Bombay Sapphire Distillery Civic Trust Award Winner

The Bombay Sapphire Distillery and Visitor Centre has been announced as a 2017 Civic Trust National Award winner. The scheme is one of as one of only 45 National/International Winners (from 247 applications) in this years Awards scheme, which date back to 1959. Amongst the 2017 winners are: – Greenwich Housing by Bell Phillips Architects – Blackrock QuarryRead More

GWPA Christmas Jumper Day

Staff from both GWP Architecture & GWP Project Services all joined the annual tradition of Christmas Jumper Day, wearing their best and worst Christmas jumpers while also donating to the appeal. This is the fifth year running that the practice has got involved in this nationwide event that this year was in support of SaveRead More

Civic Trust Regional Finalist Revealed

The Bombay Sapphire Distillery and Visitor Centre has been announced as a 2017 Civic Trust Regional Finalist. The scheme is one of 128 national and international projects to be recognised by the Trusts Awards scheme, which date back to 1959. It is the longest standing, independent built environment awards scheme in Europe and continues itsRead More

THE QUEEN OFFICIALLY OPENS THE NEW NATIONAL HORSERACING MUSEUM

The National Heritage Centre for Horseracing & Sporting Art is now complete and will to be formally opened by Her Majesty The Queen today. GWP Architecture have been involved in the design and realisation of the new centre for ten years, over seeing the restoration and refurbishment of the remains of King Charles II’s sportingRead More

MERLIN POINT WELCOMES FIRST STUDENTS

GWP Architecture is delighted to announce that our 155 bedroom Merlin Point student accommodation scheme has opened to its first intake of students. The development at the Gateway to the Coventry University Technology Park on the corner of Deasy Road and Paradise Street is close to Coventry city centre. The scheme constructed by Construction PartnershipRead More

ABERDEEN STUDENT SCHEME UNDERWAY ON SITE

Construction of the Causewayend student accommodation scheme is now well underway onsite, with the first and second floor steel work complete and the commencement of the light gauge steel pre-insulated ‘Fusion’ structure. The 173 studio bedroom scheme for Visage Ltd aims to achieve a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating and Scottish Building Regulations ‘Silver Active’. Each studioRead More

GWP HELP CIRCUS STARR COME TO LEEDS

The office recently made a donation to Circus Starr through their Donated Ticket Programme in support of their Autumn Tour. The Big Top stops off in Leeds on 11th September as part of this years Autumn tour, giving away free tickets to local disable or vulnerable children, their families and community groups. The Circus StarrRead More

ABERGAVENNY FINE FOODS FACILITY OFFICALLY OPENED BY PRINCE OF WALES

The HRH Prince of Wales opened our new £10m Abergavenny Fine Foods manufacturing plant today. Almost exactly one year ago the firms production facilities were completely destroyed by a fire. GWP worked alongside TSL Projects to deliver the new 6,300m2 plant for Abergavenny Fine Foods to allow them to continue production on site with minimal disruption.Read More

ASHLEY DAVIES RECOGNISED AS SPECIALIST CONSERVATION ARCHITECT

Congratulations to Ashley Davies who has recently been recognised as a Specialist Conservation Architect (SCA) by the RIBA. Ashley joins a small group of registered Architects at the highest level of the register able to demonstrate authoritative knowledge of conservation practice, principles and philosophy, and to contribute to development of conservation standards. Ashley works alongsideRead More

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE DISTILLERY SHORTLISTED FOR AJ RETROFIT AWARD

The Bombay Sapphire Distillery and Visitor Centre has been shortlisted in the Cultural Buildings category of the Architect’s Journal annual Retrofit Awards. These awards recognise and celebrate design, engineering and construction excellence that prolongs and improves the life of the built environment. The distillery is one of 12 schemes in this category, vying for aRead More