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St Antony’s College Gateway Building, south east England
St Antony’s College Gateway Building
photo © Hufton+Crow
Oxford College by Bennetts Associates - 14 May 2013
Construction has started on Bennetts Associates’ new Gateway Building for St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, a graduate college specialising in international relations, economics, politics and specialist areas of history.

The Shaftesbury Theatre Building, The West End, London, UK
Shaftesbury Theatre Building
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The Shaftesbury Theatre Building - 12 Mar 2013
Planning consent has been granted for the redevelopment of this Grade II* listed building. The theatre, an iconic landmark on Shaftesbury Avenue in London’s West End, has had the proposals of Bennetts Associates Architects granted by Camden Council. The project consists of internal and external alterations to the theatre’s existing stagehouse and flytower, ensuring the long-term viability of the venue to accommodate large-scale, self-produced and touring productions.

Waitrose King's Cross, London, England
Architects: Bennetts Associates
Waitrose Kings Cross
photograph : John Sturrock

Waitrose King's Cross - 21 Feb 2013
Waitrose has agreed a deal with King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership (KCCLP) to open a full line food and wine shop and cookery school in one of the development’s emblematic listed buildings.

Citizens Theatre Renovation, Glasgow, Scotland
Citizens Theatre Glasgow
photo : Tommy Ga-Ken Wan
Citizens Theatre Glasgow - 18 Feb 2013
The Citizens Theatre announces today that architectural practice Bennetts Associates has been selected to work on the plans for a major redevelopment of its iconic Gorbals home. This will be the most comprehensive redevelopment of the building since it opened as a theatre in 1878.

Camden Council Public Building, Pancras Square, London, UK
Design: Bennetts Associates Architects
Pancras Square Building
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Camden Council Public Building - 14 Nov 2012
This 'green' building is due to cut carbon emissions by over 60%. The new Camden Council public building at Pancras Square, King’s Cross, is set to be one of the greenest in the city after achieving a BREEAM sustainable design rating of ‘Outstanding’. The building is the first of its kind to combine a swimming pool, leisure centre, library, customer access centre, café and office accommodation and still achieve such a high environmental rating.

17 Jul 2012

Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery
image © Bennetts Associates
Bennetts Associates has prepared the brief for the University of Glasgow’s Hunterian Museum that will be housed in the Kelvin Hall.
“Kelvin Hall will deliver The University of Glasgow’s strategic vision for The Hunterian as a leading global university museum service. This ambitious partnership between city and university is a first in the UK cultural sector.”
Prof David Gaimster, Director, The Hunterian.
For the University of Glasgow with Turner and Townsend Cost Management.

Traverse Theatre
Traverse Theatre
image © Bennetts Associates
A feasibility design and funding application have been submitted to Creative Scotland for an exciting remodelling of the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh. The results should be announced in September.
“A remodelled and re-energised Traverse Theatre will be the creative meeting point for artists and audiences to discover and explore, develop and create new Scottish writing work for the stage.”
Richard Wakely, RW International Arts.
For the Traverse Theatre with RW Arts International, Charcoalblue, Acies, Atelier Ten, Flip Disability Equality in the Arts and McLaughlin Harvey.

Flowave Test Tank
Flowave Test Tank
image © Bennetts Associates
Construction work has started on the Flowave Test Tank on Edinburgh University’s Kings Buildings Campus, as reported on BBC news. The new facility will be a world first, simulating current and wave conditions for testing scale models of marine renewable energy technologies.
For the University of Edinburgh, with Mace, Arup, Edinburgh Designs Limited, Sweett Group and Graham Construction.

Moray Council Headquarters
Moray Council Headquarters
image © Douglas Gibb
Moray Council Headquarters has opened. This refurbishment project creates 3000 sqm of new office space inside a former supermarket. It follows the practice’s refurbishment of Hampshire County Council’s Headquarters and the BD Refurbishment Architect of the Year 2011 award. The project is on the shortlist for the AJ Retrofit Awards 2012.
“That such a space can accommodate daylit and naturally ventilated offices suggests that, given the will, reuse is almost always possible.” EcoTech, June 2012.
For The Moray Council with Mace, Buro Happold, Sense, Sandy Brown, Stewart Milne Contracting and implementation architects Acanthus Architects df

Mill Brow, Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale house
image © Bennetts Associates
Bennetts Associates have designed a modern individual house in the historic town of Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria for a friend of the practice. The scheme has recently been submitted for planning.
With David Narro Associates, Max Fordham, Gerald Eve and Bushell Raven.

Bexley Council Headquarters
Bexley Council Headquarters
image © Bennetts Associates
This project reworks a disused 1980s corporate headquarters into a public sector facility that will enable the council to co-locate into one building and drive major efficiency savings. Planning permission has been secured and construction will be complete by the end of 2013. The project continues a tradition of collaboration between the Edinburgh and London offices of Bennetts Associates.
For the London Borough of Bexley Council with EC Harris, Buro Happold and Mace.

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New Chester Theatre Building, Cheshire, north west England
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Chester Theatre Building
image © Cheshire West and Chester Council

Chester Theatre Building - 17 Jul + 13 Jun 2012
The award-winning team behind the transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s world-famous home at Stratford-upon-Avon is to provide the concept design of Chester’s new theatre. Bennetts Associates Architects - one of the UK’s leading architectural practices - will work on the concept design, supported by specialist theatre consultants Charcoalblue and multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy Buro Happold.

Queen Hithe Hotel, London, south east England
Queen Hithe Hotel London
image © Miller Hare
Queen Hithe Hotel - 22 Mar 2012
Plans for Bennetts Associates Architects’ new 5-star Queen Hithe Hotel were approved by the City of London this week. The project for Resolution Properties will redevelop a historic, riverside site southeast of St Paul’s Cathedral, replacing a disparate group of buildings with a new, elegant piece of architecture.

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, England : wins British Construction Industry Award
Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon
image © Peter Cook
Royal Shakespeare Theatre - 17 Oct 2011

Canford School Chapel, Dorset, England
2011-
Canford School Building
image © Stale Eriksens
Canford School Chapel

Mint Hotel Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2011
Mint Hotel Amsterdam
photo : Peter Cook
Bennetts Associates hotel design : Mint Hotel Amsterdam - photos added 9 Jul
The first building by Bennetts Associates Architects outside the UK is the largest hotel in central Amsterdam. The 550-bedroom hotel for Mint Hotel Group is the latest and most prominent element of Amsterdam’s Eastern Dock Island regeneration project, sitting within Erik van Egeraat’s masterplan, adjacent to Amsterdam Centraal Train Station.

Tower of London Hotel, Pepys Street, London, England
2011
Tower of London Hotel
photo : Edmund Sumner
Tower of London Hotel

Manchester Civil Service Campus, England
Manchester civil service campus masterplan
image © Flashforward
Manchester Civil Service Campus
 
259 City Road, Islington, London, UK
259 City Road London
photo © Tim Crocker
259 City Road London
 
Suttie Centre Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Suttie Centre
photo © Keith Hunter
Suttie Centre Building
New Street Square, London, England
New Street Square
image : Peter Cook
New Street Square : Civic Trust Award, 2009

Bennetts Associates - Featured Buildings

Potterrow, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2008
Edinburgh Informatics
building image © Adrian Welch
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Alexander Graham Bell Building - Offices, South Gyle, Scotland
1999
Bennetts Associates
building photo from Bennetts Associates
Bennetts Associates - office building
Alexander Graham Bell House represents a serious attempt to produce a passively-ventilated building without losing architectural repose: it follows on ideas from Powergen Headquarters in Coventry

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