Design work by Newcastle-based architects, Jane Darbyshire & David Kendall (JDDK) Ltd has been highly commended at the national Building Better Healthcare (BBH) Awards held on November 6 in London. The practice’s work at the Marie Curie Hospice in Edinburgh was highly commended in the ‘Best Use of Existing Estate’ category which recognises projects which improve… Full Article >
The initial design proposals for the Sill – the proposed national landscape centre in Northumberland – which triggered our appointment represented only a starting point. Working closely with our client, Northumberland National Park Authority (NNPA) and the Youth Hostel Association (YHA), Glen Kemp Landscape Architects and Cundall as planning consultants, we undertook two separate community participation exercises… Full Article >
Jamie Nicholson, a final year Architectural student at Northumbria University, has become one of the first people to benefit from the employment opportunities linked to the Northumberland National Park Authority’s proposed £10.5m Visitor Centre and Hostel at Once Brewed in Northumberland. Jamie, who lives in Newcastle, has gained temporary employment on a 10 week Summer placement with… Full Article >
Following a European tender and design process the Northumberland National Park Authority (NNPA) and Youth Hostel Association (YHA) have selected Jane Darbyshire and David Kendall (JDDK) Ltd to design a new £10.5m visitor centre and hostel at Once Brewed, near Bardon Mill in Northumberland. The Sill, so named after the adjacent Great Whin Sill, the volcanic crag… Full Article >
Newcastle-based architects, Jane Darbyshire & David Kendall (JDDK) Ltd are celebrating the completion of three separate hospice projects for Marie Curie Cancer Care. Whilst two of the projects have been refurbishments of existing hospices at Edinburgh and Penarth, in the West Midlands, the charity have commissioned a brand new £13m facility which is already attracting superb reviews from patients, staff… Full Article >
