Hackney Ministry of Stories Shoreditch Town Hall #publicrealm #publicengagement #codesign #hoxton #hackney #londonboroughofhackney #newcitycollege
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This is wonderful, thanks Sophie Thompson and LDA Design for showcasing a case study of Vauxhall Walk amongst so much fantastic work, a really positive stride forward. #highwaysgreening #highways #vauxhallwalk #landscapedesign
A long post this one to share news of a new report authored by LDA Design and published by London Borough of Camden and Islington Council which finds that climate resilience and social #equity are driving best practice in the redesign of streets and highways, making them safer, healthier and addressing unequal access. For too long, traffic movement and parking have been prioritised above quality of place and #wellbeing. ‘Highways Greening – Best Practice and Lessons Learnt’ https://lnkd.in/e8aRBPWF finds that the tide is turning. The report draws on #Camden and #Islington’s experience of jointly delivering a #HighwaysGreeningAccelerator programme, targeting the areas of greatest #community need. It also highlights best practice in the #planning, #design and #delivery of #greeninfrastructure on highways and streets around the UK and in #Vancouver, #Antwerp and #Lyon. Support came from the Department for Housing & Communities (now the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), the National Trust, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Mayor of London. Full story here ➡ https://lnkd.in/egVHjXNW Report here ➡ https://lnkd.in/e8aRBPWF 💬 Sophie Thompson, a director and #publicrealm lead at LDA Design said: “This report aims to educate and inspire those involved in planning, designing, and delivering public realm. Even small street greening projects can provide significant benefits. It is also clear that when projects are interdisciplinary and prioritise the #community, they maximise benefits in #biodiversity, flood resilience, active travel, play and sociability.” You can find the full set of guidance documents from the Accelerator programme on the Urban Design Learning (UDL) website: https://lnkd.in/eyuDxVRG A big thank you to all the people and organisations that contributed to the training sessions and case studies, including Arup Robert Bray Associates Greater London Authority Enfield Council City of London Corporation Erect Architecture SMALLWOOD ARCHITECTS LTD Spring Gardens Nursery SHAPE Architecture Streets Ahead Cityscapes Cardiff Council Urban Movement City of Vancouver Stad Antwerpen Métropole de Lyon 👏 Great work by LDA Design's Sophie Thompson Ellie Buckell Stella Bland and Lee White. Special thanks to Islington's Maddy Gunn and Camden's Joe Lewis. #greenercity #bettercity #highwaysgreening #greening #greytogreen #SuDS #landscapearchitecture #climateresilience #community
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Well done Hoxton!! - We're really pleased to share that following all of the input from community members, Hoxton businesses and traders and local organisations, the London Borough of Hackney have been successful with the application for funding from the Mayor of London's Civic Partnership Programme. It has been such a great process to be part of for us, we look forward to sharing more on this soon #publicspaces #community #communityengagement #collectivedesign #mayoroflondon #civicpartnership #hoxton #hackney Read more on the BBC. https://lnkd.in/ej754fms
London's public spaces to get share of £12m from Sadiq Khan
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Thank you Architects’ Journal for shortlisting "Quadrant House" for the AJ Retrofit Awards 2024!
AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards shortlist 1: Adaptive Reuse, Future Reuse and Decarbonisation
AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards shortlist 1: Adaptive Reuse, Future Reuse and Decarbonisation
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