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𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 For client Ardstone Capital Limited, our proposal to rethink a prominent office building near Bristol Temple Meads train station, has been granted planning permission. The design retains 88% of the existing structure, while drastically improving its sustainability and wellness credentials. The design proposes infilling the irregular shaped floorplates to create free-flowing office space, while an extension to the north will create a two-story colonnade, framing the new double-height reception. The repositioned entrance reorients the building towards Temple Quarter and allows ground floor activity to spill out into the revitalised public realm. The construction of three new lightweight storeys will replace existing roof elements and new private terraces with views of the city will wrap around the building as these levels steps back. “The transformative nature of the project is balanced with resourcefulness. We have retained as much as we possibly can whilst using bold architectural ideas to signal the arrival of a major new development and public spaces for Bristol.” – Mark Kowal, Sheppard Robson Partner. Fantastic to be working on the project for our client Ardstone Capital, and on behalf of the Ardstone Regional Office Fund, a joint venture between Ardstone Capital and CBRE IM. Read more about the project on our website: https://lnkd.in/g4Dgs7gk #radicalretrofit #workplacedesign Visualisation by NJY studio

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻... 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹 SR partners Anna Shapiro and Nick Ffoulkes have co-written a piece on the practice’s connection to Bristol, and how post-industrial sites such as Mead Street, Temple Mead Quarter, are fertile ground for innovation, ingenuity and new perspectives on communities. “Imagine a place rejuvenated in partnership – collective action that welcomes the convergence of home, work, culture, shopping education. A place free of mono; a place that champions the power of poly. A place built by reconnecting people – councils, developers, consultants, and the public – to find common ground and mediate tension about what the future looks like.” Read the full piece here:

SR partner Eugene writes for New London Quarterly (NLA) about the intersection of lab and office space design, referencing the award-winning TTP Campus (TTP plc). The article examines how modular design and open labs are breaking down silos, creating environments that bring research and workplace communities closer together. “Offices are less reliant on heavy-handed brand guidelines and grand gestures to express themselves; instead, they showcase activity and embrace openness. But how have the changes in approach impacted science development? How has a sector previously known for tight security and controlled spaces become less siloed, blurring the boundaries between spaces for science and traditional office space?” Read the piece here: https://lnkd.in/eVehDUwv You can also check out the whole issue on the NLA's website: https://lnkd.in/dnKPwZPq #officedesign #designingfortheknowledgeeconomy

Planning permission has been granted for our mixed-use development at 20 India Street, Glasgow. The scheme, designed for Vita Group with West of Scotland Housing Association, will deliver 591 student studios and 20 affordable homes. The design transforms a brownfield site to create new public spaces, including a linear park, prioritising connectivity and community. Our design prioritises sustainability, incorporating zero-emission heating, rooftop solar panels, and enhanced biodiversity. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ezh7qeyW Visualisation by Edward Wright #PBSA #studentliving #mixedusedesign #studentresidentialdesign

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 On behalf of Glenbrook, the proposal would provide 364 new apartments across a 44-storey building grounded in its urban and heritage context. At ground level, a dramatic triple-height, arched colonnade—a subtle nod to the architectural language of the listed viaducts and industrial heritage—provides a pedestrian route along Whitworth Street West. Newly landscaped public spaces will also enhance the streetscape and increase local biodiversity. “By opening up the site, we are creating vibrant public spaces and pathways that enhance connections across this part of the city. The building’s terracotta, high-performance façade references both the existing and historic context while introducing a distinctly modern addition to the evolving skyline of Manchester.” – Tony O'Brien, Sheppard Robson Partner. More information on the development and design response, can be found on Place North West: https://lnkd.in/eVbJETTv Visualisation by Our Studio Ltd Deloitte Consulting AKT II Futureserv Consulting Engineers Layer.studio OFR Consultants Mainer Associates Hilson Moran Curtins Quartz Project Services GIA Surveyors #manchesterarchitecture #residentialdesign

Fancy coming to next year's Winter party? We are recruiting for numerous positions across our offices, including architectural and interior design roles. If you are thinking about a change in the New Year, please check out our website, which has more information about vacancies as well as our welcome pack, staff stories and more information about our work and culture. https://lnkd.in/e6KTAqEN #wearehiring #ArchitectureJobs #ArchitecturalRecruitment #designjobs #careersinarchitecture

We wish you all the very best for the upcoming year and hope you can relax and rejoice with friends and family. This year, instead of sending holiday cards, Sheppard Robson, ID:SR Sheppard Robson and AXIS are donating money to the humanitarian architecture charity Article 25.

Continuing our highlights from 2024, here are some further reflections from the last 12 months, noting some of the great things we have done this year. Again, thank you to our team, collaborators and clients who helped make it all happen. - We received approval from Manchester City Council for two new buildings that sit within the Upper Brook Street development area - The Architects’ Journal features 68-86 Farringdon Road - New Century was highly commended at the Civic Trust Awards - Our Metro:Morphosis research project won Arup's Facade of the Future competition - The newly launched Pall Mall won at the MSA Awards - We took Financial Times Studio on a tour of the community-focused 245 Hammersmith Road for a podcast on sustainable design - Our major mixed-use project next to Temple Meads Station, Bristol, was granted planning permission - As part of our 10th Green Week, we hosted a panel discussion entitled Accelerating Action - Marie Leyland was featured in Property Week with a piece on shifting hybrid work patterns - The Fallowfield Campus at the University of Manchester was a big win for the practice - Our newly established specialist graphics team, GRAPHIC:SR, was shortlisted in the Transform Awards Europe 2025 for its work on BBC Broadcasting House

What a year 2024 has been – full of new commissions, planning permissions, award successes, publications, events… and much more! A big thank you to our team, collaborators and clients who helped make it all happen. Here is a selection of some of the many highlights from the last 12 months. - Clarendon Gasworks Phase 4 got the go-ahead - Helen Berresford published her thoughts on the pertinent theme of reuse + upcycling  - Melbourn Science Park, Cambridge, received planning permission  - We launched our new sustainability publication - We won the major design competition for LSE Bankside alongside Carmody Groarke - Copperas Hill won a RIBA Regional Award - Plans for our 20 India Street in Glasgow were published in the Architects’ Journal  - Our new hotel on a prominent Marylebone site completed - We continued our series of roundtables with a focus on public art - A number of deep retrofits received planning, including the landmark City office at 60 Queen Victoria Street - The reuse and rethinking of Pall Mall, Manchester, continued onsite and launched to the market - We hosted our science-focused WORK/DISCOVER panel discussion - The first images of our Whitworth Street West, Manchester, were released - We celebrated 25 years since opening an office in Manchester with a party at New Century - We hosted our 10th Green Week and also marked 25 years of the practice’s sustainability group - Cardiff and Vale College received planning permission – one of many of our schools progressing across England and Wales  - A new vision for Earls Court was released, with our 42-storey residential building described as the “centrepiece” - The civic-minded NEQ Building at the University of Southampton received planning permission - The Deloitte HQ, London, won the BCO’s Test of Time Award - We established our new team of graphic and branding specialists, GRAPHIC:SR  - TTP finished the year with a string of awards, including the BCO’s Best of the Best and wins at the AJ Architecture Awards, Schüco Excellence Awards and GCDC Awards - Our radical retrofit of Calton Square, Edinburgh received planning permission