We’re delighted that our offsite structural timber system MassBespokeTM has been featured in YEP’s series on alternative housing in Leeds.
MassBespokeTM is being developed to enable more people to carry out their own custom designed self-build projects.
Read the full article by following this link: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/leeds-housing-focus-amazing-tech-could-see-houses-being-printed-1-8735480
Bauman Lyons are working with the Construction Leadership Council to develop ROADMAP FOR SMART construction.
We are looking for exemplar schemes that have used offsite construction and have data on speed, costs, productivity and performance that can be evaluated.
Please get in touch if you know of any.
Irena is honoured to be invited to join the bid team for Leeds European Capital of Culture 2023. Read more about all the exciting plans via the Leeds 2023 website: http://leeds2023.co.uk/
Catch up on Irena’s talk Neighbourhoods Redefining Prosperity from Bristol Festival of Ideas 2015 – available to watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zb3sM0vjWtA
Bauman Lyons were delighted to speak at ‘Sowing the Seeds of Practice Research’, a symposium for architectural practitioners and researchers organised by the RIBA and the University of Nottingham on the 30th June 2017.
BLA Director Sam Wilson delivered the keynote closing address at the event, providing insight and practical advice on the benefits and challenges regarding entry into the field of practice-based research. The University of Nottingham is currently developing a course which places students undertaking part-time research degrees into architectural practices. Find out more about the event by clicking on this link.
Check out the newly unveiled mirror pools designed by Mel Chantrey of the Fountain Workshop Ltd as part of the Trinity Square project which was designed in collaboration with Bauman Lyons as part of the reordering of Hull Minister.
These contemplative pools feature a 2mm thick film of water and are believed to be the first of their kind in the UK.
Read more about the project at Hull Daily Mail.
After four years and seventeen project managers our beautiful refurbishment and conversion of five Listed Buildings into offices for Calderdale Council is almost complete – well done team, especially project architect Tom Vigar.
Irena participated in the round table session last Thursday with Mariana Dias Simpson from Ibase, Brazil and Emily Berwyn from Meanwhile Space, UK.
She spoke on ASF UK participatory methods and how these resonate with Bauman Lyons Architects work in the UK. The session was chaired by Joana Pestana Lages frp, CIAUD, FA-ULisboa.
Catch up on the conference on this link http://geuciaudfa.wixsite.com/congresso-eng and click here for the Making the Collective City Programme.
We were delighted to attend the ceremony on Saturday at which the Archbishop of York Bestowed Minister status on Holy Trinity Church in Hull.
This honour was in recognition of the church’s inspiring regeneration, physically and spiritually, and the exciting progress of the church’s £4.5m development project.
Phase 1 of the work to reorder the public square and churchyard has been completed and we are now working on Phase 2 which includes reordering of the Nave to provide a flexible space with new underfloor heating as well as improvements to service accommodation at the east end. Further phases will provide a new café and better toilet facilities.
For more information see: www.hullminister.org
We had a great time working with Arup and Leeds-based Cafe 164 creating a pop-up allotment using our MassBespoke™ system.
Bauman Lyons are currently developing MassBespoke™ as an innovative construction system bringing together emerging digital fabrication technology with parametric design.
Find out more about MassBespoke™ by following this link: http://baumanlyons.co.uk/projects/massbespoke-disruption-making
(Image from @LeedsIndieFood)
