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 >
A planning application has been lodged with Newcastle City Council for a £1.3m Community Supported Housing Unit for people with mental health issues. The new 16 bed facility on Scrogg Road in Walker, has been designed by architects, Jane Darbyshire & David Kendall (JDDK) Ltd, on behalf of Keepmoat plc and Leazes Homes. It replaces an… Full Article >
A £450,000 investment in a new build commercial premises by Blagdon Estate at their Milkhope Centre will be home to a state-of-the-art chainsaw retail and repair centre as Gustharts Chainsaw Centre relocate. For Proprietor, Rob Gusthart, one of four family partners, the move is the latest stage in a story of continual growth since the… Full Article >
A £14m housing scheme in Darlington, containing the town’s first houses built to Level 5 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, has won the prestigious Best New Affordable Scheme Award at the Housing Excellence Awards held in Manchester recently. Six of the new two, three and four bedroom properties have been specifically designed by the… Full Article >
