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Red Box Design Group : Architects Newcastle

RBDG: Contemporary British Architects Practice, Newcastle, England, UK

post updated 29 March 2026

Red Box Design Group – Major Building

Sunderland Aquatic Centre, northeast England, UK
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Sunderland Aquatic Centre – County Durham development

Red Box Design – Key Projects

Featured Buildings by Red Box Design Group, alphabetical:

Balliol Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, north east England, UK
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Newcastle Business Park
This Northeast English commercial development is located at the east and west sides of the A188 Benton Road, just north of Newcastle Upon Tyne in the Benton area.

Clements Wharf, Durham City, north east England, UK
Date built: 2007

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Durham Houses

Gateshead College, northeast England
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Gateshead College Building

Hilton Hotel Gateshead, northeast England
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Hilton Hotel Gateshead

NAREC, Hebburn, South Tyneside, northeast England
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South Tyneside Building

Newcastle College Sandyford Building
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Newcastle College

Stella House, Newcastle, northeast England
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Stella House Newcastle

More projects by this Tyneside architects practice online soon

Location: St Nicholas Chare, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RJ, UK.

Red Box Design Group Newcastle – Practice Information

Architect offices based in Newcastle upon Tyne, northeast England

Newcastle Architects Office

Address: Baltic Business Quarter, Northern Design Centre, Gateshead NE8 3DF, UK
Phone: +44 191 245 5555

The following Directors and Associates are responsible for the running of this architecture practice:

Alan J. Smith
O.BE, D.L, B.A., B.Arch., Hon. D.B.A., R.I.B.A., F.C.S.D., F.R.S.A.
Chairman

Barry Farrar
B.A., B.Arch., R.I.B.A.
Managing Director

Andrew Clark
B.A., B.Arch., R.I.B.A.
Principal Architect

Sean Gallagher
B.A., B.Arch., R.I.B.A.
Associate

Radisson SAS Hotel Durham

RBDG was an award-winning architectural practice founded by Alan J Smith and based in Newcastle

Website: https://twitter.com/redboxdesign?lang=en

Red Box Design Group was an architectural design and planning practice based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The firm was active from the late 1990s until its formal dissolution in July 2020 as a registered company.

Although no longer operating as a current limited company, Red Box Design Group built a significant portfolio over more than two decades, working across the public, commercial, education, leisure and mixed‑use sectors. The practice described itself as delivering “strategic and executive architecture, interiors, digital media and art for the public and private sectors,” with an emphasis on sustainable, well‑finished buildings that fit into existing urban frameworks.

Practice Background:

Founded in 1998 and based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Red Box was led by directors including Alan J. Smith, Barry Farrar and Andrew Clark, among others.
The studio completed projects throughout the North East of England and beyond, with commissions in commercial buildings, institutional facilities and urban developments.

Notable Projects:

While the practice spanned a range of scales, examples include:

– Sunderland Aquatic Centre – a regional leisure facility in northeast England.
– Balliol Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne – commercial development in the Benton area.
– Clements Wharf, Durham City – mixed residential or housing work.
– Hilton Hotel, Gateshead and other civic and institutional commissions.
– Partnership House (formerly Northern Rock Tower) – a prominent office building in Gosforth linked to the Regent Centre business park, with design involvement credited to Red Box Architecture as part of the Red Box Design Group.

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