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The Archial Group In 2008, the architectural business, the Archial Group, restructured and relaunched itself. It was previously know as the SMC Group. Now one of the UK’s largest architectural practices, the Archial Group operates from 26 offices worldwide and has established a strong track record of delivering intelligent architectural solutions in both public and private sectors including; commercial, corporate, education, government, health, residential, retail sport & leisure and transport. The Archial Group prides itself on five key values which it believes forms the philosophy of their service; creative integrity, environmental responsibility, economic performance, social contribution and personal experience. The Archial Group incorporates a number of UK and international operating businesses including Archial Architects, Sparch & Alsop Sparch. It operates throughout the UK; London, the South West, Scotland, the North and the Midlands, and in international markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

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EnvironmEntal rEsponsibilityIt is fundamental that a building recognises its short and long term impact on the environment – in terms of emissions, energy usage, sustainability and use.

MAKING LIfE bETTER THROUGH...

CrEativE intEGrityGreat design and aesthetic value is at the core of all architecture. Each project must have creative integrity, in both form and function, that appeals to our visual and practical senses.

EConomiC pErformanCEEvery client seeks a solution that meets a range of economic criteria and delivers superior Return On Investment across the whole project lifecycle. This might relate to the capital cost of the project, the ensuing operating costs, occupancy rates, rental income, short or long term resale value, amongst a host of other financial considerations.

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intElliGEnt arCHitECtUrEintElliGEnt arCHitECtUrEsoCial ContribUtionAll buildings need to work in a social context, in whatever sector they lie. They need to have a positive impact on the society in which they exist, both directly and indirectly.

pErsonal EXpEriEnCEIt’s at an individual level that a building succeeds or fails. It needs to work on a human scale and create a positive experience for every user.

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In the UK and Europe, we deliver high quality architectural solutions geared to tightly regulated, complex and mature western markets.

We provide ambitious, high quality, international architecture that matches the energy and growth of fast moving, emerging markets.

Our dedicated team of sustainability experts delivers creative solutions through environmental consultancy and adds value to our architectural projects.

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Our Values

In each project, regardless of scale, we are driven by the pursuit of excellence. We are a creatively focused organisation believing that good architecture enhances the quality of life. At the same time we are aware of our social, economic, and environmental responsibilities: we seek to implement appropriate design solutions, use resources wisely, and advise our clients accordingly.

Our Commitment

As members of the World's design and construction professions, we commit ourselves to:

Place social, economic, and environmental sustainability at the core of our practices and professional responsibilities Develop and continually improve practices, procedures, products, services, and standards that will enable the implementation of sustainable design Educate our fellow professionals, the building industry, clients, students, and the general public about the critical importance and substantial opportunities of sustainable design Aim to bring all existing and future elements of the built environment - in their design, production, use, and eventual reuse - up to sustainable design standards

Our Business

We appreciate that in addition to our duty to our clients we also have a duty to manage the conduct our own business with care and foresight, and to play our part in securing our individual and collective futures. We will assess our performance, and develop and implement programs to deliver continuous improvement over time with respect to:

Energy Materials and water use Staff and community engagement Suppliers and purchasing Transport Waste and recycling

INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINAbILITy bENCHMARKS

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qUALITy +SUSTAINAbILITy As architects we share Abu Dhabi’s commitment to delivering a sustainable global capital in the Middle East that will help residents to live in harmony with their environment and culture. We are qualified in existing green building programmes such as BREEAM and LEED and look forward to the challenge of using Estidama as a framework for going beyond these, to deliver the solutions that will be crucial to the 2030 vision.

Our own Sustainability Policy is drawn from the International Union of Architects "Declaration of Interdependence for a Sustainable Future", which arose from the 1993 UIA/AIA Chicago World Congress of Architects in direct response to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit.

It remains to this day the global policy position of architects on sustainability and was chosen to represent Archial's aims and values specifically because of its international context.

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Our approach...

Living Systems

We understand the issues involved in maintaining a balance between the needs of man and nature. We aim to address these for every project. We work with ecologists, landscape architects, and wildlife experts to:

Evaluate, appreciate, and protect existing ecological value Prioritise the reuse of previously developed land where possible Conserve and reinforce existing natural water systems in particular - crucial for the support of local ecology and human life in arid lands Enhance and extend biodiversity where opportunities occur Create new habitat for flora and fauna as an integral component of human development Link and build mutually supportive systems for man and nature

Liveable Communities and Buildings

We are aware of the special challenges that attach to creating successful buildings that honour Abu Dhabi’s unique place in the world. Precious land and water, appropriate density of development, proximity and connection, and high quality of life are our main priorities, which we address simultaneously at a number of levels:

Buildings

Design buildings that are simple, durable, adaptable, healthy and productive, routed in the culture of their place:

Provide a healthy productive low energy environment through a detailed understanding of human physiology, psychology, and building physics Deliver buildings that exemplify what a sustainable building should be, to act as an inspiration and a valuable learning resource Create a holistic internal environment, reducing or minimising the involvement of toxins or allergens

Movement

Create and link into an integrated sustainable urban transport system, capable of supporting choices in favour of non-motorised means of movement as far as possible:

Trip frequencies and distances reduced by carefully planned proximities A hierarchy of linkages between neighbourhoods and centres Multiple transportation options from buses, trams, car clubs, and even bicycle lanes Organised to provide multiple routes and means to get from population centres to education, employment, and entertainment destinations A walk-able city, with highly interconnected sidewalk and street systems, supported by the provision of extensive shade and great attention to the design of building edges

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Resourceful Energy

Our approach to energy resource selection and management is founded on the principals of Passive Design, centred initially on resource demand reduction. Our aim is to reduce overall carbon emissions from a project rather than focus on any one individual resource or technology, since electricity, gas, and even water consumption can all be expressed in terms of equivalent kgCO²/m²/yr. Following this demand reduction approach our initial passive design priorities centre on optimal:

Site option appraisal and selection – favouring sites where possible that will support optimum building placement and groupings and on site renewable energy solutions Street layout and width - streets organised to capture onshore evening breezes that will provide evening cooling of buildings and paved surfaces Appropriate solar orientation Plot ratio and plan width Room depth / height ratio Plan organisation - placing “hot” process spaces away from sunlit facades Envelope surface area / treated volume ratio optimisation Fenestration pattern, solar shading, and sky view Dimensions between buildings kept to a minimum to provide as much shade as possible Green and cool roof strategies to reduce heat gain inside buildings, while also reducing heat transfer to adjoining public spaces Bio-climatic features - using ground form, prevailing wind, planted shelter belts, and water features to reduce energy demand and urban heat island effects

For detailed design in particular our demand reduction priorities centre on:

Daylight to displace artificial lighting, to minimise paid for artificial lighting and to provide a healthy productive workplace Optimal daylight levels - daylight factor in occupied spaces of 4% or higher, with a uniformity ratio better than 0.4 Super insulation for opaque elements, to minimise unwanted heat gains and losses High thermal capacity external envelope insulants for enhanced decrement delay and amplitude suppression, to minimise daytime overheating Dynamic insulation solutions for passive pre-cooling Exceptional air tightness to reduce uncontrolled ventilation gains and loss High available thermal mass, to reduce energy used for thermal control Natural / mixed mode ventilation with local user controls, for user comfort, to remove toxins and allergens, reduce room CO² levels, and improve wellbeing and productivity Envelope integrated energy capture systems, where appropriate (twin-skin energy wall, PV, and/or solar hot water) Green Roofs – for rainwater retention and harvesting, and habitat creation District cooling strategies organised around a rational approach to building sitting, as well as building cluster scale for ease of connection to logically phased district cooling plants

Operation energy from equipment and computers, along with their associated heat inputs to the building, remain a large area of concern since experience shows that savings made in energy and emissions related to building operation can frequently be overshadowed by the large increases in “process” related energy, emissions from “plug-in” equipment and devices and their associated cooling demands. We can assist clients to understand the energy and heat profiles of installed equipment and can support equipment and IT procurement choices that will control potential impacts from this source.

Precious Water

We aim to give the highest prominence to water systems engineered to ensure that nature and human life are fully provided for and appropriately balanced:

Low water use landscape, local drought resistant species, with planting arranged to capture and retain moisture and enhance microclimate Landscape features used to celebrate the special value of water in an arid climate and its important contribution to green and natural public places Built solutions based on 100% water collection and recycling Rainwater capture and storage systems Greywater treatment and storage systems Low water use devices – low-flow faucets, aerated shower heads, etc – meeting the same need and providing the same experience of abundance at a fraction of the resource use

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Archial Group is able to draw on the expertise of its own in-house specialist sustainability group, Archial Sustainable Futures, which brings with it a crucial understanding of emerging best practice through involvement as an industry partner in government and academic research into sustainability and climate change.

Archial Sustainable Futures is a research, development, and advice service provided by Archial Services Limited. The service delivers guidance from dedicated specialists with the knowledge and experience needed to provide practical support for the definition and achievement of our sustainable futures:

Innovative Practice

Experienced at working in the most highly regulated countries in the world, now including within Scotland for example the imposition of the world’s first legally binding climate change commitment framework Advisors to government on sustainability policy development and its application Particular experts in the education, healthcare, and residential sectors Licensed BREEAM Assessors, the longest established and most respected environmental assessment method in the world Accredited LEED Assessors Accredited Carbon Trust consultants, providing low carbon buildings design advice and strategic design advice and carbon footprinting services Providers of support to manufacturers and suppliers for the development and introduction of a number of new and novel products solutions for the sustainable design and operation of buildings

Partners with a number of universities and commercial organisations for involvement in national sustainability and climate change research, including important links with world experts on urban design for hot arid and tropical climates Co-developers of simulation software to support optimisation processes for sustainable building design Authors of government publications on sustainability Opinion formers and speakers at national and international conferences and symposia Experts at facilitating briefing and sustainable design processes – and ideally qualified to enable the application of Estidama and the achievement of the highest Pearls ratings

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The Archial Group has established a strong track record in a wide range of market sectors working with a diverse portfolio of international public and private sector clients.

COMMERCIAL (P.14) CORPORATE (P.18) EDUCATION (P.22) GOVERNMENT & DEFENCE (P.28) HEALTHCARE (P.32) INDUSTRIAL (P.36) MASTERPLANNING (P.40) MIxED USE (P.46) RESIDENTIAL (P.50) RETAIL (P.54) SPORT & LEISURE (P.58) TRANSPORT (P.64)

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COMMERCIALArchial’s commercial experience ranges from small scale interior fit-outs to large multi-million pound HQ Buildings; from speculative projects and masterplanning through to owner occupied schemes and purpose built premises.

Workplace efficiency can be improved by the creation of a well-planned environment - our approach to the design and procurement of such facilities contributes to our clients’ successes.

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This managed workspace facility is a landmark building which provides a visual gateway to South Tyneside. The scheme was an Overall Winner at South Tyneside’s Good Design Awards 2006.

The distinctive structure also won the ‘Best New Building’ category. The development contains 2,800 m² of varied office space with central management and administration facilities for use by new and small businesses.

The building is sustainable in its approach, flexible and adaptable to changing requirements and responsive to user needs in terms of range of unit sizes, technology and support facilities.

Hadrian’s Architectural Award - Highly Commended 2007 SCALA Civic Building of The Year Awards - Highly Commended 2006 South Tyneside Good Design Awards - Overall Winner & Best New Building 2006

Client: South Tyneside Council/ Tyneside Economic Development CompanyScale: 2,800 m² of varied office spacesValue of Construction Contract: £5 millionCompletion: 2005

quadrus CentreSouth Tyneside, UK

PalestraLondon, UK

Palestra is Alsop Sparch’s first contribution to the rapidly developing Bankside quarter, south of the Thames. The opening of the Tate Modern and better communications – the Jubilee Line Extension and Alsop’s forthcoming Thameslink 2000 station at Blackfriars (with links to Luton and Gatwick airports) – make this potentially one of the most dynamic cultural and commercial growth points of London.

The key idea of this bold speculative commercial scheme is the provision of big, straightforward and highly flexible floor plates, which can be used in open plan or cellular formats. The building takes the form of a raised box, with retail and restaurant space at ground level, where public routes penetrate the development. The offices are arranged in two distinct planes, separated by an open level of ‘social space’.

2007 RIBA National Award 2007 RIBA Commercial Building Prize for the London Region 2007 Structural Steelwork Awards, commendation

BREEAM Excellent

Client: Blackfriars Investment Ltd/Royal London Asset Management Size: 37,400 m²Value of Construction Contract: £70 million Completion: October 2006

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45 Church Street occupies a prime site in the centre of Birmingham’s business quarter.

Archial Architects were appointed by Forty Five Church Street Ltd as Architects for the £22m redevelopment of the site to create a 12,000 m² headquarters building which is designed to provide the highest quality of office accommodation in the city centre.

Client: Forty Five Church Street LtdScale: 12,000 m²Value of Construction Contract: £22 millionCompletion: 2008

45 Church StreetBirmingham, UK

victoria HouseLondon, UK

Victoria House is a Grade II listed building occupied until recently by the insurance company which built it. Located between the Georgian Bloomsbury Square, close to the British Museum, and the busy Southampton Row, Victoria House is monumentally Classical in style (though steel framed) and contains some impressive interiors, particularly its entrance lobbies and staircases. The building was considered as the headquarters for the new Greater London Authority. The architects’ brief was to create a large space for the client, Garbe UK as well as lettable offices to modern standards and ancillary areas.

The scheme balances preservation and innovation. Working with the local planning authority (LB Camden) and English Heritage, the architects identified interiors of historic interest, which have been carefully retained and restored. In terms of core commercial accommodation, the building has been substantially remodelled. Two full floors of offices have been added, and former circulating areas such as the central tower altered to provide additional office space. The internal lightwells have been remodeled as environmentally controlled atria with ‘pod’ meeting rooms suspended in the space.

Client: Garbe UKValue of Construction Contract: £50 millionCompletion: 2003

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CORPORATEA corporate headquarters workplace must offer the facilities for business excellence, enhanced amenities for individual use and an appreciation of innovation to create one of the most important corporate assets - the public face of its Headquarters. It must also reflect the aspirations of the company.

We explore all options including staff amenity spaces, conference and catering facilities, integrated “signature” features and space planning. The end result is what we hope will be a landmark of excellence and a home for corporate success.

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The building has been designed to reflect the occupier’s activities and to integrate with the rural location and the adjacent Stoneleigh Abbey, using red sandstone and natural Welsh slate.

Energy efficiency was a key requirement and the building will enable the NFU to make cost savings in energy consumption of up to 30% compared to the national average for office buildings. Innovative environmental measures have been designed for the building, including high thermal insulation for the roof using wool from Cumbrian sheep.

Cavity wall insulation is provided by a quilt product using 70% recycled glass. Other energy efficiency features include displacement ventilation and chilled beams, enabling natural air to cool the building for eight months.

British Council of Offices Corporate Workplace Regional Award 2008 Bdi, Industry & Genius Awards (Green Design) - Finalist 2007 Warwick District Council Rural Design Award 2007

BREEAM Very Good

Client: National Farmers’ UnionScale: 3,000 m²Value of Construction Contract: £6.5 millionCompletion: 2006

NfU Headquarters buildingStoneleigh, UK

A 4,180 m² high quality bespoke office development built around a central atrium.

Client: Allied Distillers LtdScale: 4,180 m²Value of Construction Contract: £5.5 millionCompletion: 2002

Allied Distillers HqDumbarton, UK

The £10m refurbishment of a 1970’s building to form a new 14,000 m² headquarters for the travel company TUI. The brief from the client was to design an energy conscious building that would create a ‘wow factor’ for the 1,200 strong workforce.

Dramatic bridge links cross the new atrium which floods natural light into the heart of the offices, designed as open plan for maximum flexibility, creating a lively and stimulating environment and encouraging inter-departmental integration.

British Council for Offices Fit-out of Workplace Award – Finalist 2007

Client: TUI Northern EuropeScale: 14,000 m²Value of Construction Contract: £10 millionCompletion: 2005

TUI Northern Europe HqLuton, UK

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EDUCATIONArchial’s involvement in the Education sector goes beyond the delivery of construction projects; we advise educational establishments on their estates and are also involved with sector advisory organisations.

SCHOOLS Archial believes that designing for children and young people is not just an exciting opportunity, but also a great privilege and a huge personal responsibility. The creation of a stimulating learning environment has the capacity to directly influence the development of children.

FURTHER EDUCATIONOur reputation is based on collaborative working with Colleges to create spaces that enrich the experience of staff and students.

HIGHER EDUCATION The complex requirements of universities present a particular opportunity: to provide clients with design excellence that reflects the aspirations of the user.

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fawood Children’s CentreLondon, UK

Pre-school

The Fawood Children’s Centre in North London provides a total integration of the external and internal learning environments within a simple building enclosure. A part translucent and part solid roof hovers above the entire site, which together with the mesh ‘walls’ encloses both the open play space and the internal nursery facilities, which are accommodated in separate heated enclosures. Although the outdoor spaces are not heated, they are protected from the worst of the weather and the children are free to move in and out of the heated nursery buildings without the need for coats and outdoor shoes.

The new Centre provides under a single roof : a nursery for 3–5 year olds, nursery facilities for autistic and special needs children, a Children’s Centre with adult learning services and a base for community education workers and consultation services.The project was shortlisted for the prestigious Stirling Prize in 2005.

2006 Civic Trust Award 2006 Hot Dip Galvanising Award, Highly Commended 2005 RIBA London Region Award 2005 RIBA Stirling Prize Short-list 2005 AIA/UK Excellence in Design Awards, commendation 2005 Royal Fine Art Commission Building of the Year – Special Award

Client: Stonebridge Housing Action TrustSize: 1,220 m²Value of Construction Contract: £2.3 millionCompletion: October 2004

Primary school

The new Michael Faraday Community school is a flagship project for the regeneration of the Aylesbury Estate, the largest social housing complex in Europe. Arranged over two levels the new building will provide nursery, primary school, adult education and community facilities on a single site.

In the circular main building classrooms are arranged as a ring of cellular accommodation around the ‘Living Room’ – a large open-plan learning environment at the heart of the school. A continuous external balcony provides external teaching spaces to the upper classrooms and also provides cover to the outdoor learning spaces at ground level.

The main building is linked by a canopy to a smaller stand-alone pavilion, ‘The Ballroom’, which contains the school’s dining and main hall facilities.

Client: London Borough of Southwark Size: 3,021 m² Value of Construction Contract: £12 million Completion Due: 2010

Michael faraday Community SchoolLondon, UK

Secondary school

The project co-locates two existing secondary schools on a single site within an overall masterplan that includes a chapel, nursery, teacher training facility, vocational centre and working farm.

The proposal for the new schools takes a radical look at how education can be delivered in a learning environment designed for the 21st century and delivers a completely different educational model based around personalised learning developed by the New Line Learning Federation. Traditional classrooms are replaced by open plan learning ‘plazas’ where entire year groups spend 70% of their working day.

Within the plazas a range of different ICT rich learning environments are created supported by lighting technology, furniture and graphics that allow the layout and mood of the spaces to change throughout the day.

This approach to the delivery of education has enabled the client to maximise the net to gross efficiency of the school and reduce the overall gross floor area when compared to a traditionally designed school for the same number of pupils.

Client: New Line Learning FederationDesign: 2006

Oldborough Manor and Senacre SchoolsKent, UK

Sharp Centre for Design, OCADToronto, Canada

Higher education

A distinctive cultural force in Ontario, OCAD’s impetus to expand comes with a growing recognition at national level of the contribution of the creative industries to Canada’s modern economy. The award winning building symbolises our belief in the possibilities of education and the inherent strengths of community consultation and participation. OCAD is an instant landmark for a new emerging cultural quarter in Toronto and a point of pride for the local community.

The project unifies the existing College buildings beneath a new two storey ‘table top’ structure. By creating a new building elevated above the existing College the connection between an historic park to the west and McCaul Street to the east is maintained and large, flexible teaching and studio spaces created within.

In addition to the teaching and administrative spaces the project also incorporates environmentally controlled gallery spaces, design and research centres, lounge and meeting rooms, specific craft and metalwork workshops and design critique spaces.

2005 Toronto Architecture and Urban Design Award 2004 DX Design Effectiveness Award 2004 RIBA Worldwide Projects Award

Client: Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) Size: 7,800 m²Value of Construction Contract: £25 millionCompletion: September 2004

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Goldsmiths College has an international reputation as an incubator of British Art at a time when the UK leads contemporary art throughout the world. The college had undergone rapid expansion over the previous two decades and was in need of studio and teaching accommodation in order to retain its status.

Alsop Sparch was appointed after an open International competition in January 2002 to develop an overall vision for a New Arts Complex that would deliver much needed additional accommodation in a number of phases. The first phase delivers 3,600 m² of teaching and studio facilities for the Visual Arts Department as well as digital media laboratories and a major new research unit.

The new building has been designed as a robust seven storey box with an industrial aesthetic to reflect the rough and tough studio space within. Three sides of the box are clad in metal with punched windows for daylight and ventilation where required. The large north elevation of the building is entirely glazed to flood the building with natural daylight and to reveal the unique mix of studios, digital media laboratories and scientific research laboratories within.

Client: Goldsmiths, University of LondonSize: 3,600 m²Value of Construction Contract: £6.4 millionCompletion: January 2005

ben Pimlott building,Goldsmiths, University of LondonLondon, UK

Archial Architects have been awarded the commission to create a new state of the art Academy in South Bristol. The college has emerged as one of the region’s leading education providers and has been awarded the Learning and Skills Beacon status for excellence and innovation within the sector and is a CoVE for its work in aeronautical engineering, supervisory management and hospitality services.

The award comes on the back of an ‘excellent’ classification, following a performance review by the Learning and Skills Council, for its exceptional teaching and students’ achievements, ranking the college as one of the top 10 percent of colleges throughout the UK.

The new Skills Academy will accommodate facilities for up to 2,000 further education students within an area of approximately 10,000 square metres including, vocational training workshops, tailored for curriculum areas covering motor vehicles, hairdressing and beauty therapy, retail, construction trades, health and catering.

Client: City of Bristol CollegeScale: 11,600 m² Value of Construction Contract: £23 millionCompletion Due: 2011

South bristol Skills AcademyBristol, UK

Middlesbrough College is a new flagship campus development located in a prominent position within Phase 1 of the exciting Middlehaven Masterplan, in the Tees Valley regeneration zone. The new college will host a range of facilities for the public and the pupils of the school including a six court sports hall, providing facilities for Netball, Tennis and Basketball. More adventurous activities such as Kayaking and Canoeing will also be available.

The college will also have playing fields for Hockey and Rugby and all of the associated changing facilities. The College has a mix of academic and vocational training, including Foundation Studies, and is noted as a Centre of Vocational Excellence in Catering and Hospitality.

It has an eclectic clientele of 14-19 year olds and beyond, who will number approximately 5000 in total in the new facility.

British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA) Award for Best Practice in Regeneration 2009 RIBA LSC Education Design Excellence Award 2009 RICS North East Renaissance Regeneration Award 2009

Client: Middlesbrough CollegeValue of Construction Contract: £56 millionCompletion: 2008

Middlesbrough CollegeTeeside, UK

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GOvERNMENT& DEfENCE

Throughout the evolution of Government and Ministry of Defence project procurements, Archial has made a significant contribution and demonstrated an ability to adapt with change, whilst implementing Best Practice along with Continuous Improvements.

Appointments have included direct employment on term commissions, individual project designs, masterplans, Design & Build and Prime Contracting.

Notable commissions in recent years include training facilities for the Apache Attack Helicopter programme, The Maritime Warfare School, the provision of some 1200 bed spaces in five Naval Training Establishments and state of the art Dining Galley for the Royal Navy.

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A flagship regeneration project for the Borough of Southwark in South London, Peckham Library won Britain’s most celebrated architectural award, the Stirling Prize, in November 2000.

The brief called for a building of architectural merit which would bring prestige to the borough and engender a sense of ownership and pride for the building by local people. Alsop created a building of unique appearance which satisfied both criteria, comprising innovatory solutions to design problems, creating working, archive and meeting spaces of genuine delight and stimulating appearance.

Suspending the main reading room on a cantilevered plane allowed the creation of a new public space below the soffit. Within this room, ‘pods’ contain meeting rooms and independent collections, with workstations clustered below. The brief included a children’s library and a range of adult learning facilities.

The centre pod opens to the clerestory, allowing daylight to enter the main space while the ‘beret’ above affords shade. The library was conceived with sustainability in mind and has natural lighting and ventilation systems which significantly diminish the building’s energy requirements..

2001 AIA London Chapter Design Award for Best Building 2001 Civic Trust Award 2001 BCIA Award 2000 RIBA Stirling Prize – Building of the Year

Client: London Borough of Southwark Size: 2,300 m²Value of Construction Contract: £6 millionCompletion: 1999

Peckham LibraryLondon, UK

The new 7,000 m² Headquarters building provides a variety of accommodation including offices, training, conference and residential facilities and a health and fitness suite.

The elevations have been designed to reflect the internal functions and to utilise the highest quality materials affording excellent views over the Mole valley.

BREEAM Very Good

Client: Police Federation of England & WalesSize: 7,000 m²Value of Construction Contract: £18 millionCompletion: 2007

Police federation Hq buildingLeatherhead, UK

Built between the newly expanded Pollok Health Centre and the Pollok Leisure Centre, Pollok Civic Realm is a unique facility providing access to a range of complementary public services delivered by partners in the public and voluntary sectors. Forming part of the overall Pollok Town Centre regeneration, it houses a café, library, museum, child-care facilities and other specialist social and healthcare related services.

From a single entrance the public access the refurbished leisure centre, new Pollok Library and Pollok Kist, GSWRA, South West Stress Centre, Citizens Advice Bureau, café and the refurbished and expanded Health Centre. As such, the Civic Realm provides opportunities for effective and innovative joint working through co-location of services.

Already, this pioneering building is being tipped as an exemplar to which future community hubs should aspire, winning a coveted RIBA Award for the best new building 2009 in the UK.

RIBA Regional Award 2009, Nomination for Scottish Design Award (Regeneration) 2009 Nomination for Roses Design Award 2009 GIA Awards 2009 - Commendation

Client: Glasgow City Council with NHS Greater GlasgowValue of Construction Contract: £10 millionCompletion: 2009

Pollok Civic RealmGlasgow, UK

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HEALTHCAREArchial has over 30 years experience in the delivery of specialised designs to the Health Sector. This includes projects in the areas of acute treatment, primary care, residential and nursing homes, in both the public and private sectors.

Knowing about the current structural and funding changes underway in the public health sector, we seek to optimise the value of our clients’ investment. However, financial constraints need not inhibit the creation of functional but attractive facilities.

Our sustainability group works with many of our project teams to introduce cost effective energy efficiency into a design, combined with a detailed knowledge of the latest Government guidelines and the application of best practice. We have been commissioned to design health centres, GP’s surgeries, hospital facilities, specialist clinics and support facilities for both the public & private sectors.

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The new Blizard Building, for Queen Mary College, University of London, creates a new environment for research staff and students that stimulates the exchange of information between departments, physically opening up the school and engendering new clarity in its workings.

Traditional research laboratory design tends to isolate the scientific research functions. The unique interaction between research departments and public facilities within the new building has been achieved through the detailed consultation with representatives of the scientist user groups, who have actively engaged in the design process and project aspirations of cross-fertilisation and interaction.

blizard building, queen Mary, University of LondonLondon, UK

Individual departments are placed within the structure to be identifiable to each other and from the building’s exterior. The forms, suspended within the glass pavilion, house seminar and teaching spaces; the central tenet of transparency for the college and its operations, and the hope that the forms within the structure will be shared with a broader community of local schools and other users, prompts the use of amorphous forms and bright colours, eliciting interest and enthusiasm from outside the building as well as within.

2009 The Chicago Athenaeum Award 2006 RIBA Education, London Award 2006 Civic Trust Award 2005 Leaf Award, Best Use of Technology within a Large Scheme

Client: Queen Mary, University of London Size: 9,000 m²Value of Construction Contract: £34 million Completion: May 2005

This new build dental centre for NHS Dumfries and Galloway, promotes natural daylight and ventilation throughout the building through a carefully considered shallow plan and strategically positioned openable windows and rooflights.

The single storey building is predominantly constructed from a timber kit structure which is enveloped in Larch cladding boards, all of which is obtained from sustainable sources.

The Larch cladding was untreated negating the need for treatments which may contain toxics and reducing required maintenance throughout the building lifecycle.

The building is heated using a ground source heat pump which allows heat from the ground and use this to heat the water which serves the underfloor heating system.

Client: NHS Dumfries and GallowaySize: 1,200 m²Value of Construction Contract: £2.7 millionCompletion: 2008

Dumfries Dental CentreDumfries, UK

The Small Animal Hospital’s great triumph is the unique and ingenious way it is set into the landscape, with a massive grassed roof creating a new hillside.

The rooftop ‘lantern’ and the boldly defined entrance ensure that this superb building declares its presence and scale. This is a highly complex work of architecture which sets new standards in the design of buildings for veterinary medicine.

A Bauder green roof technology was employed, with a membrane, insulation, egg crates, pebbles, soil and grass. Gabion cladding “holds” the structure and emphasises the relationship between ground and building. Consulting rooms are separated from the private hospital space, ensuring a direct relationship between staff and clients and emphasising the desire to maintain an open and welcoming building.

RIAS Andrew Doolan Award (Best Building in Scotland) 2009 GIA Annual Supreme Award 2009, most outstanding building

Client: University of GlasgowSize: 4,500 m²Value of Construction Contract: £15 millionCompletion: 2009

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INDUSTRIALThe primary purpose of an industrial building is to support the processes within it. As a result, Archial’s designs in this sector are based around production machinery, enabling an efficient use of the site and an environmentally responsible building, whilst retaining flexibility for the future wherever possible.

We also have the skills to maximise a site’s potential, whilst designing a facility that will be within budget and on programme. This applies whether it is a speculative development, distribution centre, special process or owner occupied facility.

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Archial Architects are retained to produce a development framework for a 1,500 acre site near Lahr in the Black Forest region of Germany. The site is bound by the E35 autobahn and the local airport.

One of the largest projects of its type in Europe, the masterplan will build on and enhance existing uses to provide commercial, research and development retail and leisure facilities, including a country park.

Sustainability is an important requirement with the primary objective of achieving a low carbon solution. Energy efficient buildings, renewable energy systems and the enhancement of biodiversity are all key elements of the brief.

Client: Barwood Land & EstatesSize: 1,500 acres

black forest business ParkLahr, Germany

The new national hub for Initial CityLink serves the whole of the UK for their overnight parcel operation.

The £10 million development includes a 12,500 m² warehouse and associated offices, vehicle wash and storage buildings on 14 acre site.

Client: Initial City LinkSize: 14 acresValue of Construction Contract: £10 million

CityLink Distribution HubWalsall, UK

A new build development of 13,800 m² of industrial, warehousing and office accommodation on a 6.63 acre brownfield site in Croydon.

Commerce Park has been designed with units that may be combined or sub-divided to accommodate larger or smaller space requirements.

Each benefits from exclusive car parking and service yard areas which can be individually secured. The scheme includes for a Green Travel Plan, provision for cycle shelters and showers and changing facilities.

Client: Land Securities PLCSize: 13,800 m²Completion: 2005

Commerce ParkCroydon

Archial Group was appointed by Stirling St James to prepare a detailed development plan for this unique site on the outskirts of Goole, in Humberside.

The completed project will provide 79,000 m² of state of the art regional distribution facility for Tesco Plc under one roof.

The site is well located for the regional highway network, providing excellent access to the network of Tesco stores within the region.

Client: Stirling St JamesSize: 79,000 m²Value of Construction Contract: £40 millionCompletion: 2007

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MASTERPLANNINGMasterplanning consultancy is frequently the centrepiece to the revitalisation of a site of natural or historical interest. It can also offer the expertise and judgements required for transforming challenging building situations.

Analysing the context and sensitivities of the site provides a starting point and we allow our creativity and focus on innovation to take us from there.

Our projects offer modern and attractive design solutions, for new builds, sympathetic conversions, refurbishments, or a mixed development.

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bradford MasterplanBradford, UK

The Alsop Sparch framework plan, commissioned by Bradford’s Urban Regeneration Company in 2003, approaches the brief by considering the urban realm as polycentric. We identified the many communities which comprise Bradford and give it its quality of difference.

We imagined a grid of 64 × 1 km squares, each containing the kernel of an experience, event or activity. Suitably promoted, these squares constitute a ‘new tourist map’ for Bradford, providing somewhere to meet, something to see, do, sell or buy. Emphatically each will contain something that people outside the neighbourhood might want to visit, as well as a source of neighbourhood pride. Views and site lines are as important as actual new structures. Many of these spaces already exist and are just hidden.

At the centre of this grid we focused on the 2 × 2 km area traditionally identified as the heart of Bradford and the specific zone addressed by Bradford Centre Regeneration. Here were several key challenges. In the broader framework, the centre is the foyer, or entrance way, to the whole city. It has to work in supporting and inspiring its neighbourhoods. But it also has to work in its own right, continuing to promote Bradford as a place to work and live, attracting inward investment while championing the city’s great historic fabric and built heritage.

Client: Bradford Centre RegenerationMasterplan Design Completion: 2003

Alsop Sparch prepared the strategic framework scheme design for New Islington in Ancoats, east of the city centre. This is the third UK millennium village and was undertaken with developer Urban Splash, English Partnerships and Manchester City Council.

The plan envisages a rich mix of house types, distinct architectures, and multiple activities that will promote a sustainable and varied community and an urban development which is a destination for visitors as well as a home for its residents.

The plan was developed from an extensive community consultation exercise over a six month period.

Completing the framework scheme in autumn 2002, Alsop Sparch were then commissioned by Urban Splash to design the first of the proposed residential buildings – Chips – by the Ashton Canal at New Islington’s southern periphery.

2006 Waterways Renaissance Award

Client: Urban Splash / English Partnerships / Manchester City Council Contract Value: £20 million Masterplan Design Completion: 2002

New IslingtonManchester, UK

Archial Architects were commissioned by The Bird Group / St Modwens to masterplan proposals for one of the proposed Eco-Towns in rural Warwickshire, covering 600 acres.

The scheme is split into 5 villages each with a distinctive character and supported by an infrastructure of new schools, commercial and retail facilities.

Middle Quinton will be a blueprint for sustainable communities of the future. Set on a brownfield site it will be zero-waste, zero-carbon community, generating energy from sustainable resources and developing and implementing the latest environmental and sustainable technologies.

Middle Quinton’s sustainability credentials will meet or exceed the expectations outlined in the CLG ‘Living a Greener Future - Progress Report’.

Client: St Modwen / The Bird GroupSize: 2,500,000 m²

Middle quinton Eco TownWarwickshire, UK

Sparch was appointed as architects and masterplanners of Shanghai’s New International Cruise Terminal in early 2004.

This 800-meter riverfront site is located north of the historical ‘Bund’ center of Shanghai which, when completed in late 2009, will become a new maritime gateway and destination for the city.

Accommodating three 80,000-tonne cruise ships and an expected passenger flow of over 1.5 million a year, the total construction area is 260,000 m². 50% of the built area is constructed below a series of six office buildings that face the river and the new terraced gardens.

Size: 260,000 m²Completion: 2010

Shanghai InternationalCruise Terminal Shanghai, China

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The New International Cruise Terminal will be one of the most eye catching landmarks along Shanghai’s waterfront. The brief programmes the site with public attractions along its 400M long pedestrian street, a sequence of event spaces blossom from sunken courtyards, including a terraced performance theatre, a Media Garden for festival events and a Food Court.

The pedestrian street flows from the west, leading to a Crystal Art Gallery at the east end (refer to site plan). The Public Winter Garden forms the centerpiece of the site, its 40M tall glass clad portal creates a dramatic stage addressing the public park and the waterfront,where thousands of people can gather to participate in festivals.

The portal structure is designed to deploy a 40M wide by 30M tall gauze screen for digital projections. The green public park is also a sculpture garden animated with artwork placed in the grass clearings between the trees, and illuminated at night by backlit glass prism skylights rising out of the landscape.

Shanghai ChandelierShanghai, China

Construction continues at pace, the façades of the pavilion buildings are 90% complete. SPARCH are now focusing on phase 2, the 100m tall tower that forms the second layer of the development along Dong DaMing Lu.

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MIxED USEModern building developments increasingly rely on mixed uses to make them economically and socially viable. Our projects balance the concentration of usages to reflect the particular area, its population, existing local amenities and the bespoke aims of the client.

Our award-winning projects encompass new builds as well as existing structures. They blend luxury flats with sport and leisure, retail, office and civic areas in combinations that reflect the maximum potential of the site.

We create “signature” spaces designed to revitalise and thrill, by bringing together a pattern for commercial excellence and an enhanced experience for the individual.

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Sparch’s first major project in Asia, is a dramatic redevelopment of the riverfront district of Clarke Quay in Singapore, and is succeeding in drawing tourists and locals back to the historic waterfront.

Developed by CapitaLand, the SGD 88 million mixed-use scheme, has been designed to increase commercial and leisure activities, giving the riverfront area a new identity positioning Clarke Quay as a vibrant and attractive destination.

Crucial to the success of the project has been the architects ingenious moderation of the site’s micro climate through the design of distinctive and sophisticated shading and cooling systems that provide the quayside and streets with tremendous visual interest and sustainable environment.

Client: CapitaLandValue of Construction Contract: SGD 88 million

Clarke quaySingapore

Sparch’s first project in Vietnam close to the Saigon River in district 2 of Ho Chi Minh City is a high-rise residential development. Comprising a 42 storey 50,000 m² apartment building, a 200 unit serviced apartment building, retail units and clubhouse facilities serving the development. The plan form of the development was inspired by the Ox Bow shape of the adjacent river, the winding river embankment enclosing almost an island idyll; similarly the building mass of Project S has been configured to enclose a semi public courtyard with shops and restaurants, a protected space away from the adjacent busy road.

The lower levels of the buildings have a layered interface with the podium to soften and sculpt the building mass giving the courtyard a human scale that is enhanced by water features and landscaping. Designed over 4 levels the courtyard is the centrepiece of the proposal, the fulcrum that gives each business component clear identity and address but also contains them as part of the whole composition and as key contributors to the energy of the development.

The apartment and serviced apartment towers rise over the courtyard and are articulated in slightly different ways befitting their function. The buildings fall away from each other and rotate as their height increases to maximise the distance between the towers and the views to the Saigon River.

Size: 50,000 m²

PROjECT ‘S’Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Raffles City Beijing, a key component of an expanding global brand, developed, owned and operated by CapitaLand, is located at the junction of Dongzhimen neidajie and Beijing’s 2nd Ring Road.

The site is at the heart of Beijing’s business district and sits on one of the city’s most important crossroads. The organization of the building components is designed to be straightforward, well-connected and clearly expressed. There are four components: the retail podium, residential apartments, the Beijing Ascott serviced residence and the commercial office tower.

The retail podium with its 5-storey sweeping day-lit enclosure and glass ‘Crystal Lotus’ is the defining centrepiece of Raffles City, and combined with the office lobby’s tessellated glass envelope is a statement of the project’s ambition and commitment to excellence in design and construction.

Client: CapitaLandCompletion: 2010

Raffles CityBeijing, China

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RESIDENTIALChanging trends in the nation’s population have led to an evolution of different housing needs such as retirement homes, work and live accommodation, social housing and high rise / density urban developments.

Our experience in residential projects range from customised individual houses to 30-storey towers and from private clients to institutional investors.

We aim to maximise the site’s potential and our sustainability group works with many of our project teams to enable the introduction of cost effective energy efficiency into the building design. Combining a detailed knowledge of the latest Government guidelines and application of the best practice, we build award-winning spaces in which to live.

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Rihan Heights is the first of a series of developments in the prestigious Arzanah masterplan situated at the gateway point to Abu Dhabi Island. The developments’ high end design character responds through its form, careful choice of materials and disposition to the unique location, climate and its residential use. five residential towers seemingly float above lush podium gardens, enclosing and embracing the landscape, creating a private environment for the residents.

The 5 buildings combined with 14 generous villas provide a variety of apartment types from single bedroom apartments to penthouse units. All of which are offering spectacular views across the gardens, city and seafront.

Rihan HeightsAbu Dhabi, UAE

ChipsNew Islington, Manchester, UK

Quirky, bold and robust, ‘Chips’ forms the first major development for the Alsop Sparch-designed masterplan for New Islington in Manchester.

Commissioned by Urban Splash in 2002, Chips presents the first new apartments for sale in New Islington and was inspired by three fat chips piled on top of one another. The building comprises three equal-height, long, thin new build masses (Chips) approximately 100m long by 14m wide stacked and staggered upon one another creating an elevated ground floor and eight levels comprising. 142 one, two and three bedroom apartments.

The design provides a mix of living and studio units and commercial space within a single project. The project defines a quality of living by combining outstanding design with technological innovation while embracing key concepts of sustainability, integration into the urban landscape and the provision of inspirational and sensational apartment units.

Conforms with BREEAM Eco-home standards Complies with New Islington sustainability plan

Client: Urban Splash Size: 16,200 m²Contract Value: £20 million Completion: June 2009

A 3 bed Hemcrete show home being constructed at the BRE Innovation Park at Garston, Watford. The concept was to create an affordable, yet aspirational and environmentally responsible home.

The house type can be used in several configurations; detached, semi-detached and terraced, with little alteration to the basic design. It is based on a modular system, with a timber frame and prefabricated panels to be assembled on site resulting in reduced on-site construction periods.

The external walls are constructed from a revolutionary sustainable material called Hemcrete, a new product innovation of cast in situ hemp-lime walling. This product is made from mainly natural materials, and the hemp, which forms the key element in these products, is grown and harvested in the UK.

Client: Linford GroupSize: 96 m²Value of Construction Contract: £168,000Completion: 2009

Renewable House, bREWatford, UK

Walsall WaterfrontLocation

In December 2006 Alsop Sparch won Planning Permission for the first phase of its strategic framework plan for the 17 acre site in Walsall, right in the heart of the West Midlands.

Walsall Waterfront is the hinge between busy Park Street, Walsall’s main thoroughfare and shopping street and significant living and working communities to the west of the town centre.

It is envisioned that a series of architectural gems will be interspersed within a quality public realm featuring a diversity of rich spaces. The bespoke landscape design acts as the ‘glue’ merging these individual components into one coherent entity.

Positioned either side of the canal, the largely residential Oysters are so called because of their distinctive curved shells. Nine levels of mixed unit residential apartments sit above a double height ground level, each level changing profile to achieve the curved rear elevations.

Client: Urban Splash Size: 17 acresCompletion: Phase 1 due 2011

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RETAILArchial has a significant track record in the retail sector, working with the country’s leading retail companies in projects out of town, in-town and at factory outlet sites.

A major factor in successful retail design is the movement and management of people. Many retail schemes also involve skilful integration of new or converted space in town centres and an appreciation of the historic and urban fabric of the site.

Our specialist skills enable successful and efficient space utilisation, combined to produce high quality schemes that optimise a site’s potential and maximise the client’s return on their investment.

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The Buchanan Galleries Shopping Centre, situated in the heart of Glasgow, is Scotland’s largest city centre shopping development.

The Centre provides 55,740 m² of retail floor space and 2,000 car parking spaces.

Client: The Buchanan PartnershipSize: 55,740 m²Value of Construction Contract: £85 millionCompletion: 1999

buchanan GalleriesGlasgow, UK

Paragon CitySemarang, Indonesia

Located in Semarang Indonesia is Paragon City, a 7-storey retail podium with two basement levels and a total of 75,000 m² of floor area. The podium houses a shopping and lifestyle mall, hyper mart, Cineplex and car parking facilities.

A 300-bedroom 4-star hotel and convention centre sit on the podium, adding a further 27,000 m² of floor area. The tessellated hotel and convention centre combine with the podium’s pleated facade to create a new icon and destination for Semarang.

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Starhill Gallery is one of KL’s destination shopping malls featuring an extraordinary array of luxury shops and fine dining restaurants. Our proposal deals with the reinvention of the façade of Starhill facing Bukit Bintang.

Unlike a lot of street facing malls the façade of Starhill is predominantly solid and disengaged from the heavy footfall of shoppers walking along Bukit Bintang. The design is to simply open up the façade to provide a lot of visual interest with a continuous double height shop front along its length.

At the road intersection the existing temporary eatery is removed and replaced with an iconic triple height shopping pavilion for the

French luxury retailer Chanel. The design of the new façade and pavilion embodies the quality of the products for sale at Starhill, the lightweight steel and glass facades will be the first of their kind in Malaysia embracing cutting edge glass technology and with specialist engineering by the team that delivered the Pyramid at the Paris Louvre. The crystalline form of the new façade and the Chanel pavilion establishes an iconic new identity for Starhill Gallery reaffirming its position as the foremost destination for luxury shopping in Southeast Asia.

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SPORT & LEISUREArchial has extensive experience of the rapidly changing sport and leisure market in both the public and private sectors. We provide a comprehensive service; from establishing strategic needs and initial feasibility studies, through construction and to occupation of the facility.

We offer hands-on leadership to steer clients through best value facility procurement and delivery options. Our community consultation expertise is extensive and we can provide alternative ways to engage with stakeholders and to respond to local needs.

The political agenda to improve health and well-being, together with the integration with education facility funding streams, is leading to more joint-use wet and dry sports facilities. We also have in-depth experience in all education sectors to support our sport and leisure skills.

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The new Carnegie Pavilion will replace and upgrade the existing Yorkshire County Cricket Club facilities at Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground, whilst providing first class teaching space for Leeds Metropolitan University.

During the summer period, the proposal will operate mainly as a cricket pavilion and media centre, whilst during the academic year, the proposed development will operate as a University teaching faculty, allowing students access to ‘real world’ modern media facilities, sporting, hospitality and event management experiences.

Carnegie PavilionLeeds, UK

The new building includes: a state-of-the-art media centre; player facilities such as changing rooms and treatment rooms; spectator seating, new executive boxes and associated broadcast facilities. The innovative design ensures that hospitality suites and the media centre can be transformed into lecture theatres and teaching space for use outside major cricketing events.

Clients: Leeds Metropolitan University / Yorkshire County Cricket ClubSize: 4,000 m²Value of Construction Contract: £20 millionCompletion: Due 2010

The Riverside Swimming Centre provides Norwich with a new 6-lane, 25m competition pool, learner pool, health suite plus a fitness gym and dance studio located on the first floor. The design features curtain wall glazing to the river frontage, combined with timber decking to take advantage of the setting. The design acknowledges the benefit of an established avenue of mature trees along the south boundary, which improves the amenity and climate control.

Client: Norwich City CouncilSize: 1,838 m²Value of Construction Contract: £4.2 millionCompletion: 2003

Riverside Swimming CentreNorwich, UK

The Spa is part of Raffles City Beijing, a key component of an expanding global brand, developed, owned and operated by CapitaLand

Raffles City Spa and Swimming PoolBeijing, China

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Ultra Marine runs along the western edge of Xiangshan International Yacht Club and functions as a primary link between the Exhibition Sales Center in the south and the Retail Mall in the north. The water street, which is 30 m wide and 800m long, is an artificial water taxi canal featuring water-related activities.

The project consists of 5,500 m² of variegated retail program which acts as a backbone to this experiential water strip teeming with day and night activities and water interaction.

Unique louvered canopies are spread along the length of the site and their tree-like structures add a unique spatial character to the project. Some canopies rest on the roofs of the buildings or in the water, whilst others penetrate the buildings and deckings. The public can choose to travel along the canal by a water taxi or simply meander through on elevated bridges and terraces, enjoying the close proximity to the water, landscape, activities as well as the views out over the yacht marina.

Size: 5,500 m²

xiangshan yacht Clubxiamen, China

Architect and Lead Consultant for a new leisure centre including a 50 m competition pool with booms and movable floors, 25m learner pool, seating for 500 spectators, 12 court multi purpose hall, health & fitness suite, dance studio, multi-purpose studio, vending and cafe area.

Archial adopted a sinuous free flowing roof form “draped” over the heights of the internal leisure centre spaces in order to minimise the building impact on the adjoining residents.

The leisure centre was to be developed on made ground infilling a brick pit that extended to an average depth of 8m. The outline planning application (granted 2007) was supported by a full Environmental Impact Assessment that contained a ground contamination and remediation strategy.

Unfortunately due to funding availability at the time the Council was unable to proceed with a leisure centre on the proposed site. Archial has subsequently been appointed to carry out a Feasibility Study for a new leisure centre on two alternative sites within the Borough.

Client: London Borough of RedbridgeSize: 7,400 m²Value of Construction Contract: £24 million (estimated)

Major Leisure DevelopmentIlford, UK

The Life Centre will provide a 10 lane 50m competition pool with 2 movable floors and 2 submersible booms, 25 x 15.5m diving pool with spring boards, platforms and movable floor, leisure water with 2 flumes and beach entry, dry dive training room, 12 court sports hall, 150 station fitness gym, 8 rink bowls centre, 2 squash courts, multi-purpose room, crèche and café.

In approaching the scheme, Archial looked to create a building that would be a focus of community pride and a major landmark in the city, with an aim of providing a high quality public space which will play a key role in Central Park’s wider regeneration plans.

Client: Plymouth City CouncilSize: 15,000 m²Value of Construction Contract: £46.5 millionCompletion: 2011

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TRANSPORTAt Archial, we believe the design process for transport systems presents one of the greatest challenges in the industry with its focus not just on customer experience, but on cost imperatives, alongside evolving best practice.

Innovation in environmental responsibility is a key factor in all we do and is frequently the driver in our designs. Our experience within the Aviation Sector in particular spans over 15 years. Our Aviation team draws on direct operational experience with an airport authority in addition to broad technical expertise.

Our projects have frequently involved working within buildings which continue to be operational. Our reputation for collaborative client relationships and our commitment to the highest standards mean clients return to us time and again to help them meet their objectives.

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Aberdeen Harbour Board awarded Archial the commission for the new Marine Operations Centre following a limited design competition at the end of 2003.

The new building succeeds the nearby Navigation Control Centre known as ‘‘The Roundhouse’’, built in 1803. Located on a prominent site at the entry to Aberdeen Harbour, the building design is based around 2 interlocking curvilinear forms, which echo coastal and maritime architecture.

The building is organised around a strict set of operational criteria in terms of security, visibility and interior comfort.

Client: Aberdeen Harbour BoardSize: 1,000 m²Value of Construction Contract: £3.7 millionCompletion: 2006

Marine Operations CentreAberdeen, UK

Al Ghubaiba Ferry Terminal will bring a unique identity and a bold modern approach to Dubai’s public transport – creating a distinct landmark at the heart of Dubai Creek. As well as providing a contemporary public building the proposed Al Ghubaiba Ferry Terminal will also be a unique public sculpture within the urban fabric of Dubai.

Al Ghubaiba Ferry Terminal is enclosed by a rectangular, floating, perforated box, which acts as a roof canopy, providing solar shading to the inner ‘flower’ structures and sunken Water Garden. The external walls and roof of the perforated floating box are clad in a rich rust-coloured ‘COR-TEN’ Steel with projecting copper/steel alloy ‘petals’ adding to the play of shadows and providing additional solar shading.

The ‘flower’ structures are formed from hollow, structural, in-situ concrete shells clad with coloured glass mosaic tiling and punctured with a random pattern of cut-out windows/rooflights, bringing the play of shadows into the interior to animate the space. The freestanding ‘flower’ structures, whilst supporting the entry level and upper level floorplates, also support the overhanging, floating, perforated roof canopy.

Client: Sama-ECH/ Roads and Transport Authority Dubai Design: 2008

Al Ghubaiba ferry TerminalDubai, UAE

North Greenwich Underground StationLondon, UK

The ongoing development of Heron Quays, adjacent to Canary Wharf, necessitated the rebuilding of the small Docklands Light Rail station to integrate with the new structures. The complex brief dictated that the structure be wholly enclosed by the office development but be completely self supporting, with no structural connection to the buildings either side and above or the railway bridge itself.

The solution was to create a cradle of steel supports, their position determined by the grid of basement columns beneath, which would hold the platforms and a curved shell below the tracks which acts as acoustic protection in light of the excessive noise generated at present by train movements over the steel bridge.

Client: Canary Wharf / Docklands Light RailValue of Construction Contract: £10 millionCompletion: 2003

Heron quays DLR StationLondon, UK

North Greenwich Station has been acclaimed as perhaps the most striking of the twelve stations on London Underground’s £3.5 billion Jubilee Line Extension – probably the greatest single programme of architectural patronage in post-war Britain. As the gateway to the Millennium Dome and with its associated bus link, the station has now become one of the most heavily used on the line. It is also one of the largest and forms an integrated transport interchange serving a wide area of south-east London, serving the Millennium Village and other developments on the peninsula.

The dynamic form of the station is memorable and provides a clear and comprehensible diagram – a prime objective in all JLE stations and a sharp contrast to the confined and confusing spaces of most older Underground stations. Equally memorable is the bold use of colour. Blue mosaic coats the main columns, while deep blue glass is used as a wall cladding. These precise finishes contrast with the exposed concrete and suspended services of the roof.

2000 BCIA Award 2000 RIBA Civic and Community Architecture Award 1999 RIBA Stirling Prize Short-list 1999 Concrete Society

Client: London UndergroundSize: 415 m × 32 mValue of Construction Contract: £110 millionCompletion: 1998

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