P+HS have been listed in Building Magazine as one of the top employers in the construction industry, for the second year running. Besides being listed within the top 75 companies to appear in the guide, P+HS have made it into the top 5 Architects category and also the top 5 for smarter working and leadership.
P+HS Architects have announced the completion of one of the most significant and sustainable office developments in York, Heworth Green.
Situated on Heworth Green and fronting onto the new Heworth Green/James St Link Road, the £12 million development offers a total of 60,000 sq ft of Grade A office accommodation with open plan floor plates of 9540 sq ft, some of the largest in the city.
Benefiting from being only a seven minute walk from the main pedestrianised retail and restaurant core of York city centre, and with underground parking, it is no surprise that 20,000 sq ft has already been pre-sold to Hunters Estate Agents. Holiday Break Plc, trading as Superbreak Holidays, has taken a pre-let, leaving just the ground and first floors available.
The design by P+HS Architects exceeds the standards set within the latest part ‘L’ building regulations in terms of sustainability and thermal efficiency, and has a BREEAM rating of ‘very good’. Many sustainable features were incorporated into the design including a combined heating and cooling system with an integrated heat recovery system to reduce running costs. In addition, the off site construction method utilised by Tolent Construction for the external walling aims to reduce the CO2 emissions and speed up the erection process. This also allowed for a highly insulated shell, further reducing energy consumption.
The completed building benefits from a striking frontage as the design incorporates materials in different planes to emphasise the individual components, provide shadow, modulation and interest. Key elements and entrances are particularly emphasised using projecting bays or full height glazed slots. The external cladding system also reduces lifetime maintenance and operating costs with lower energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.
Once again, P+HS are featured in Yorkshire’s Top 50 Architects league table, ranked in 9th place - an increase of 3 places since last year.
The annual league table, published by the Yorkshire Post, features the top 50 Architects, ranked by the number of registered architects.
Following a high standard and large volume of entrants into the RICS Renaissance Awards 2008, it has been announced that Walkergate Park Hospital has been short listed in the Community Benefit and the Sustainability category.
The category winners and overall Project of the Year winner will be announced on 18 April 2008.
Planning permission was successfully achieved yesterday for the new 1,716m2 Regional Agricultural Centre on the site of the long established and recognised Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate.
Plans submitted on behalf of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society were previously rejected by Harrogate Borough Council and subsequently revised by P+HS to address concerns over traffic flow and sustainability. New proposals include an innovative design strategy which incorporates sustainable principles, creating a showcase building with minimised impact on the environment. The new building, on the south side of the 250 acre showground comprises a total of 865m2 of office space, a farm shop of 710m2 (of which 267m2 is retail space) plus an 80 seater café (141m2). There will also be 43 car parking spaces.
P+HS made the top 10 in the Architect’s Journal survey of firms winning medical work.
The AJ survey, carried out independently by Glenigan, list the top 10 practices for each workload category for work won in the last 12 months. The figures are based on work actually won and signed off, not just scheme bidding.
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