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16 Mar 2016
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431 Architecture – New Architects Alliance
THREE OF THE UK’S TOP ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICES TO JOIN FORCES IN 431 ARCHITECTURE
Stride Treglown, Keppie Design and Todd Architects have announced they are to form a unique Alliance that they believe will help them win significant new business.
The new venture, named 431 Architecture, will offer clients access to 18 studios and a team of over 500 staff covering the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland.
431 Architecture is not a merger. Each practice will continue to operate independently, but will combine forces when there is an opportunity to offer an enhanced service to new or existing Clients. This could include large scale UK-wide projects or frameworks which the practices would not have undertaken on their own.
The Alliance will cover:
4 countries (England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales), combining
3 established practices, with
1 ethos – to deliver an excellent, responsive, approachable and people-focused architectural design service.
Belfast Waterfront Exhibition and Conference Centre by Todd Architects:
Heartlands Cornwall by Stride Treglown Architects:
Ronald McDonald House by Keppie:
The Alliance has 18 studios, from Inverness to Truro, London to Dublin, and Belfast to Cardiff, employing over 500 people. This would place 431 Architecture as an entity in the top five of the Architects’ Journal’s top 120. With a broad portfolio of award-winning projects covering all the key markets, including healthcare, education, residential and commercial property, the Alliance will now be able to offer skills and services to Clients across a much wider geographical area.
David Hunter, Stride Treglown:
David Hunter, Chairman of Stride Treglown, said: “We are really excited about the prospects for this venture. Each of us has a strong and established reputation in our own right, but our approach and values are very similar, so together this Alliance has the potential to become a really significant presence in UK architecture.”
Martin English, Keppie Design:
Martin English, Director at Keppie Design said: “We believe that 431 Architecture will open up a new range of business opportunities for us, allowing us to share knowledge and expertise and pool our resources. The Alliance will give Clients, consultants and contractors a new and exciting option to consider when looking at UK-wide projects or frameworks – particularly in the healthcare and education sectors where each of the three practices has a fantastic track record.”
Paul Crowe, Todd Architects:
Paul Crowe, Director at Todd Architects added: “The potential for 431 Architecture is to build on the collective expertise and knowledge of our respective practices. Anyone working with 431 can expect design excellence and a responsive local service from a team of very experienced, approachable and talented people who share the same vision and cultural approach. I am really looking forward to developing this Alliance, which I strongly believe will help all three practices to grow and diversify.”
Representatives from all three companies involved in 431 Architecture will be attending MIPIM 2016 – the international real estate show – in Cannes, France this week from 15th -18th March.
431 Architecture – The Three Architects Practices
Stride Treglown, is a well-established architectural practice operating from studios in Bristol, London, Manchester, Cardiff, Solent, Bath, Plymouth, Truro and Abu Dhabi. Strides is an employee owned, multi-skilled practice with more than 300 people who specialise in architecture and interior design, masterplanning, urban design and town planning, landscape architecture and sustainability consulting, with expertise across all sectors, including education, healthcare, commercial, residential and transport. Projects range from Heartlands, a multi award-winning heritage visitor attraction in Cornwall, to the new Adelphi Arts Building for the University of Salford.
Keppie Design, founded in 1854, is a future looking design led firm of 160 architects, masterplanners, interior and urban designers with offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Perth, Edinburgh and Manchester. Keppie’s specialisms are in the education, healthcare and commercial sectors. Projects range in scale from high-profile office developments like Glasgow’s St Vincent Plaza to the new Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre and the multi-award-winning Ronald McDonald House, which provides accommodation for the families of children who are patients at the new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
Todd Architects was established in 1976 and operates from offices in Belfast, Dublin and London. It has a wealth of experience in healthcare, residential, education and commercial projects, and offers space planning and interior design in addition to its core services of architecture and planning. Projects include the new Belfast Waterfront Exhibition and Conference Centre and Bristol Airport East Terminal Extension.
For more information visit 431 Architecture
For more information on the companies forming the Alliance, visit:
Website: www.stridetreglown.com
Website: www.keppiedesign.co.uk
Website: www.toddarch.com
Location: 160 W Regent St Glasgow, Scotland
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Ballymena Health & Care Centre, Northern Ireland
Keppie Design / Gareth Hoskins Architects
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Ballymena Health & Care Centre Building – 17 Feb 2016
GIA’s Residential Building of the Year Award
30 Dec 2015 – Keppie have recently picked up the GIA’s Residential Building of the Year Award, for Ronald McDonald House Glasgow.
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Scottish Property Awards News
Four of projects by the studio have been shortlisted as finalists in the annual Scottish Property Awards:
St Vincent Plaza Glasgow:
Aker Solutions Aberdeen:
The Capitol Cinema Aberdeen:
Ayrshire College Kilmarnock Campus
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3 Dec 2015 – Ayrshire College Kilmarnock Campus by Keppie has just achieved the highest vailable BREEAM rating of ‘Outstanding’ at design stage and is on target to translate the achievement to he post construction phase.
The Willows, Ballee, Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Architects: Keppie Design
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The Willows Ballee Ballymena
Three new divisional directors at Keppie Design – 21 Oct 2013
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The Rowan Centre, Antrim, Northern Ireland
The Rowan Centre Antrim
New School Building in Orkney
Design: Keppie, Architects
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Stromness School Building
St Vincent Plaza, Glasgow, Scotland
St Vincent Plaza
Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, Edinburgh, Scotland
Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic
Ocean Terminal Refurbishment, Leith, Scotland
Ross County Football Club
Architect: Keppie Design
Ross County Football Club
Smouha and Mowassat Hospitals, Alexandria, Egypt
Keppie project in Egypt – Alexandria Hospitals
Aberdeen City Garden Competition, Scotland, UK
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China Investment Corporation, Beijing + Tangshan province masterplan, China
China Investment Corporation
Ballymena Health & Care Centre, Northern Ireland
Gareth Hoskins Architects / Keppie Design
Ballymena Health & Care Centre
Maxim Office Park, Motherwell, central Scotland
Maxim Office Park
200 Broomielaw building, Glasgow, central Scotland
200 Broomielaw
Centre For Health Science Inverness, north Scotland
Architect: Keppie Design / Bennetts Associates
photo © Ewen Weatherspoon
Centre For Health Science Inverness
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, central Scotland
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Great Glen House : Scottish Natural Heritage, Inverness, north Scotland
photo : Michael Wolchover
Scottish Natural Heritage HQ
Huangshan Theatre, China
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Huangshan Theatre
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