Latest Developments/
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Burnt Oak Junior School/
New School Extension
A new development at Burnt Oak Junior School in Bexley was completed on programme. This single story extension consists of a new sports hall facility, 2 new classrooms with associated storage, a multi-purpose classroom with storage, new wc facilities and general support space. It was officially opened on 16 Dec 2009 by Leader of the Council and the children created a song, poems and a stage production to celebrate their new buildings. They all love it, especially the sports hall and the size of the new classrooms compared to the existing building
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Oxted Community Hall/
HMY Winners At LABC South East Building Excellence Awards 2009
Hazle McCormack Young were executive architects for The Oxted Community Hall project which has been successful in winning the Prestigious Awards for Local Building Projects at LABC South East Building Excellence Awards. Designed to complement existing buildings, the brief included the use of green materials where possible and a hall cost effective to run. Developed by Farnrise Construction the team worked proactively with Mark Simpson of Tandridge's Building Control team.
In the citation the LABC committee stated "The new building is a popular and vital addition to Oxted and a vast improvement on the previous hall, in visual, functional and environmental terms."
http://www.tandridge.gov.uk/Planning/BuildingControl/AwardWinners.htm
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St Gregory's Music Centre/
Canterbury Christ Church University Fundraising Concert
Stephen Coomber, the Partner in charge and Danka Stephan, the Project Architect, were introduced to HRH Princess Alexandra at a fundraising concert for the new St Gregory's for Music project on 5 October 2009. The concert was held in the Chapel, Canterbury Christ Church University and was performed by the Sacconi String Quartet accompanied by members of the Shipton family. Issie Coomber and Gordon Young were also presented to the Princess at this "absolutely stunning evening of music."
The project, which is hoped to be completed in 2012, "is a ground breaking initiative that will change the face of music in Kent through the creation of a centre for music and music education"
http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/News/newsRelease.asp?newsPk=1440
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Crockham Hill CE Primary School/
Shortlisted, Downland Prize 2009
Our recently completed school hall project at Crockham Hill Primary School has been shortlisted for this years RIBA Downland Prize. A total of 95 practices in the South and South East Regions entered the competition.
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Mayfield PassivHaus/
Planning Permission Granted
Planning has been granted by Wealden District Council for a highly sustainable new-build dwelling on an historic landscape setting near Mayfield.
The project has been designed in accordance with PassivHaus technology to create an airtight and highly insulated building with a ducted natural ventilation system, PV cells and evacuated tube solar thermal water heating which will deliver a healthy, efficient and highly sustainable dwelling.
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Canterbury Christ Church University/
New State-of-the-Art Sports Centre Opens In Canterbury
Vice-Chancellor of Canterbury Christ Church University Professor Michael Wright, officially opened their new Sports Centre design by Hazle McCormack Young LLP. The £4M centre provides 8 court sports hall with a unique folding partition to enable the facility to be shared with the adjacent Barton Court Grammar School.
The University’s Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic), Professor Sue Piotrowski, said: “We are delighted to have developed this new sport centre for a large section of the local community who are studying, or are employed, at the University or Barton Court Grammar School. It is a magnificent facility that will provide a much needed venue for sporting competitions, for recreation and healthy exercise. It will also provide excellent teaching space for our academic programmes in Sport Science and Physical Education.”
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The Brew House Hotel/
New Function Suite Opens For Business
A new function suite for the Brew House Hotel in Tunbridge Wells opens this week. The Old Schoolhouse adjacent to the King Charles The Martyr Church on the Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells has been restored and refurbished to provide a venue for conferences, wedding receptions and social functions.
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Holmewood House School/
Granted Planning Consent
The new proposals for the replacement of the temporary classrooms and wider development plan were unanimously approved by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on Wednesday.
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Record Turn-out For Public Consultation Exercise/
Unprecedented numbers of residents in Princes Risborough, Bucks turned up for a 2 day consultation forum on 16 & 17 January to comment on early sketches of the proposed development of 700 dwellings at park Mill Farm, an area allocated for housing in the local plan.
Over 10% of the population attended, with a higher than normal percentage leaving completed feedback forms. The outline application for the site will be submitted in mid February.
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Dartford Community Hub/
Council Leaders Cut The Turf
News from ‘The Bridge’, this is an extract from a Kent County Council press release:
“Work is getting under way on Kent County Council's first purpose-built lifelong learning and community campus for The Bridge development near Dartford. VIP guests got together for a photocall to mark the start in earnest on Friday.... KCC Deputy Leader Alex King and Dartford Council Leader Jeremy Kite dug the first turf. Guests at Friday's ceremony included the interim Deputy Chair of Governors for the new school Bart Woodhouse and his three-year-old son Jacob Woodhouse, Bridge resident Debbie Hooker and her three-year-old son Samuel, Tina McFadzean from the Kent-based architects Hazle McCormack Young and the contractor Mansell's Regional Director for Kent, Phil Sims.
http://www.kent.gov.uk/news/jan09-lifelong-learning-campus.htm
