We have just been appointed to assist First Enterprise in remodelling their premises on Radford Road to create starter business units which will be supported and linked to the First Enterprise prestart and existing Business Advice Service – www.first-enterprise.co.uk
May 20th, 2009
East Midlands Design Review Panel
Farida Makki has just been appointed as panel member for the East Midlands Design Review Panel which is managed by OPUN the East Midlands Architecture Centre, supported by EMDA East Midlands Development Agency and works in partnership with CABE Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment www.cabe.org.uk
The Design Review Panel is independent and supports the delivery of excellence in terms of design and sustainability in the delivery of buildings and places in the region.
The review process supports the statutory planning system with the aim of benefiting projects. Advice is provided to local authorities, design teams and their clients. The panel members include urban designers architects, engineers, designers and planners.
The panel offers a free service, for more information see under DESIGN at www.regenerationem.co.uk and see www.architecturecentre.net for more information on other Design Review Panels.
May 20th, 2009
CABE Enablers
Farida Makki has just been appointed as a CABE Enabler.
CABE Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment is the government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space. CABE is sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and also funded by Communities and Local Government. CABE is a statutory body and was established in 1999.
February 11th, 2009
Redmak join project team in Sudan
Redmak has been appointed by Karplen Consultants as part of the masterplanning team for the new Al Zaim Al Azhari University in Khartoum –
Farida has just returned from a frenetic week of activity in Karplen’s Studios where she presented research on African, Middle Eastern North American and European campus typology as well as current trends in educational thinking. The week was spent evolving the brief, site visits and putting a few test plans down based on the different typologies.
Our second trip is rapidly approaching for phase 2 and this will be led by Mike Reade who will be working in Sudan with the Karplen team developing up two preferred options to present to the clients.
September 11th, 2007
RIBA PRESS RELEASE
Two Outstanding Derbyshire Buildings up for Architectural Awards
New Children’s Centre and ‘Green’ Learning Space
in the Spotlight
Two impressive buildings in Derbyshire, a unique new children’s centre and an environmentally friendly new learning space, have been shortlisted for a top regional architecture award.
Designed to celebrate the finest examples of architectural excellence in the region, the awards are presented annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects, East Midlands.
The RIBA EM Awards for Architecture in association with Ibstock Brick Limited, promote the design skills of architects by bringing creative, exemplary and pleasing architecture to the public’s attention.
In the running for a 2007 award are the Derwent Stepping Stones Nursery and Community Training Centre in Chaddesden, and The Longshaw Moorland Discovery Centre, a new learning space, at the Longshaw Estate in Sheffield.
Designed by Redmak Architecture & Urban Design, the Derwent Stepping Stones Centre incorporates a children’s nursery and a community-training scheme, which is raising the profile of the centre regionally and making it a key player in the regeneration of the local area.
The multi-functional building offers a number of services, including a children’s day nursery, adult-training facilities, a space in which local organisations can host meetings and events, and private room hire.
The facility has replaced temporary accommodation with a 4-storey space that is creative, light, and environmentally responsible for local parents, children and staff to enjoy.
Made from lightweight timber, the building incorporates natural lighting and ventilation and uses ecologically responsible materials wherever possible.
The project was designed to create special spaces for children to play in, and to actively engage local parents and residents in the design process.
The design is child friendly, incorporating a variety of colours, textures and shapes, and the play element can be seen throughout in the children’s spaces that look into each other, and in the lantern-lit translucent sensory areas, which flow into indoor and outdoor play areas.
Much emphasis has also been placed on creating wider outdoor spaces, and at each level, access to terraces, balconies and a roof garden.
In addition, the centre plays host to a number of local organisations and events, enhancing the public role of the Derwent Centre in the community.
Says Hannah Minton, Regional Chair of RIBA East Midlands: “It was encouraging to discover the wealth of pleasing, competent and sustainable recent architecture from all parts of the region, whether it be a public building, a school, a university facility or a private house. We are not looking for an overall winner, but to recognise work of excellence within the region and raise the profile or architecture.”
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Captions
The Derwent Stepping Stones Nursery and Community Training Centre.
Photographers. Martine Hamilton-Knight & Jon Legge