Keep up to date with all that is going on at Hunters, with insightful articles and regular news.
Team HBBA Did It!
A team from Hunters, Buro Happold, the London Borough of Hillingdon and Philip Pank joined forces to cycle a magnificent 350km around Wessex in the South of England raising over £1,700 for the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution). From flat tyres to cuts and bruises they achieved the ride over three days. James Wallace, Director at Hunters commented ‘It was really hard, but great fun.’
We are a Living Wage Employer
We have received accreditation as a living wage employer from the Living Wage Foundation. Joining many others in the construction industry, as well as brands and SME’s from across the UK, who ‘believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay’.
The Growth of Hunters Healthcare
The healthcare team, led by Director Tim Ashton, have been designing over 40 projects for eleven different trusts and hospitals during the pandemic, many as part of the emergency Covid response. The projects range from strategic masterplans to town centre health clinics within both the private and public sectors.
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Designing to Provide Top Care
SWLEOC is on a mission to create centres which provide world leading elective orthopaedic care and, as part of this, Hunters healthcare team has reconfigured and designed both patient and staff spaces at Epsom Hospital. The new facilities incorporate a new state of the art operating theatre and associated bed-bay holding area, reception, nurse base and office. The project, which has just been completed, was carried out during the height of the pandemic and close partnership work with the Trust, contractors, consultants, suppliers and staff helped make it happen.
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A Dramatic Experience at Almeida, Islington Square
Our EA team have completed a prestigious new mixed-use scheme in the London Borough of Islington. Providing EA services to the affordable housing element, the new place brings connectivity between the high street and homes, and a variety of contrasting but complimentary buildings. It is nestled behind Islington’s Upper Street next to the Almeida Theatre in North London. The site was formerly the North London Royal Mail sorting and delivery centre, which has been transformed into a new public space with homes, workspaces, shops and restaurants. Read More
New Bays for St George’s
As part of wider refurbishment works at St Georges Hospital in Tooting, and one of a number of projects Hunters are designing for the Trust, the Hunters architectural team have created a new facility to care for patients undergoing interventional radiology (IR). This bright, light area replaces office space and has enabled six enclosed recovery cubicles for patients, a new nurse station and improved access to surrounding medical facilities. Read on to see the walk through!
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Planning on Garrison Win!
The Hunters designed homes, which form part of an old garrison site, has received planning.
The new development for Peabody will provide 33 new homes. The majority of the newer military buildings on the site have been demolished, the two remaining Victorian garrison buildings will be retained and incorporated into the overall scheme.
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Throwback Thursday
June 2020 – when our EA team completed Redhill Court, an Opendoor Homes development site at the former Burnt Oak registry office in North London. There are 32 new homes, all at affordable rent, for Barnet residents. It marks the Opendoor Homes journey to build 320 new homes in the London Borough of Barnet, many of which Hunters are providing Employers Agent and Cost Consultancy services for.
New Board Director and Associate Directors
As part of Hunters business growth strategy; Amar Mahil, in the EA team, has been promoted to Board Director and Michaela Jahn and Liam McNicholl, from the architectural team, have been promoted to Associate Directors.
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Triangular Living at Peachy
Three buildings create new affordable housing which is part of a larger regeneration vision for Ilford, Paragon is a 100% affordable residential development in the London Borough of Redbridge. Just a moments’ walk from Ilford station on the Central Line, where the Queen Elizabeth line will connect the area to Central London, Paragon features three residential blocks of ten, fourteen and seventeen storeys, and provides 141 new homes to rent and for shared ownership. Read More