Happy New Year from all at GWPA! As we begin this new year, we reflect on some of the work of the last. Several completed schemes including; Annie Lee Close (21no. Passivhaus Units) Manchester & Bombay Sapphire New Visitor Centre Attraction; Royal opening at the Art House – Design & Art Facility – University ofRead More
The Plaza mixed use development in Port Talbot, Wales was today awarded planning permission. The scheme for tenant YMCA and the client Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (NPTCBC) will provide a series of new spaces for the benefit of the local community. The development will retain the recognisable, Grade II listed art deco-style iconicRead More
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
A new book, Innovative Student Residences – New Directions in Sustainable Design by practice founder John Wybor is to be released on May 30th 2016. The book coauthored with Dr Avi Friedman from McGill University, Montréal; continues a working relationship of over 10 years. John Wybor and Avi Friedman originally collaborated on the ‘Accent Home’Read More
We are proud to announce as Executive Architects in collaboration with Heatherwick Studio, that the Bombay Sapphire Distillery officially opened to the public this week. Allowing everyone to explore Laverstoke Mill as a state-of-art gin distillery and world class visitor experience. The transformation of this historic site involved the restoration of 23 existing buildings that sitRead More
Directors John Wybor and Richard Townend recently returned from this years Class of 2020 Student Accommodation conference in Amsterdam. The conference, which was attended by over 250 participants from around the world, gathered to discuss the future of student housing in Europe. The two-day event also included a tour of the Student Hotel in AmsterdamRead More
Today Rt Hon Greg Barker, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change visited The Green student accommodation scheme at Bradford University and was inspired by the project that was completed in September 2011 calling it “environmentally outstanding student housing”. On his trip to the north that included visits to the Green Build Expo inRead More