James Bussey is a young Norwich-based ‘starchitect’ who, in December 2016, beat worldwide competition to win a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) President’s Medal Award. These awards were established in 1836 to reward young architectural talent, promote innovation and encourage excellence in the study of architecture worldwide. James beat off extremely tough competition, with … Continue reading “James Bussey”
Energy policy over the coming years will challenge the construction industry to deliver more energy efficient building stock. To do so with increased effectiveness is going to be key to business profitability, housing affordability and energy efficiency. With £47 million of construction work and 1000’s of new Passivhaus standard dwellings committed to by Norwich City … Continue reading “Fabric First Institute Project”
RDT Architects have dedicated Planning and Construction Teams providing innovational design and construction solutions for clients in all sectors with a focus on creating excellent care homes. RDT have a passion for the care sector, having completed numerous new build dementia care home schemes and are fast becoming recognised for our planning successes and design … Continue reading “RDT Architects – Specialist Dementia Care”
The purpose of this refurbishment was to preserve and rejuvenate the 1960’s concrete at the UEA Campus. We provided forensic structural engineering services in the development of a fiveyear concrete preservation plan, waterproofing, drainage designs and detailed repair specifications. The work also included improvements to the safety of the high-level walkways to decrease the potential … Continue reading “UEA Concrete Preservation”
Described by the Trust as the most complex project they have ever delivered, a huge challenged faced the team at the beginning of the project. Not only did the project need to be delivered absolutely on time to meet the demand of day case operations, the team had to deliver the scheme at the heart … Continue reading “New Theatres, James Paget University Hospital”
Recoup WWHRS produce a range of SAP-listed, highly efficient WWHRS products, which extract waste heat energy from used shower water in order to pre-heat the incoming cold feed. This simple solution offers one of the best ‘pound for points’ ratios of any SAP measure and is a true ‘fit and forget’ product, and ultimately can … Continue reading “Recoup Energy Solutions – Recoup Pipe+ HE”
Our industry covers a broad range of work, across a multitude of sectors, with a variety of complexities. This naturally changing landscape, which differs widely from one project to the next, brings with it a set of challenges setting it apart from any other industry. As one of the largest industries in the UK, with … Continue reading “Morgan Sindall – Health & Safety”
We wish to nominate Nwes for the client of the year for the following reasons: Nwes are an organization that manage innovation centres many of which we have designed but not directly for them. The King’s Lynn Innovation Centre (KLIC) was the first building that they procured themselves and it was a privilege to be … Continue reading “Nwes”
Seeking to increase its roasting capacity to support its international growth ambitions, Costa’s has invested £38 million in a state-of-the-art, new Roastery in Basildon. The facility’s design blends the Costa team’s 40 years’ roasting expertise, with state-of-the-art technology and robotic automation, to nurture the coffee bean from the moment it arrives to when it is … Continue reading “Costa – The Roastery – Building Project of the Year”
Project Capella is a £79m research laboratory development for the University of Cambridge. The University wanted a fast-track build, and had specific criteria financially. As a result, we looked at some very fast-track methods of construction including a precast frame and precast façade panels. The solution aimed to reduce the on-site period and overlap it … Continue reading “Digital Construction: Project Capella”
