New schools and Olde hotels

Rob, Andy, Dan and Mike went on a site visit to Rosehill Special School last week. This school comprises of 3 'clusters' of classrooms and a central 'core' building, some refurbished existing buildings and some newly built. Work is nearing completion now, with the school expected to re-open on the site in September.

View towards barrel vaulted entrance:

Upper cluster sixth form common room feature window:

Central core Main Hall and Cafe with posts for canopy to provide sheltered walkways between the building:

You can keep up to date with live progress on the sites webcam:
http://www.nottinghambsf.co.uk/bsf_projects/nottingham/schools/nott_rosehill_webcam.asp

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Also this week our planning application for a mixed use development at the rear of the Olde English Hotel in Matlock has been submitted. The new building has been developed to be a polite and well proportioned neighbour to the historic hotel, through a rigorous study of the existing compositional cues.

Progress in pictures

A couple of updates from site:

Brickwork is almost commencing at the Funeral Directors in Wirksworth:

A couple of weeks on at Ashgate, drainage is complete and blockwork walls underway:

And photographer Tristan Poyser visited the Renishaw Foundation Unit for us last week and managed to make the sun shine at just the right time!

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Also tonight the winners of the RIBA SW Awards will be announced in Salisbury, good luck to Sea House, Portloe!

Foundation Unit and Forgotten Spaces

The Grand Opening of the Renishaw Primary School Foundation Unit was a great success. The building was opened by both the Deputy Leader of Derbyshire County Council and a former pupil of the school, alongside the School Council and the Headteacher.

Also last week the office was burning the midnight oil working on our entry for the Sheffield Forgotten Spaces 2011 competition. The entries are anonymous, with shortlist announced in June, so fingers crossed again!

In hope, In progress and Invites

The full shortlist for the RIBA Awards has now been announced. Up against our building - Sea House, Portloe - are a wide range of projects, including:

Andy's old secondary school - The West Buckland School :
http://www.dezeen.com/2010/06/29/west-buckland-school-by-rundell-associates/

A Maggies Centre :
http://www.maggiescentres.org/centres/cheltenham/home.html

And the Bristol Civic Centre :
http://www.whowithwhat.com/company/BuildingDetail.php?name=Bristol%20Civil%20Justice%20Centre

For the full list of Shortlisted projects, see the RIBA South West website:

http://www.architecture.com/RegionsAndInternational/UKNationsAndRegions/England/RIBASWandWessex/Awards/Awards.aspx

The awards are to be announced in Salisbury on the 18th May, so fingers crossed for Sea House!

Ashgate Croft ILU continues on site, here's the progress at week 6:

Works so far include drainage and laying the slab. The timber frame that will form the structure of the building is currently being constructed on site.

As a nice end to this week, Andy and me are attending the official opening of the Renishaw Primary School Foundation Unit this afternoon - thanks to the school for the beautiful invites!