Grantley Hall, which is a 17th century Grade II-listed mansion set in 30 acres of wooded parkland and grounds near Ripon, is being converted into a 52-bedroom country house hotel and spa, which aims to be one of the leading country house hotels in the UK. The development will retain and showcase its many Georgian features. As well as accommodation, it will include a signature restaurant, a bistro and a cocktail bar set in “exquisite” formal gardens. It will…
A product sampling facility has being constructed within an existing of-site warehouse comprising of a sampling area complete with a downflow booth and isolator, a change room and a series of personnel and material airlock transfer rooms. Single door access is provided for personnel and roller shutter doors for materials transfer. All the rooms are designed to be Grade D and differential pressures are maintained between all the rooms. The sampling facility room differential pressures are designed on the…
Refurbishment of the former regional head office of Lloyd’s Bank to provide nine storeys of Grade A standard office accommodation, with a shell space for a new restaurant on the ground floor.
Installation of a new production line , syrup room and cleaning room.
Close to the M55 at the former Progress House site on Clifton Road is Lancashire Constabulary’s new facility which will be a headquarters for its West Division, covering Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster and Morecambe. It will provide a base for local policing and immediate response teams as well as a public enquiry desk, investigations hub and 42 custody cells. The new suites replace buildings no longer fit for purpose and are expected to save forces around £1m per year…
The Peek Frean biscuit factory was the focus for a community for over a hundred years and employed generations of families living in Bermondsey. The area became known as ‘Biscuit Town’ and the factory infused its surroundings with sweet smells that varied with the type of biscuit that was being baked. When the factory closed in 1989 it was a great loss to the area and a blow to the local community. After remaining empty for some years,…
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hull is a new hotel in Ferensway. Once the site of the Lexington Avenue nightclub, this contemporary hotel is perfectly located for exploring city centre and beyond. Walk to St Stephen’s and Princes Quay shopping centres, the Ferens Art Gallery, local theatres, and Hull’s many free museums. Transportation is fast and convenient with bus and rail stations just steps away.
Aqueous II comprises a modern six storey office building constructed behind a glazed and partial brick façade. Situated at Aston Cross Business Village, the building has undergone a comprehensive refurbishment.
The Spine Remodelling project aims to rejuvenate what is arguably one of the most used ‘rooms’ on the Lancaster University campus. Although it is currently used as a route for many people to get from one end of the campus to the other, the vision is for something much more. Rick Mather Architects’ design acknowledges the pioneering model that Lancaster had provided for the University campus in the 1960s and 1970s, but focusses on the demands and future needs…
IKEA has invested £80 million in the new Exeter store and is located on Newcourt Way, bringing its extensive range of inspirational, well designed, quality products at affordable prices to the South-West of England. IKEA Exeter is the retailer’s most sustainable store to date and aims to achieve 100% renewable energy. The store expects to receive a BREEAM ‘excellent’ accreditation and incorporates a number of green technologies such as Solar PV panels on the roof, rainwater harvesting and ground…
