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ADG's Blog DURLEY HOUSE BECOMES STUDIO 5-11 Following a six-month refurbishment designed by ADG, the five-storey former social security building has been transformed from a tired and run-down 1970s office block into Studio 5-11, a newly refurbished high quality business centre with a total lettable area providing 3232m2 of offices, A1 and A2 space, and the whole building is served by a private car park offering 44 spaces. The external envelope of the building has been completely refurbished with a highly insulated cladding system and new double glazed thermally broken PPC aluminium windows. The ground floor entrance façade has been clad in limestone faced panels to ensure a high quality finish where it is most visible. Optional office planning offers controllable naturally ventilated space with provision for supplementary mechanical ventilation to the open and cellular office spaces. The insulation system to external walls will improve the “U” value from 1.0wm2K to 0.22wm2K, the roof has been improved from 1.2wm2K to 0.20wm2K and an array of 90 photovoltaic panels will significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the building.
ADG EDUCATION HIGH VIEW SCHOOL ADG were delighted with their success as High View was judged Best Sustainable Development and was Highly Commended in the Best New Building category at this years Abercrombie Awards. Proud headteacher, Kim Dorian Kemp expressed her gratitude that the children were able to have such an impact on the school's design. She said: "It was wonderful for High View's 'design pod' of children to stand shoulder to shoulder with ADG and get to hold the award. It has been an empowering experience for our children and I do believe we have some budding architects in our midst." Initiators of the redevelopment project, Plymouth City Council were also delighted by the recognition of the school. Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, Cllr Sam Leaves, said: "We set out to put schools and children at the heart of the community and its great to see this school winning accolades as the children were so involved in the design process." OTHER LINKS: "School's Outstanding Ofsted Report" - This is Plymouth "Architects share accolade with 'design pod' of pupils" - This is Plymouth "High View is the best new school in Plymouth, we are delighted." VIVIEN PENGELLY Leader of Plymouth City Council KINGS SCHOOL ADG's new hall and classrooms extension to Kings School in Hartley was finished in time for children and staff to move in at the start of the autumn term. ADG have worked closely with the school and contractor, Interserve Construction, to carefully develop these new facilities on a challenging occupied and constrained site. The school are delighted with their new building!
ADG HEALTHCARE SOMERSET NUFFIELD THEATRE EXTENSION Feasibility studies are completed for a major capital project to centralise operating theatres on the site in a new building. Pre Application Consultations with Taunton Deane Borough Council have generated a positive response and the proposals have now been submitted to the Nuffield Board of Governors for review. THE DUCHY HOSPITAL, TRURO - RAMSAY HEALTH Working drawings started on a major capital project to increase operating theatre capacity and remodel areas of an existing fully operation hospital.
ADG INTERIORS ATASS, PROJECT OXYGEN A major new commercial fit out at Exeter Business Park, is well on it's way to delivering new sustainable office premises for Atass Ltd, sports statisticians. With many innovative and bespoke design features, the interior will be unveiled in late Autumn 2011 raising the standard of provision for workplace environments in the South West. THE OLD LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF EXETER The Old Library scheme is another refurbishment project completed by ADG, but this time including a main reception area with associated offices and seminar rooms. The project will be finished to coincide with the start of the new term and immediately bring the tired interiors into an upbeat and contemporary setting for students and staff alike.
ADGECTIVE GRAPHIC DESIGN CRAIGMOOR, JONES LANG LASALLE Jones Lang LaSalle, formerly King Sturge, returned to Adgective with a brief to a create a sustainable sales brochure for a development in Wadebridge Cornwall. The brochure contained local information, floor plans for all the flats and townhouses, graphic map and new branding. GLEN KING PR & MARKETING Glen King has been creating successful PR and marketing campaigns for many years, and worked closely when launching The National Lottery in 1994. Glen apporoached Adgective to create a new company identity, stationery pack, folder, exhibition stand and website earlier this year and Adgective has now completed all work on time and to budget, much to the client's delight. NHS PENINSULA DEANERY Adgective won the tender to complete all graphic design work for the NHS Peninsula Deanery late last year. The volume of work was vast and therefore required programming in a way that the work was prioritised and completed in stages. All work had to be completed by the end of September for their large recruitment push to attract student graduates to come to the South West. Completed work includes prospectus', posters, flyers, exhibition stands and banners, bags for life, t-shirts, pens and many other promotional items.