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Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust – work commences on site.
The construction of Chapman Workhouse’s new operations facility for CAAT has begun on site at Trevithick Downs. On Monday March 28th, 2011, Steven Rankin and Patricia Pinch joined the official turf cutting ceremony to mark the occasion.
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Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust is granted planning permission.
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AJ monograph published of Buro Four’s new headquarters.
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Mid Cornwall clay country Eco-town appointment to provide housing designs.
Photographs of completed Buro Four project added to website
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New Qualifications
We are delighted to announce that Tom Aarvold of our London office has successfully taken his professional RIBA Part III exams and become a qualified Architect, adding to his MSc in Real Estate and his MArch and BSc in Architecture.
Our London office has moved.
We are now in our bespoke new offices at 5th Floor, 60 Newman Street, W1.
Completion of Buro Four Project Management Services Headquarters:
At Easter 2010 Chapman Workhouse successfully completed the London flagship headquarters for Buro Four. Further information and images of the finished project will follow.
New Qualifications:
We are delighted to announce that Francesca Bailey has successfully taken her professional RIBA Part III exams and become a qualified Architect, passing with ‘Merit’.
Completion of RFU Headquarters, Twickenham Stadium.
At the beginning of 2010 Chapman Workhouse completed a 3000sqm scheme within the South Stand moving 260 RFU staff to vibrant and functional contemporary office space within the home of English rugby.
The success of the project can be summed up with RFU chief executive Francis Baron comments: ‘We moved in early January and already we can feel a new dynamic at work in the organisation. People are sharing ideas and interacting more than ever before and there is a buzz about the offices that we haven’t had for a while. We pride ourselves on operating to plc standards and now we have a headquarters that ranks with those of a FTSE firm and which are an integral part of our great stadium.’
The dynamic design has brought the Rugby Football Union the benefits of a modern office experience and has brought the ground to life throughout the week, not just on match days.
The £5million project has successfully relocated all the RFU’s departments under one roof, encouraging better interaction between staff and making management, the chief executive and Board members more visible.
The key is the democratic design that allows the majority of employees to benefit from views and good daylight in an open-plan space. The scheme overcame a number of challenges in transforming the underbelly of the stadium into a bright workspace, the depth of plan of the building being a particular issue, with an average distance of some 38 metres from the glazed south-facing façade. A backlit fabric ceiling in a ‘breakout’ space to give the illusion of daylight.
Managers work in glazed cellular offices, ensuring more visual contact with staff. The same approach is taken with the CEO’s office and Boardroom, which also have glass walls. This principle of transparency means employees can see the all aspects of the RFU at work and is expected to result in improved productivity and business performance.
‘Working with the RFU has been a fantastic and challenging process. Leading a team to deliver new offices that will showcase English rugby and reflect the RFU’s status in the world game has been a landmark achievement for Chapman Workhouse.’ - Greg Chapman.