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Four Promotions At JDDK Architects

Four Promotions At JDDK Architects

We’re delighted to announce two promotions to Associate Director and a further two promotions to Associate. Tristan Cooper Tristan Cooper has become an Associate Director. Tristan joined JDDK in 2005 and has led the detail design and delivery of much of the practice’s housing schemes and healthcare projects. He said, “I’m delighted to have been… Full Article >

£11m ENVIRONMENTAL UPGRADE PROJECT FOR BYKER WALL ESTATE

£11m ENVIRONMENTAL UPGRADE PROJECT FOR BYKER WALL ESTATE

Early in 2019, we outlined our work for the Byker Community Trust (BCT), now part of Karbon Homes. The project involved the design of environmental improvements to a pilot area after meeting a Steering Group of tenants to gain insight on the environmental issues affecting the Estate and their preferred options to resolve these. Following… Full Article >

PLANNING APPROVAL FOR NEW CHILDREN’S CENTRES FOR SOUTH TYNESIDE

PLANNING APPROVAL FOR NEW CHILDREN’S CENTRES FOR SOUTH TYNESIDE

South Tyneside Council have granted planning permission for two new Children’s Centres in Jarrow and Hebburn together with a purpose-built Children’s Assessment Centre within South Shields. The three homes of the £3.6m scheme have been designed by Newcastle-based JDDK Architects Ltd to provide accommodation for some of the South Tyneside’s most vulnerable children. JDDK Director… Full Article >

NEWCASTLE DEVELOPERS SEEK PLANNING APPLICATION  FOR LINCOLNSHIRE EXTRA CARE HOUSING

NEWCASTLE DEVELOPERS SEEK PLANNING APPLICATION FOR LINCOLNSHIRE EXTRA CARE HOUSING

The collaboration between Newcastle-based extra care housing developers, Sea Island Developments Ltd, and award-winning JDDK Architects Ltd, has continued in their latest planning application to provide 69 extra care apartments for older people at Spalding in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire. Having worked with JDDK on the successful application for a similar development in… Full Article >

‘FABRIC FIRST’ APPROACH GAINS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR NEW HOMES AT PELTON

‘FABRIC FIRST’ APPROACH GAINS PLANNING PERMISSION FOR NEW HOMES AT PELTON

Durham County Council have granted planning permission to Karbon Homes for our design of a 107 homes housing scheme on the site of the former Roseberry Sports Community College at Pelton, near Chester-le-Street. The scheme is located just off Pelton Lane and comprises a wide mix of property types to provide affordable homes for the… Full Article >