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Squire and Partners appointed as master planners for Shell Centre redevelopment
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The ARC Show 29th
which are likely to include offices, residential and retail. The design proposals for the site are subject to an extensive public consultation process, which started last month, taking into account the needs of the local community and prospective tenants. It is intended that additional archi-
appointed architects Squire and Partners to master plan the redevel-
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anary Wharf Group plc and Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company have
opment of the Shell Centre site on London’s South Bank. Squire and Partners will work with
the joint venture partners to design the 5.25 acre site for a mix of uses
Citu takes home 30th
nnovative Leeds’ sustainable devel- oper Citu is celebrating again as the team picked up their 30th award for
Greenhouse, their pioneering low carbon development in Beeston. Just a couple of weeks after being
heralded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change as a ‘win for the country’ Greenhouse was cited by judges at the Leeds Architecture Awards as "A successful and courageous undertaking" as the team accepted the award for Best Altered Building. The judges loved "entering the
amazing central courtyard" and appreciated “the sustainable mix of eco-initiatives, together with an inspiring social mix of workers and residents" that they discovered at the part-refurbishment, part-new build development. Greenhouse was born out of
1930’s workers lodge Shaftesbury House, which Citu transformed into a modern, high tech, low carbon mixed use development, now often refer- enced as ‘a building of the future‘ and houses a community of 250 resi- dents and 50 office workers. Earmarked for demolition when
Citu registered interest in the site, after being derelict for ten years, Shaftesbury House, had incorporated far-reaching construction methods for
tects will be appointed in due course to design individual buildings in the scheme. A spokesperson for the developers said: "We are seeking the highest levels of architectural excel- lence to re-energise this special part of London's South Bank and we welcome Squire and Partners onto the team to help us achieve this. We are committed to an open consulta- tion process, and so welcome the local community to feed into the masterplan design process."
award for pioneering development
its time and the core structure of the building is something Citu embraced. Committed to working with the exist- ing building where possible, the devel- opment team focused on enhancing it with cutting edge construction tech- niques and renewable technologies. Architects West & Machell explain:
“The original 6 storey building was retained and re-clad with a high thermal performance façade, which achieves around twice the thermal performance of the current building regulations. The building strategy was carefully considered across energy and carbon emissions, materials, waste, water, and health and wellbe- ing, to create a building with an exem- plar performance.” Citu Director, Chris Thompson
added: “It’s great to win this award and we’re really proud of what we’ve achieved with Greenhouse. It was important to us to utilise as much of the original building as possible and having stripped it down and built it back up again, it now has a real future.” “The design of the building is key
to its identity but we were also keen to ensure the internal structure con- tributed to the overall vision. The courtyard was in existence in essence and we loved this layout of the original building. With the deli, gym and allotments that are now
incorporated within it, this space now provides a real community hub that’s at the heart of the building”. “As a developer we are committed
to change, but only when change is genuinely for the better. There are some great buildings out there that are fundamentally sound, with well thought out design – what they need is bringing up to date, and taking into the future to ensure they have a place in our communities for many years to come”. A whole host of renewable tech-
nologies are at work to make Greenhouse the multi award-winning low carbon development that it is including an open loop borehole and ground source heat pump system; solar thermal panels; wind turbines and grey water recycling. To ensure residents are maximising the savings this technology brings, all energy usage can be tracked in each home via IPTV. Greenhouse has 166 1, 2 and 3
bed apartments, 13,000 sq ft of office space, Greenspace – the Yorkshire’s greenest conferencing and events centre and an on-site Apart-Hotel. For more information about
living,
working or staying at Greenhouse visit
www.greenhouseleeds.co.uk
February 10:00 - 21:00 & 1st
March 10:00 - 17:00, 52 Upper Street, London N1 0QH
www.thearcshow.com
Rushlight Built Environment Briefing 1st
March from 17:30
15 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1JP
www.rushlightevents.com
New Dimensions in Green Timber Design – Seminar 2nd
March, Lindsay Stewart Lecture
Theatre, Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ
http://www.scottish-
enterprise.com/events
KBB Birmingham 4th
- 7th March
NEC Birmingham
www.kbb.co.uk
Will the homes we build today be torn down in 2030? 13th
Place, London W1B 1AD
www.buildingfutures.org.uk
Ecobuild 20th
- 22th March, ExCeL London
www.ecobuild.co.uk
4x4 making places: size matters! 8th
, 15th , 22nd and 29th March,
18:00 - 20:30, The Rosebowl, Leeds Metropolitan University
www.makingplaces.com
Combating Legionella Manchester 2012 28th
- 29th
March, 18:30, RIBA, 66 Portland
March, Renaissance Hotel
Manchester, Blackfriars Street, Manchester M3 2EQ
www.combatinglegionella.co.uk
RIAI Irish Architecture Awards 2011 Exhibition 12th
- 31st
March, 10:00 - 17:00
Gallery Two, RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD
www.architecture.com/WhatsOn
Ideal Home Show 16th
March - 1st April,
Earls Court London
www.idealhomeshow.co.uk
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