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Project
Design
Location
Maidstone Museum
Hugh Broughton Architects
Maidstone, UK
Maidstone Museum
unveils new East Wing
The new wing features eye-catching gold copper shingles
Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art
Gallery reopened following an extensive
£3m refurbishment and the
addition of a new East Wing by Hugh
Broughton Architects.
The museum houses a collection
of more than 600,000 artefacts and
specimens which help tell the story of
Maidstone and its people.
The new East Wing mixes contemporary
design with sensitivity for the
Grade II* listed building’s historic fabric
– part of which dates from 1561. Key
features include a new entrance facing
the high street and elevations that combine
frameless glazing with handcrafted
copper alloy shingles, creating a contrast
to the existing brick façades.
PHOTO ©BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL
Both the main pool and teaching pools have moveable floors
PHOTO ©IOANA MARINESCU
The gallery’s café provides views of the sea
Project
Design
Location
Hengrove Park Leisure Centre
Project
Design
Location
Jerwood Gallery
LA Architects
HAT Projects
Bristol, UK
Hastings, UK
Hengrove Park opens in Bristol
The £32m Hengrove Park Leisure Centre has opened as
part of the regeneration of Bristol’s Hengrove Park area.
The project is a consortium between Bristol City Council,
Parkwood Consultancy Services, LA Architects, Kier
Construction, Parkwood Leisure and Parkwood Health Care.
It was funded with £35m of private finance initiative credits
from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
It features a 50m swimming pool and a teaching pool, a
gym, a four court sports hall, two fitness studios and a spa.
£4m gallery opens in Hastings
A £4m art gallery housing the Jerwood Foundation’s collection
of 20th and 21st century works has opened in Hastings.
The development of the Jerwood Gallery – designed by
Colchester-based HAT Projects – is part of a wider £9m
regeneration of Hastings’ historic Stade area.
Jerwood Gallery incorporates more than 500sq m
(5,382sq ft) of exhibition space, as well as a sculpture
courtyard. The building is clad in hand-glazed ceramic tiles,
with large windows providing sea views.
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