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Died: March 9, 2021. SIMON Winstanley, FRIAS RIBA, who has died aged 73, was an architect who brought a very personal, modern and ecological style to his work. His business was centred in Castle Douglas and much of it was carried out in the Dumfries and Galloway area. He had a canny ability to balance domestic demands with practical and fundamentally workable designs that maintained his distinctive vision for the finished house. This is clearly evidenced in his own house, The Houl, in Dalry, near Castle Douglas. Here he created a practical and elegant home which in 2011 was included in a Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) shortlist for the prestigious Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. ....
Carmody Groarke revives Victorian vaulted space for Manchester museum Carmody Groarke revives Victorian vaulted space for Manchester museum Architects Carmody Groarke revive a vast, brick space for the flexible new Special Exhibitions Gallery at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester A flexible gallery has just been completed as part of the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester. The project, spanning an impressive 725 sq m and forming the institution’s new Special Exhibitions Gallery, has been designed by London-based architects Carmody Groarke. The new cultural space occupies a majestic Grade II-listed structure, dating back to the 1880s. Housed within a part of the museum’s network of Victorian railway viaducts called New Warehouse, the design embraces the original architecture’s historical character. High vaulted ceilings (at 5m tall) define the structure, which is largely made of cast iron and terracotta-coloured Victorian brick. ....
Architects IF DO lead Bloomsbury home makeover Architects IF DO lead Bloomsbury home makeover London architects IF DO lead the design of John Street, a listed Bloomsbury home made over for a family of four A Bloomsbury home in a Grade II-listed building in the heart of London has been given a makeover by architecture studio IF DO. The practice, headed by Thomas Bryans, Sarah Castle and Al Scott, was invited to transform a tired townhouse into a modern family home – John Street – that would balance sophistication and robustness through clever design. The project, which began in 2016, was commissioned by a young couple, who now live in the property with their two children. With the couple seeing this as their ‘forever home’, say the architects, the ‘key aim was to create a comfortable environment in which to raise their family, while also an elegant home in which to entertain’. At the same time, the architects were keen (and required) to maintain ....
The face of the town centre is changing at a rapid pace. But, with major proposals in the pipeline, residents are being invited to share their views on a new document aimed at ensuring a well-designed, vibrant, attractive and sustainable future for the heart of the borough. Warrington Borough Council has launched a public consultation on its draft town centre supplementary planning document (SPD), which will set out the design expectations of the authority for developers bringing forward plans. It will support the council in managing the increasing number of proposals coming forward by bringing together the vision and aspirations for the sustainable development of the town centre to benefit residents, business and visitors. ....
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