journal | 56three

56three love to share our creative journey with you at every stage.

Our journal is a place for us to show you our work-in-progress, inspiration and ideas through images, photographs and sketches.

have gained planning consent for a change of use t

have gained planning consent for a change of use to the former Border Telegraph printworks in Galashiels! The derelict warehouses will be refitted to provide flexible workspace options for local businesses whilst refurbishing the frontage to restore active use to the High Street. The works will help to reinvigorate the town centre and support the local economy.#refurbishments #reuse #development

are delighted to be recognised at #24 on this year

are delighted to be recognised at #24 on this year’s @urbanrealm_social Top 100 architectural practices in Scotland! This is an improved ranking on last year’s position and with our expanding workload we hope to continue that trajectory with a push in to the top 20 next year. It feels like a great start to 2023 with some hugely exciting projects about to take off and a busy pipeline for the year ahead.#56three #construction #architecture #scottisharchitects

At the end of 2022 @gordonb1973 and @alexoliver to

At the end of 2022 @gordonb1973 and @alexoliver took part in a @womeninproperty #Scotland event introducing P1 and 2 pupils at South Queensferry Primary School to #Architecture. We worked with each class over the course of the morning to plan and build a town from LEGO and folded paper. We provided a helping hand with sticky tape and folding giving the kids free design rein. The results ranged from classic picket fence cottages to monolithic black masterpieces.Thanks to Laura Banks from #PMP for organising.@womeninproperty #Scotland#school #event #design #property #architecture

Everyone at 56three would like to wish you all a v

Everyone at 56three would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We look forward to working with you in 2023. #Architecture #design #construction #christmas

were delighted to receive a second accolade at the

were delighted to receive a second accolade at the recent @NBCA Awards at Wembley! Hillside House was awarded the Silver Winner for Project of the Year in the £10m to £25m category. The award caps a fantastic first year for our student residential tower in Sheffield which is fully occupied and has garnered overwhelmingly positive praise.A fantastic team was behind the success of the project; thank you to everyone involved! CA Ventures | KR Developments | @novelstudent | Quartz Project Services | Etive Consulting Engineers | March Consultants Limited | Robertson Construction Ltd#PBSA #Residential #awards #2022

are delighted to have completed this contemporary

are delighted to have completed this contemporary but sympathetic addition to the wonderful Bandrum Nursing Home which was awarded Scottish Care Home of the Year at the Caring UK Awards. This 12 bedroom extension and internal refurbishment of the historic nursing home provides additional high quality care accommodation, expanding the facility and reinterpreting existing spaces. The nursing home remained operational throughout the construction phase, presenting many challenges along the way which were all successfully navigated.Bandrum Nursing Home Ltd | Mcgregor Mcmahon | Thomas & Adamson | EDP Consulting Engineers Ltd | Fleming#construction #engineers #nursing #architecture

attended the @nbcawards on Thursday 17th November

attended the @nbcawards on Thursday 17th November and received the Gold Award for Architectural Practice of the Year.The practice has grown throughout the global pandemic not only avoiding the need to furlough staff or make redundancies but taking on nine new employees. Now active across a wide range of sectors operating nationally and internationally, the growing portfolio is built entirely from our loyal client base offering repeat work and referral in these challenging times. We would like to thank the National Building and Construction Awards team and judges, our clients, and design team consultants who have supported us and made this possible. We look forward to working with you all in 2023.#architecture #awards #celebration #teamwork #NBCA

are delighted to announce that our proposals for p

are delighted to announce that our proposals for purpose built student accommodation on South Ward Road were approved at planning committee last night!Located in the heart of #Dundee City Centre, the scheme seeks to reactivate a brownfield gap site that was formerly a nightclub by providing 242 bedrooms over seven storeys. Designed to sit sensitively alongside historic listed buildings the proposal incorporates open plan amenity space with a connection to an open aspect rear courtyard. The predominantly studio based scheme will help to mitigate the challenging supply of quality accommodation for the increasing numbers of students attracted to Dundee over the short and long term. KR DEVELOPMENTS GROUP LIMITED | Zander PlanningEtive Consulting Engineers Limited | Hawthorne BoyleITPEnergised | Livingstone & Partners Ltd | Sandy Brown#pbsa #students #engineers #planning #residential #architecture

are delighted to have submitted #planning for a mi

are delighted to have submitted #planning for a mixed use development comprising Build to Rent flatted accommodation and 6 retail units in the centre of #Nuneaton. The proposal will create 63 new homes in the former Debenhams site. The proposal creates 2 communal courtyards in the heart of the urban block breaking up the massing with greenspace. This solution ensures the site’s #heritage is retained whilst carving out the deep plan to meet residential amenity, light and ventilation requirements. Land use is optimised and aligns with Warwickshire County Council and Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council's vision for #TransformingNuneaton #BTR #buildtorent #reuse #residentialdevelopment#ScottHobbsPlanningLimited | #PRP UK Ltd | #AOCArchaeologyGroup | #Sweco | #ACCONUKLimited

Great trip to the Highlands with @fife_camper_hire

Great trip to the Highlands with @fife_camper_hireWe are both 56°N 3°W, but they have a few additional coordinates! #holiday #longitude #latitude

As demolition nears completion of the previous Deb

As demolition nears completion of the previous Debenhams Department Store in #Northampton, @56three and the design team prepare to mobilise for the next stage. The new building will provide 200 spacious student studio apartments gathered around a central south facing courtyard as part of the town centre’s regeneration and rezoning masterplan. Completion is due for the 2024 academic year. #ZoneDevelopments | The Construction Consultants (TCC) | PRP UK Ltd | AR Demolition Company | DH Consultant Engineering Ltd | BB7 | Salus Approved Inspectors #56three #regeneration #Northampton #construction #residentialproperty #btr #pbsa #watchthisspace

are thrilled to announce that Jess Little and Kirs

are delighted to see this former petrol station si

are delighted to see this former petrol station site on Montrose Terrace moving forward at pace with GRAHAM Building.The sandstone clad building will complete the line of Georgian tenements, providing active ground floor uses and restores a pedestrian link to West Norton Place. The proposed student accommodation will provide 149 bedrooms for Camam Capital in the summer of 2023.#shouksmiths | @glencairn_properties (Scotland) Ltd | @grahamgroup_uk | @willruddengineers #construction #edinburgh #pbsa #residential #developments

have recently submitted #planning for a 48 bedroom

have recently submitted #planning for a 48 bedroom boutique student accommodation development on Henshaw St in #Leicester. The project involves conversion and extension of a beautiful old factory building next to De Montfort University. Full of character, the proposals look to retain feature cast iron beams and columns along with exposed brickwork for a loft apartment feel. The new build extension offers efficient studio accommodation in a contrasting cladding to differentiate new and old whilst remaining sensitive to the adjacent listed buildings.Howes Percival | Farrow Walsh Consulting | JPM Acoustics | rbmp | Leema Technologies Limited | Trigpoint Conservation & Planning Ltd#PBSA #heritage #reuse #residentialdevelopment

are delighted to introduce our new colleagues Sean

are delighted to introduce our new colleagues Sean Campbell and Louise McFadden.Sean is an Architectural Technician with 5 years’ experience having been involved in many housing developments, bespoke housing, domestic extensions, renovations and conversions.Louise has a keen interest in Conservation Architecture and recently graduated from the @unistrathclyde with a Masters Degree in Advanced Architectural Design.Welcome to the @56three team!#colleagues #team #work

like to get together every quarter to catch up on

like to get together every quarter to catch up on our achievements and look ahead. This month was team building at @foxlake_adventures although the archery may have ended up a little more divisive than planned. It was good fun and thanks to @foxlake_adventures for hosting us and great food at @thebrigandbarrel in Dunbar.#teambuilding #teamwork #social #officeouting

Upper Byron Place has been transformed following t

Upper Byron Place has been transformed following the completion of the Empiric Student Property plc development at St Mary’s in Bristol. Formerly a dark and unfriendly lane lined by boundary walls and blank elevations, the introduction of a terrace of contemporary townhouses establishes surveillance and defines a robust street edge. Designed by 56three as a reflection of the playful terraced housing which exists in many parts of the city, the row of townhouses is formed of a varying palette of facing brickwork with bronzed cladding and individually designed fretwork screens. Each townhouse contains bedroom accommodation on the upper floors with a generous Lounge, Kitchen and Dining Room for the lucky residents. Rear access is provided, linking the townhouses to private resident's amenity via an alleyway adjacent to the repurposed heritage building.#townhouses #development #building #facingbrick

Formerly a ‘building at risk’, the row of Geor

Formerly a ‘building at risk’, the row of Georgian townhouses on Byron Place in central #bristol has been beautifully #repurposed and #renovated by Empiric Student Property plc to form exceptional accommodation. Carefully designed by 56three, there were significant removals of unsympathetic extensions and the reintroduction of hidden facades together with the addition of a new pitched roof to complete the roofscape and recreate the lost symmetry of the original terrace. Bespoke Studios and Mezzanine Apartments fill the upper floors, with dynamic amenity provided within the expanded Basement. New elements introduced within and against the Heritage Building are boldly contemporary but remain sympathetic to the scale, form and materiality of the renovated original structure. With a striking combination of new and old this beautiful building is a celebration of what can be achieved through good design and with an owner who really cares!#design #property #building #heritage

The living wall at Empiric Student Property plc St

The living wall at Empiric Student Property plc St Mary's in Bristol is flourishing as @_hellostudent welcome the first residents to this special property.Embracing biophilic architecture, the @56three design creates a harmony between the building and the natural context of Brandon Hill, enhancing #biodiversity and the #healthandwellbeing of the residents. Reducing the development's #carbonfootprint, improving #airquality, embracing #biodiversity and enhancing #wellbeing are compelling benefits for the building's neighbours and residents... human, birds, animal and insect!

It has been an absolutely outstanding week of wome

It has been an absolutely outstanding week of women’s sport, and at 56three we are hugely excited to see Muirfield host the AIG Women’s Open Championship over the next few days. Our recent sympathetic redevelopment of the Clubhouse delivers significantly enhanced facilities for both members and visitors, and includes an external terrace providing commanding views to the golf landscape across the 1st tee and the iconic 18th green. The perfect place to watch the winning shot!We hope to see big crowds at the event to witness some exceptional golf.#event #womensgolf #openchampionship #muirfield

Several members of the @56three team will be takin

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