Student Living and Facilities Close to the Main College Site. An ambitious scheme with 100 new student bedrooms (net gain of 74) and a subterranean events and music hall near the historic College. Built for longevity, it adopts a ‘less but better’ M&E approach, achieving 44% energy and 22%…
The 559m² New Temple Complex by James Gorst Architects demonstrates an exemplar approach to passive design and long-term sustainability. Situated within an 11.5-hectare estate in the South Downs National Park, the New Temple Complex is a multi-faith space comprising of healing chapels, a library, a multi-use lecture room, a…
A BREEAM Outstanding building for a leading independent education trust. A new, fully accessible school with sustainable design and enhanced landscaping extends from a central atrium, housing 14 classrooms, a sciencelab, ICT suite, creative arts spaces, and an expanded library. Natural ventilationand air-source heating support comfort and environmental performance.…
Full design and acoustics for an exceptional new learning and events centre A 1,550sqm building split over seven levels, designed as a flexible learning space. Natural daylight and ventilation, along with thermal mass ensure comfort while a closed-loop ground source system, partially powered by a PV array, provides efficient…
Reinventing one of Europe's first purpose-built cinemas. Full refurbishment of a historic Grade II* listed cinema in Devon, currently in disrepair; which includes fabric upgrades, completely new services provision to modern standards, updating the auditorium and providing heating through an air-source heat pump. The Paignton Picture House, a…
A highly sustainable, professional‑grade performance A highly sustainable, professional‑grade performance and creative hub. An EPC ‘A' rated cultural hub with a 400-seat auditorium, rehearsal, teaching, and support spaces. Key features include ground source heat pumps, a hybrid ventilation system, and a 13 KW PV array. Winner of the 2019 RIBA National…
An Exceptional Theatre Transformation for Multi-award-winning Production. London’s Grade II-listed Playhouse Theatre was reconfigured from a proscenium-arch auditorium into a spectacular in-the-round venue, with additional rooms in the upper circle level. Completed in record time for the multi-award-winning Cabaret, it recreated the Kit Kat Club's intimate atmosphere, transporting audiences…
Preston Bus Station, designed originally by BDP and completed in 1969, is a renowned, Grade II-listed Brutalist building, which Skelly & Couch has helped to return to its former glory through modern technologies and sensitive refurbishment techniques.
The project is the provision of a new containment and quarantine facility at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. This was the first building of its type in the world and a large part of the project was understanding and defining the brief to allow the building to function within…
