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ROGER FITZGERALD PAINTING UP FOR AUCTION
A painting by ADP Chairman Roger FitzGerald is being auctioned to raise money for Marudyan UK, a charity set up by the practice to fund the provision of education facilities for below poverty line children in India. The auction is taking place in support of a studio-to- studio charity bike ride that staff from ADP undertook recently. The aim of the auction is to raise £3,000 towards an overall target of £20,000 – enough to build a school for 150 children. The school will be economical, constructed from local sustainable materials and easy to adapt to local climatic conditions. The painting depicts landmark buildings that are representative of the town and city locations of ADP’s six studios in England.
LONDON’S INHABITABLE SCULPTURE
Room, by internationally celebrated artist Antony Gormley, a giant crouching figure on the façade of London’s new Beaumont Hotel, the interior of which is a hotel suite, was unveiled recently. Gormley said: "I take the body as our primary habitat. ROOM contrasts a visible exterior of a body formed from large rectangular masses with an inner experience. The interior of ROOM is only four metres square but 10 metres high: close at body level, but lofty and open above. Shutters over the window provide total blackout and very subliminal levels of light allow me to sculpt darkness itself. My ambition for this work is that it should confront the monumental with the most personal, intimate experience."
ART DECO AT THE ADELPHI
AUKETT SWANKE DESIGN REKINDLES ADELPHI’S ART DECO HERITAGE IN CENTRAL LONDON
Aukett Swanke’s extensive £30 million renovation of the Adelphi, central London’s Art Deco landmark, is underway and on track for completion at the end of Summer 2015.
The refurbishment will upgrade and modernise the 190,000 sq ft of open office space shared across the first six floors of the grade II-listed building. Aukett Swanke’s design concept was to introduce extensive natural light to the floorplates, enhancing the Adelphi’s working environment. The building’s original lightwells are to be reinstated while the existing tinted glazing will be replaced with high-performance clear units, transforming the façade. The main entrance foyer onto John Adam Street is being restored and the design includes dramatic new interior elements reflecting the Adelphi’s Art Deco heritage.
A new double height reception area has been introduced to Savoy Place which, together with the reopened entrance to Adelphi Terrace, reinvigorates the building’s original street entrances. A 4,265 sq ft restaurant and 1,060 sq ft café will be remodelled from the existing ground and basement floor office space. The new restaurant and café will reinstate the original door entrances, paying homage to the Adelphi’s 1930s retail character. Suzette Vela Burkett, Managing Director of Aukett Swanke, said: “Aukett Swanke’s designs mark a sensitive update for the Adelphi, fusing a modern working environment with the re- emergence of those features which made the building an Art Deco landmark.” With its Thames view, central location and Art Deco heritage, the Adelphi is one of London’s most recognisable riverside landmarks.
RETAIL
CHAMPIONS
Award winning architects, Farrell & Clark’s new outlets for British supermarket chain Waitrose have recently opened in Bedford, Wootton and Oundle to great success. Planning applications for several more new local Waitrose stores across the country have also been submitted by the practice. Farrell & Clark have a reputation for delivering quality architecture in the public and commercial sectors. Strong and lasting business partnerships are at the heart of their success, none more so than those forged with Waitrose and the John Lewis Partnership over a period of 20 years.
8 Architects Choice July 2014
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