Broadway Malyan awarded contracts to devise blueprint for low carbon housing retrofits

06 October, 2009

Broadway Malyan has won five contracts to devise innovative plans for ‘low carbon retrofits’ of existing low-rise social housing as part of the £3.5m Retrofit for the Future competition run by the government-backed Technology Strategy Board.

Broadway Malyan was one of the winning organisations, which included housing associations, construction companies, local councils and architects, will be awarded contracts of up to £20,000 for each feasibility project, enabling them to work with suppliers to devise solutions geared towards making deep cuts in the carbon emissions produced by social housing, in turn helping to meet UK government target reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and energy use.

In all, the Technology Strategy Board has earmarked up to £16m for Retrofit for the Future projects that will be delivered in two phases, with this initial competition call constituting Phase 1 of the overall project. From the initial feasibility projects, up to 100 proposals will be invited into a second phase, where the most promising designs are taken through to real builds, culminating in the retrofit and monitoring of up to 100 ‘demonstrator’ houses in early 2010.

For more information please visit http://www.innovateuk.org/


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National Guide Dogs Breeding Centre to start on site

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is about to embark on its largest and most important development to date; the construction of its new National Dog Breeding Centre near Warwick. Following three years in the design process and a two stage tender, the multi-million pound development  starts on site this month. Designed by Broadway Malyan, the new facilities will increase capacity for breeding Guide Dog puppies from 1,110 to 1,550 per annum in accordance with the Guide Dogs strategic targets.

The National Breeding Centre comprises a series of gull-winged, glulam roofed, steel framed buildings situated around a central courtyard. These house discrete sections of the breeding dog population, from initial intake of dogs, mating, whelping, adults, puppies and essential associated dog care and welfare facilities. The buildings are set in specifically designed dog runs and landscaping, essential for the environmental enrichment and exercise for the dog population. Through sustainability targets set by Guide Dogs, the development will see a range of benefits including biomass boilers and rainwater harvesting.

The target completion date is Summer 2011.

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Enfield announces Broadway Malyan as Meridian Water finalist

Enfield Council has unveiled Broadway Malyan as one of four finalists in the contest to masterplan the huge 70ha Meridian Water development in north London

A mix of vacant plots, former gas works and industrial units, the waterside site close to the Lea Valley Regional Park will eventually house the 5,000 home ‘eco-community’, providing almost half the 11,000 homes the borough plans to build over the next 15 years.

Director of place-shaping and enterprise Sue Foster said: ‘This is very much a series of disconnected and tired [parcels of] land, which is seen as an ending to the residential communities around Edmonton. This contest is an opportunity for a new suburban exemplar, connecting into the surrounding areas, and creating an opportunity for new architectural forms. This needs to be a step change for Enfield in terms of quality.’

The finalists were all selected from the Homes and Communities Agency’s masterplanning procurement panel and a winner will be announced next month.

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Broadway Malyan to attend MIPIM 2010

Broadway Malyan is pleased to announce its participation at MIPIM, Cannes from 16-19 March 2010.

Broadway Malyan delegates include:

Peter Vaughan

Margarida Caldeira

Gary Whittle

Melvin Davis

Bob Day

Robert Kaminski

Martin Bates

 

For further information on the exhibition programme, or to read more about the event click here http://www.mipim.com/

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Broadway Malyan to attend BSEC 2010

Broadway Malyan is pleased to announce its participation in the BSEC 2010 Exhibition and Conference to be held at ExCeL, London on 24-25 February 2010.

Broadway Malyan’s education architects combine a broad range of experience of the BSF programme with a passion and design flair to deliver excellent schools. Working together, we apply skill, care and understanding to satisfy the needs and aspirations of learners, staff and the community.

Visit us at stand 384 to find out more or contact Rebecca Walker for further information.
Tel +44 (0)121 236 2030.

Broadway Malyan Delegates:

Aidan Ridyard       A.Ridyard@BroadwayMalyan.com

Tim Brown            T.Brown@BroadwayMalyan.com

Rob Howard         R.Howard@BroadwayMalyan.com

David Spencer      D.Spencer@BroadwayMalyan.com

Salim  Hussain     S.Hussain@BroadwayMalyan.com

For further information on the exhibition programme, or to read more about the event click here http://www.buildingschools.co.uk/

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 14:47 and is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.

Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park gains planning approval

Broadway Malyan’s Knowsley Leisure and Culture Park has been granted full planning permission.

The £16.1m scheme, located in Huyton, Knowsley, will provide state of the art leisure and cultural facilities for the local community. The 6,600m² leisure centre includes two 25m pools; an 8-lane competition pool and a 4-lane training tank complete with movable floor for maximum flexibility of use and accessibility. Spectator seating for around 300 people on the first floor overlooking the main pool will be provided. ‘Dry’ sports facilities include squash court, two dance/ multi-purpose studios, a 120 station fitness suite and a 6-court sports hall, incorporating retractable bleacher seating which will allow an audience of up to 900 people to view sports and other cultural events to be held there. The centre will also house an adult day care centre, ensuring people with disabilities can benefit from the activities on offer as well as within the local area. A bright and airy atrium agora lies centrally within the scheme and acts as a meeting, collection and orientation device for building users and staff, from which all the activities within the centre can be viewed and accessed.

The planning application also included a £5m OurPlace youth facility, for which a funding application has been submitted to Big Lottery Fund.  The 1,400m² ‘OurPlace’ youth centre is a ground breaking, vibrant and exciting facility for the young people of the borough to meet in and enjoy. Although it will be operated independently, it is attached to and sits forward of the leisure centre to interact with the community and knit the local urban grain together in terms of scale and rhythm.

Young people in Knowsley have been working closely with the engineers, architects and designers to ensure the facilities they want and need are provided.  IT, music and arts spaces, advice and wellbeing services, all housed in a welcoming and iconic new building, as well as an outdoor multi use games area, BMX and skateboarding facilities.

The form of the building responds directly to its context and the varying volumes of the internal spaces creating a dynamic angled roofline. The youth centre projects forward from the main body of the leisure centre, to knit together the local urban grain in terms of scale and massing. A carefully considered angled wall leads back from the road, drawing visitors towards the main entrance of the leisure centre and setting a considered geometry for the scheme which is echoed in the design of a new public square in front of the building. The scheme is designed to meet the BREEAM ‘Very Good’ rating and renewable energy will be produced on site through a biomass boiler.

Start on site is anticipated in March 2010 with completion due in Autumn 2011.

This entry was posted on Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 14:36 and is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.