LUXURY GARDEN STUDIO Client: Armstrong Projects Ltd Location: Manchester Project: Garden studio prototype The Project Armstrong Projects Ltd, a construction company based in Altrincham, had an idea to create luxury garden studios, “pods”, which they could design and build for customers nationwide. The first pod was built in the Managing Director’s garden as a trial. …
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New school building Client: Bolton Council Location: Bolton Project: School build The Project The Birtenshaw charity has been caring for children with special needs since 1955. The pupils and staff at Birtenshaw Hall School needed a building with more open space to accommodate their increasing numbers. The Challenge The new facilities needed to be built …
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A purpose built 86-bed care home Client: M. Singh Building Contractors Ltd Location: North Featherston Project: New build care home The Project This was a new build project – a purpose built 86-bed care home which included 11 self-contained apartments. It has the look and feel of individual apartment living with the security of on-site …
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A 300m2 extension of a school building Client: NPS Consultants Location: Braunton Project: School extension The Project This was a 300m2 extension of a community primary school to provide three additional classrooms and a new toilet block. The Challenge As the school is located on a flood plain, the materials used to build the extension …
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LUXURY HOME Client: Hurstmore Services Limited Architect: GD Architects Location: Lymington, Hampshire Project: Demolition of previous dwelling & construction of new build house The Project Hurstmore is in the exciting process of constructing this impressive £1 million new build. Having demolished the original two-storey house on the site, the builders are now creating a stunning, …
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LARGE CONTEMPORARY HOME Client: Tony & Sue Cotton Architect: Model Projects Ltd Engineer: Stroud Associates Ltd Location: Ipswich Project: 260m2 4-bedroom detached self-build home The Project This self-build is a large contemporary home on a V-shaped plot. It’s a two-storey build with a mezzanine area at the top of the house and large expanses of …
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U-Value 0.15 Client: Mr & Mrs Eames Architect: ARC Survey & Design Consultant Builder: Nene Valley Building and Renovations Location: Stamford, near Peterborough Project: Contemporary new build home The Project The client’s brief for this project was a modern contemporary home, that would be sustainable, thermally efficient and cost-effective to construct. Just 15 months on from …
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Change of use to create a family home Location: Near Okehampton Project: Agricultural barn conversion The Project This project was the conversion of a modern steel frame agricultural building to a four-bedroom contemporary home. The developer chose Durisol for this project, having used Durisol woodcrete ICF previously on another build. The concrete panels were removed …
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New build on a sloping site Location: Tamerton Foliot near Plymouth Project: Large detached home The Project This large detached home with integral garage sits on a beautiful site overlooking the River Tamar and the Tamar bridge. Durisol D365 was used for the envelope of the build, including the garage, all with full insulation. Durisol …
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