Mark Affordable Housing wins Somerset LABC Award

March 18, 2019 in Community & NFP, Public Housing

Recently completed affordable rural housing designed by gcp Chartered Architects has won the ‘Best Affordable Housing’ category in the Somerset Local Authority Building Control Awards. The project, designed for South Western Housing Society and built by EG Carter Construction, provides 12 new homes for local families. gcp designed the homes to be comfortable and cheap to run, incorporating high levels of insulation with heating and hot water provided by ground-sourced heat pumps. Residents will enjoy low energy costs from a simple technology that is easy to operate and maintain.

Mapping new homes in Bristol

March 13, 2018 in Housing

Junction 3 mixed use, brownfield development in central Bristol

The Architecture Centre along with UWE Architecture & Planning students have undertaken a mapping exercise of new housing across Bristol that highlights the variety of methods of delivery. Available as a downloadable summary report, a series of case studies from individual dwellings through to large scale developments are explored, they include Torpoint and Junction 3 that were delivered by gcp Chartered Architects.

RICS Awards: Bristol Water

May 31, 2016 in Commercial & Retail

gcp are delighted that the recently completed scheme to extend and refurbish Bristol Water’s 1960’s Headquarters Building at Bedminster Down has won an RICS Award.

At the ceremony on 18 May 2016 the building was highly commended in the Commercial Buildings Category.

gcp is currently involved in a feasibility on a very similar project in central Bristol where a scheme double the size of the building to accommodate 650 staff is being considered.

To discuss your office refurbishment project, please contact Jeremy Pilling.

Bristol Water - Highly Commended

May 19, 2016 in Commercial & Retail

Just last night Bristol Water Headquarters was Highly Commended in the Commercial category of the RICS awards 2016.

This award honours an outstanding commercial property development whether retail, office, leisure, industrial or mixed use.

It furthers gcp's accolades at this event - J3 was winner in the Regeneration category last year.

Bristol Water Headquarters nominated for BCO award !

May 03, 2016 in Commercial & Retail

We are really excited to announce that gcp's extension and refurbishment of the iconic Bristol Water Headquarters building has been nominated for a British Council for Offices Regional Award!

The winner will be announced later this week at the Regional Awards Ceremony.

“We have changed the way we work and are more flexible in how we use our space, much tidier than we used to be and the building seems to have gained the respect of our people as somewhere to enjoy working.”

— Jeff Sell, Senior Project Manager, Bristol Water

Bristol Water HQ now Complete

December 01, 2015 in Commercial & Retail

The three-year project to refurbish and extend the Bristol Water headquarters at Bedminster Down is now finished. Bristol Water wanted to rationalise its building stock by disposing of the Bedminster Down Depot site and relocating around 150 staff to its head office. gcp initially prepared a feasibility for the project and, with staff in-situ, the iconic 1936 structure was over-clad and re-roofed before a two-storey wing was added, supported on tapering columns over the rear car park. This enabled a progressive decanting process so that the entire building could be re-serviced and re-furbished without the need for temporary accommodation.

The upgraded facility boasts a new atrium café, computer suite and reception area as well as redesigned open-plan office accommodation with flexible workplace settings. Thomas Vale Construction (now part of Bouygues-uk) carried out the construction works.

gcp were architects for Bristol Water throughout the design phase of the project and architects for the contractor during construction.

For more information on this project, please click here.

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