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Napper Architects Short Listed.
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05/07/10
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Napper
Architects have been shortlisted in a national design competition for the
energy efficient retrofit of Shakespeare Street in Sunderland. The announcement
was made by RIBA President Ruth Reed at the British Homes Awards on July 1st. The
competition is seeking the most innovative remodelling of an existing housing
block that addresses key environmental issues. The shortlist will be published
in the Daily Telegraph allowing readers to vote for the winning design. It is
the intention of the Gentoo Group to work with the successful architect
following announcement of the winner at the Stirling Prize in October.
NapperArchitects worked with planning and environmental consultancy the Ethical
Partnership to create
innovative and sustainable proposals that can be adapted to all existing homes and
in so doing improve energy efficiency, generate energy and create light, airy
and flexible living spaces.
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Napper Architects announce promotions
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04/03/10
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Napper Architects are delighted to announce the appointments
of Alan Love, Charles Roe, Will Mawson and Daniel Kerr as Associates within the
company. Formerly senior architects, they have all played significant roles in delivering recent major
projects with Napper Architects.
Managing Director Graeme Dodd said “These appointments reflect the natural evolution of the
practice and also ensures we have in place the structure and the
quality of personnel to allow us to continue to provide our Clients with the exceptional quality of service
and design they expect from Nappers”
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Teesside University Building, Darlington Campus
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23/10/09
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Darlington Council has just granted planning permission for
the Teesside University Building in Darlington. This is a Napper designed
building covering 3,700m² of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching facilities
spread over five storeys.
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BSF, Stockton
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22/02/10
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Napper have been shortlisted for a £180m Building Schools for the
Future scheme in Stockton as part of the design team lead by Shepherd
construction. Bishopsgarth School and Ian Ramsey Church of England School will
be the first secondary schools in the borough to benefit from BSF investment.
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Hand Drawn - Napper Event 2010
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4/03/10
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Napper Architects recently hosted their 2010 event, ‘Hand
Drawn’, attended by over 100 guests. The studio became an art gallery for the evening,
celebrating the beauty of hand drawing, recognising the unique and individual styles of the Napper staff that
shape and inform the various stages of the design process.
John Fairbairn of GB Building Solutions, won a case of
champagne on the night by correctly identifying the ‘mystery sketch’ as Pilgrim Street Fire Station in
Newcastle.
The exhibition will run for the next few months.
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Napper Architects Gain Outline Planning Approval For Historic Site
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15/07/10
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A
contemporary residential development designed by Napper Architects, on behalf
of The Co-operative Group, on the site of a former Shirt Factory, has recently obtained Outline Planning Approval.
The development of the prominent vacant site inPelaw will reinstate the streetscape along Shields Road with up to thirty-six
town houses providing high quality family housing of an urban scale, appropriate
density and contemporary design. The unanimous approval followed a period of
extensive consultation with the local community.
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Morpeth Town Hall
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23/10/09
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Nappers are pleased
to have completed the remodelling of the historic Morpeth Town Hall at a cost
of £550,000.
The project reinstated the historic Butter Market as a new multi-use space, refurbished the Ballroom,
Council Chamber and Mayor’s Parlour, and incorporated a new kitchen, lift and
services throughout.
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“Napper
Architects named in supply chain to deliver under the ELIL Cumbria express LIFT
project”
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Cumbria
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14/10/09
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Express LIFT Investments Limited (“ELIL”) has
been selected to deliver a multi-million pound programme of health projects
across Cumbria in what is a UK first. Napper Architects are delighted to be
part of the highly talented ELIL supply chain consultant team.
NHS Cumbria has appointed ELIL to form aLocal Improvement Finance Trust (“LIFT”) company to finance and redevelop the
county’s ageing community hospitals and deliver a range of other health
facilities.
The Consortium will assist in delivering aninitial pipeline of projects worth around £85 million over the first six years
of the 20-year partnership.
Cumbria is the first area in England to comeforward under the Government’s national ‘Express LIFT’ procurement framework. ELIL
is one of just seven private sector partners chosen from a shortlist of 14
bidders by the Department of Health to work under the new framework.
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Napper Architects Awarded Conservation Accreditation
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26/01/10
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Napper
Architects are pleased to announce that John Curtis, Architectural Director,
has been accredited as a Conservation Architect by the AABC (Register of
Architects Accredited in Building Conservation).
Over thepast decade, John has worked on numerous listed churches for the Diocese of
Hexham and Newcastle, and has recently completed the remodeling and renovation
of the Grade I listed Theatre Royal, and the Merchant Adventurers Court in The
Guildhall, both in Newcastle upon Tyne. He is currently working on the complete
renovation and remodeling of the Grade II listed estate buildings, temple and
loggia associated with the £7 million HLF Stewart Park project in
Middlesbrough.
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Napper Design First Class Residence for University Students
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27/07/10
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Students in Newcastle will soon be able to enjoy the
benefits of a riverside apartment following full Planning Approval for a new
133-bed student residence on Newcastle’s Quayside.
Designed by Napper on behalf of Blythe House Developments,
the new 9 storey building features glass balconies offering unrivalled views of
the River Tyne and its famous bridges. It is another contribution to Napper’s
architectural legacy on the Quayside, having recently completed both the
neighbouring 16 storey Forth Banks Tower and the extensive renovation of the
historic Bonded Warehouse on adjacent sites.
Ron Sheils of Blythe House Developments said: “Napper Architects have provided a first
class design proposal for the university students of Newcastle and one which will make a significant
contribution to the architectural character of the Newcastle Quayside.”
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