What can we do with Waste? Article in New London Architecture Quarterly

John Lyall Architects feature in a recent article in New London Architecture Quarterly asking “What can we do with Waste?”

The article documents the discussions made at the NLAs conference Recovering Energy from Waste: New technologies and infrastructure for the capital  and includes commentary on the opportunities and constraints in the fast moving sector of energy from waste. The article includes input from all of the speakers at the event:

“London is a huge producer ‘of everything’ and contributes some 20 per cent of theUK’s ‘waste arisings’. ‘That means that the potential fuel sources from energy to waste are bountiful’ ”  - James Cleverly, Chairman, London Waste and Recycling Board

‘We’ve got waste; we’ve got to get rid of it. We’re not putting it in landfill; we need somewhere to get rid of it. Where’s the easiest place to put it? Let’s put it here. It’s not very efficient, and we’ve got to move away from that. We’ve got to plan better, make sure that all the opportunities are taken…”  Andrew Richmond, Waste Policy and Programmes Manager, GLA

To read the full article click here.

The full list of speakers from the seminar were:

Andrew Richmond, Waste Policy and Programmes Manager, GLA

James Cleverly, Chairman, London Waste and Recycling Board

Tim Judson, Director of Procurement, North London Waste Authority

Stuart Hayward-Higham, Development Director (Technology and Markets), SITA UK

Ian Brebner, Partner, Austin-Smith:Lord

Mark Challis, Partner, Bircham Dyson Bell

Mark Bradbury, Deputy Director of Development,London Thames Gateway Development Corporation

John Lyall, Managing Director, John Lyall Architects

Matthew Webb, Climate Change Strategy Manager - London Uunderground Limited

Where there’s muck, there’s class – Pudding Mill Lane in Concrete Quarterly

Pudding Mill Lane features in the latest edition of Concrete Quarterly:

“There is no doubt that this is a more modest building than many in the Olympic park, but it demonstrates that function is no enemy of form, and that in the right hands, even the most uninspiring of facilities can be accomplished with a little architectural pizazz.”

Click here to read the article as a PDF. Alternatively you can read the entire issue online - http://www.concretecentre.com/PDF/CQAutumn2011.pdf

Pudding Mill Lane Shortlisted for Builder and Engineer Award!

Pudding Mill Lane has made the final 3 projects shortlisted for the Infrastructure Project of the Year category in the Builder and Engineer Awards 2011! To read the full list of nominations click here.

This nomination builds on our 2011 success with Pudding Mill – the New London Architecture Award and the CEEQUAL Outstanding Acheivement Award.

Pudding Mill is just one of a number of award winning Infrastructure projects designed by John Lyall Architects – click here to find out more!

Goldsmiths – Patinated Brass Cladding

The Goldsmiths project is progressing rapidly on site, with most of the stonework completed, and the final panels of patinated brass being finished prior to installation. As with all of our projects, the combination of high quality complimentary materials is important, and we make regular visits to suppliers to check that the quality of production and supply is as high as it can be.

The metal cladding is particularly good example – it is hand-patinated by Capisco – a small team of highly skilled craftspeople in East London, ensuring that each cladding panel is unique, featuring a richly mottledbronze-coloured pattern. This is a really important feature of our design – this element of craftsmanship perfectly compliments our client – the venerable 700 year old jewellery institution that is The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.

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The brass cladding panels are first pressed in Glasgow, before being shipped to Capisco’s workshops in Clapton, London. The panels start as a brightly-polished yellow colour, and are treated by up to seven different hand processes including chemical washes and blow-torching. The panels are then ready for inspection by our project architect, after which they can be installed on the building!

The build is going well on site – see this previous post  - which also gives further information on the project.

JLA field trip to the Olympic Park

John Lyall Architects went on an office field trip to the Olympic Park last week – partly to see some of our new infrastructure buildings on and around the site, partly to discuss the rest of the Olympic architecture… and partly just to enjoy a glass of wine and catch up with one another!

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We took in the sights of three of our  pumping stations: Pudding Mill Lane, Old Ford Water Treatment Plant, and Old ford Pumping Station, and walking along The Greenway we also saw The Viewtube, The Orbit Tower, the Olympic Stadium, and then retired to nearby Formans for some excellent smoked salmon!

Click here to see our pumping stations on and around the Olympic site on a map. To see more of our award winning Infrastructure projects - Click here

Pudding Mill Lane pumping station wins NLA award

John Lyall Architects have won a prestigious New London Architecture award for our Pudding Mill Lane pumping station for the Olympics!

 

Neil Young and John Lyall accepted the NLA award earlier this week, at the impressive Guild Hall in The City of London. This award adds to Pudding Mill Lane’s CEEQUAL Outstanding Achievement Award for excellence in sustainability.

In his opening remarks, NLA Chairman Peter Murray said:

‘As the awards jury we have sought to reward not only excellence in design but also to recognise architecture that complements the surrounding city. The New London Awards are about buildings that sit comfortably with their neighbours and adjacent spaces and the strength of the winners is remarkable. It goes to show that London is attracting the very best in the world in terms of design and built form despite the economic downturn, and is a positive sign of what is to come.’  

 

An exhibition of the entries highlighting all of the finalists will open in the NLA galleries in September and run for 12 months.

Pudding Mill is just one of a number of award winning Infrastructure projects designed by John Lyall Architects – click here to find out more!

Image copyright: top: ODA; left and right: Agnese Sanvito. Click image to open the image in its original location.

Goldsmiths Centre published in Building Design Magazine!

“The brass cladding of John Lyall Architects’studios for the Goldsmiths Company in Clerkenwell gives a hint towards the work going on inside”

John Lyall Architects Goldsmiths Centre in Farringdon, London has been published in this weeks Building Design magazine. The article looks in particular detail at the  pre-patinated brass cladding, which has been hand finished to produce a rich colour and texture, with each panel being unique.

Click here to open a PDF version of the article.

The project is progressing well on site, and is due for completion in the autumn 2011. To see the latest site photos click here. For more design development images click here.