Started: 2012
Completed: 2012
Client: City of York Council

Re-imagining York’s Guildhall to better connect the river with the City of York was an opportunity to address how the heritage and historical value of the site adjoining the river frontage had been lost through subsequent development, which had turned its back on this key area and undermined its value. We sought to address this by providing a design which not only opened up the Guildhall but also opened up the site to connect York with the river and the site with the city.

The permeability of the site had a number of constraints which were preventing the flow of movement from the active city streets of the north, the passive gardens and green spaces of the south and west and the wider leisure opportunities of the east. We needed to address all angles of the site in order to analyse where it was not working. Pedestrian movement was broken and any obvious route on foot was constrained by buildings blocking the flow of movement. The river Ouse in the context to the site was not allowing for fluid ease of movement. The linear façade of buildings adjoining the river frontage within the site boundary prevented any extension to what was an existing attempt of a river walk from east to west. When approaching the site from the northwest, the boat slipway was a great hindrance, with the fall of the ramp creating an obstacle within the public space. Further constraints to pedestrian movement were presented from Lendal Bridge itself. Although the bridge provides a direct crossing over the river, and beyond the City, it is designed and gives prominence overall to vehicles, with restricted pedestrian flow.

We came in the top ten out of 36 entries and received very positive comments from the judging panel.

Started: 2013
Completed: 2013 – On Going
Client: Haverhill Vision

Haverhill is a market town situated 16 miles from the city of Cambridge and a further 65 miles from Central London. Although having no direct train link running from London, it is well serviced by local buses from Cambridge. This makes it a viable option for commuters from both cities as a place to live but also an alternative place to reside which still retains all the charm of the typical English town.

This feasibility study considers the high street and the potential for expanding beyond. The focus is to look at areas and pockets of land which directly connect with the main, linear high street.

A wider focus of this feasibility is to use Haverhill as a example town as to what contributes to the decline of the high street, something we have seen much of over this past decade. The focus is on what regeneration and development can do to address this.

Started: 2010
Completed: 2010
Client: The Governor of Altai

With the proposed re-location of the local government away from Altai, the city’s layout is being improved to welcome more tourists to the spectacular setting by the river and mountains. The new masterplan will encourage development of skiing and other winter sports during the winter, as well as taking advantage of the mild summer climate and the rich ethnic mix of the resident population. New activities will be created along the river and a historic ancient temple site preserved. Jordan+Bateman Architects is master planning the project and developing a control code and schematic designs for major buildings.
DownloadAltai – Project Data SheetSee AlsoFuhai Masterplan

Started: 2011
Completed: 2012
Client: Chongqing Local Government

Balston & Company in collaboration with Jordan+Bateman Architects has been working on this park within a new major technology district near Chongqing.

The park is inspired by a central main poetic theme, the Fenghuang.

This mythical bird generates subthemes which will help define each individual area. All the areas together will recompose the bird.

Visitors will have the opportunity to experience the park along four or more main educational routes. Each route will give the opportunity to enjoy the park from a different aspect.

Started: 2012
Completed: 2012
Client: The Heart of England Forest Ltd – Felix Dennis

“The green burial project aims to provide a peaceful resting place for people seeking a non-denominational, environmentally-friendly alternative to the UK’s increasingly over-subscribed cemeteries. A series of green spaces will be created adjacent to the site’s existing woodland, where people can be laid to rest in caskets made of cardboard or willow, or their ashes scattered.” (From the brief)

Our approach was inspired by the natural conformation of the land and its slope. We looked at the work of Andy Goldsworthy among others. Our aim was to do a light insertion of a locally sourced wicker shell forming the reception building so that would have a natural presence on the site and create little impact on the environment. This enabled us to create a spiritual feel to the building while still keeping it non-denominational.

We were among the top-ten shortlisted out of 94 participating practices.

Started: 2009
Completed: 2009
Client: Government of Fuhai

Jordan+Bateman Architects is currently designing a large school in the Chinese city of Fuhai for 2400 students over three storeys and three buildings. The facilities provide for indoor and outdoor sports, accommodation and canteens as well as specialised teaching rooms. The master plan allows the beautiful landscape to flow between the buildings, while a flowing colonnade weaves across the site, providing a link to all the buildings.

The design of the school building provides high levels of natural light through the use of roof lights, triple height spaces and floors to roof glazed facades. The building is built to the latest Chinese educational standards.
DownloadFuhai School – Project Data SheetSee AlsoKazakh Village

Started: 1999
Completed: 2009
Client: Foreign and Commonwealth Office

An extensive number of projects including the restoration of the listed classical façade of the Ambassador’s residence, an interior fit out and remodelling of the exterior of the Embassy plus the conversion of the stables to high specification offices.

Care and attention to detail and the employment of local crafts were required in order to reproduce the fine details of the original building, while upgrading both the interior fixtures. This was combined with upgrading of the structure to the client’s requirements. The outcome resulted in the preservation of a beautiful and important building while providing a modern and comfortable interior fit for the client’s purpose.

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British Embassy BahrainBritish Embassy DohaBritish Embassy AbujaBritish Embassy Pyongyang

Started: 1999
Completed: 2004
Client: Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The building was conceived as two separate elements crossing at right angles, with clerestory windows running along the length providing light at high level through the building. Brise soleil shading protects the building from glare providing a comfortable working environment to the office space and the public waiting area, reducing loading on air conditioning. The form and juxtaposition of shapes highlights the entrance.

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British Embassy DohaBritish Embassy Cairo

Started: 2001
Completed: 2008
Client: Foreign and Commonwealth Office

“…a very beautiful building, clean lines… I think a kind of architecture which is going to set the pace now for this new diplomatic zone in Doha“
Dr Kim Howells MP, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

This is the competition winning design for the new British Embassy in Qatar. The buildings provide a high quality civil design for the Chancellery, Consular, and Visa sections with their different access and security requirements, plus a new Ambassador’s Residence.

Jordan+Bateman Architects was the design team leader in a new type of partnering agreement. The site changed three times during the design stage and the complex brief continued to be developed and changed by the stakeholders during the building process. The building was delivered on time and met the tight budget.

In conjunction with our Low Carbon Consultant, we provided real reductions in the amount of carbon used in the whole lifetime of the building. This has the additional advantage for our client of reducing the building’s running costs.
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British Embassy Doha – Project Data SheetSee AlsoRoyal Norwegian Embassy BeijingBritish Deputy High Commission Chennai

Started: 2007
Completed: 2008
Client: Foreign and Commonwealth Office

New British Consular offices that involved a fit out of an existing building.

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British Consulate General AlexandriaBritish Consulate General Istanbul