Chatham Waterfront Development – public exhibition

John Lyall Architects’ new Chatham Waterfront Development was unveiled to the public for the first time last Thursday, in a public exhibition of the design as it currently stands, ahead of a detailed planning application:

Over the course of the day the exhibition was visited by many locals interested to hear about the new development, and how it will change Chatham. Currently this large stretch of riverside land is used as car parks, and our proposals will revitalise the whole area with the introduction of new housing, public spaces and cafes. The feedback was really postive, and everyone appreciated the chance to put forward their views – which were really useful to us as we continue to develop the design over the coming weeks!

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Chatham Waterfront Development

John Lyall Architects are getting ready for the public exhibition next week of our Chatham Waterfront Development, ahead of a detailed planning application:

The project – designed by John Lyall Architects for A2Dominion and Medway Renaissance – will include retail and residential uses grouped around new public spaces between Medway Street and the Waterfront Park. The scheme responds to the character and landscape of Chatham’s waterfront and will provide views to the River Medway from within and the existing fabric of the city.

More information to come soon!

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Goldsmiths Centre – JLA visit a Huddersfield quarry!

Construction work is well under way for the new Goldsmiths Centre in central London, and as part of our detailed design-development work associate Chris Bills visited a working quarry yesterday to check the exact stone spec was right for the building!

The project was conceived by The Goldsmiths’ Company for the Goldsmiths Centre Charity and represents a very significant project for the practice and for the Client. The primary function of the Centre is to provide post-graduate education, business start-up studio space, business skills tuition and support for young goldsmiths, plus craft skills training to pre-apprentice silversmiths close to Hatton Garden, the traditional home of the trade in London.

 

The quarry near Huddersfield which will supply the stone for the new Goldsmiths Centre.

 

The development comprises a new building – predominantly clad in limestone with  panels of corten steel – and an adapted Grade Listed II Victorian School. The two distinct elements are linked by a glazed atrium. As well as the core educational facilities, the centre provides commercial workshop space, a large exhibition area, seminar space, a cafe and offices. The use of high quality, durable materials which will compliment the existing building is crucial; this is why visiting the quarry itself was so important to us.

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The Goldsmiths Centre adds to our award winning work on historic buildings. For more information see The Corn Exchange, Perth City Hall, Thomas Neals, and The Pumphouse pages of our website.

 

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Mixed use development – New World Square, Liverpool

New World Square, Liverpool

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This mixed-use regeneration scheme on the Liverpool Waterfront was granted planning permission in December 2006. The site is located between the iconic Royal Liver Building and Princes Dock. The design creates a court yarded square surrounded by a 5-star hotel, and blocks of apartments with retail and restaurants at the base.

John Lyall Architects are regularly approached by land owners and developers to see how they might develop their sites, and generate more from what they have. With several large scale projects on the drawing board now is a good time to look at some of our previous mixed use developments, and other masterplanning and feasibility studies. The following posts show just a few of our recent projects.

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Mixed Use Development – Raynes Park, London

Raynes Park, London

This project, for Thames Water, comprised a masterplanning and detailed feasibility study for the comprehensive redevelopment of a former operational site.  The study proposed around 100 new apartments superimposed over new commercial and retail uses facing the main high street.

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JLA at the RICS Finals awards ceremony

Having won Project of the Year and Best Regeneration Project in the East of England RICS awards back in May, we were entered into the RICS National Finals, which took place at lunch today in the splendid setting of Londons Guild Hall:

We didn’t win one of the coveted national awards, but it was great to be there, and to have The Mill recognised as one of the best examples of urban regeneration in the UK!

The Mill comprises a family of buildings centred on a courtyard and includes a 23 storey tower (the tallest building in East Anglia.) The scheme is a mixture of 327 residential apartments, a major dance house and theatre, bars, restaurants and shops.

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John Lyall’s architecture drawings at Cafe Anglais exhibition

John’s lovely architectural pen and ink drawings are on display at an exhibition at Cafe Anglais, London, as part of the London Festival of Architecture. 

The pen sketches include drawings of the mixed use development The Mill, Ipswich and the retail project Perth Town Hall - the competition winning scheme which will transform the Victorian City Hall of Perth, Scotland, into a retail and restaurant centre.

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