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QPR state-ofthe- art sustainable Heston training ground completed

Work has completed on Queens Park Rangers’ new state-of-the-art training ground, as designed by Studio Zoppini Architects

The 27-acre site sits within the green belt, adjacent to M4 and residential areas and Cranford College. It was imperative that the design was sensitive to its location whilst providing an aspirational environment for all the representatives of the club and as a positive asset to the local community. The design adopts an extruded form, which enables internal zoning and spatial interest to key areas. The entrance is secluded, whilst the main social spaces of the gym and dining areas open up to views across the practice pitches and the surrounding countryside. The careful selection of materials integrates simplicity and economy while creating a subtle identity for the club.

Alessandro Zoppini, owner at Studio Zoppini Architects, said: ‘It was important that the design provides a welcoming and healthy atmosphere for the athletes and staff, to generate a positive and supportive environment for the improvement of performance and a collective endeavour.

In a similar way the building performs to high standards.’ www.studiozoppini.it

Hopkins Architect’s new indoor courts for the All England Lawn Tennis Club

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A new state-of-the-art indoor tennis facility, designed by Hopkins Architects for the All England Lawn Tennis Club, has now opened to its members.

Part of a wider masterplan for the club’s long term development, the new courts at Somerset Road will help ensure that Wimbledon remains the finest stage in world tennis, maximising the experience for members, visitors and players throughout the year.

Located opposite the club’s main site on the other side of Somerset Road, the project offers six new indoor courts, six new external clay courts, a members’ bar and changing areas. The new building replaces the club’s previous covered courts and relocates the clay courts to create a coherent, world-class facility. www.hopkins.co.uk

Camira transforms online trading in textiles industry with launch of Camira Trade

Global designer and manufacturer of contract fabrics Camira has launched an e-commerce platform which will see trade customers benefit from 24/7 ordering and up to 40 percent off the recommended retail price of textile products.

Available in the UK, EU, Norway and Switzerland, Camira Trade is part of a five-year business plan which will see Camira invest in new technologies to support digital growth and enhance the overall customer experience. www.camirafabrics.com    

Two new directors for Istoria Group

Istoria Group, the Bristolbased collective of creative agencies, has announced two new group-level appointments. Silka Mitchell is the new group creative director, and Bryn Isaac has been named group financial director. www.istoriagroup.com

New Clerkenwell recording studio for Sony Music

Sony Music has opened its doors to the newly created Gin Factory, a suite of subterranean recording studios in Clerkenwell, transformed by leading architect and designers MoreySmith. The four-storey building, forms part of Sony Music Group’s Global Studio Network, which comprises of studios and creative hubs in more than 20 cities worldwide, allowing artists to record music wherever they are in the world without limitation. www.moreysmith.com

TP Bennett promotes two directors to its main board

Following a period of sustained growth, TP Bennett announces its promotion of two directors to its main board, with Katia Polidoro as principal director and Valentina Vescovi as chief commercial officer (CCO). These promotions, says the practice, are to reinforce its commitment to high quality architecture and interior design combined with commercial acumen and a focus on creating a world-class working environment for staff, together with a commitment to sustainability and social impact in the UK and beyond. www.tpbennett.com

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Squire & Partners completes refurbishment of 78 St James’s Street

Squire & Partners has completed the sensitive refurbishment and extension of 78 St James’s Street for BentallGreenOak.

Situated at the corner of St James’s and Little St James’s Street in the heart of Westminster, the former members’ club and subsequent private HQ building has been transformed into 100,000 sq ft of prime multi-tenant workspace, with 10,000 sq ft of state-of-the-art amenities, wellness facilities and rooftop terrace.

The existing building comprises two elements: a Grade II* listed Victorian structure on St James’s Street built in the 1840s, and a rear building added to the west of the site as part of a redevelopment to provide modern workspace accommodation for a single tenant, undertaken by Squire & Partners in 2001. Twenty years after this initial intervention, BentallGreenOak approached Squire & Partners with the brief to reimagine and transform 78 St James’s Street into a highly collaborative, clubhouse-style working environment with a variety of spaces that can be used 24 hours a day to support modern working patterns.

78 St James’s Street has received a BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’. Carbon emissions have been minimised by reusing the existing building fabric and retaining 80% of its structure. www.squireandpartners.com

Last call for FX Awards 2023 entries

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Time is running out to submit your entries into the next edition of the FX Awards. The deadline

for submissions is 28 July 2023, with winners being annoucced at our dazzling awards gala, which returns to the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London, on 29 November.

We have categories for architects, designers, suppliers and specifiers; for projects and products for international retail, leisure, office, public sector and hotels – there are opportunities for you to enter your work whatever sector you’re in! Enter now and get ready to win!

Visit the FX Awards website to enter and for more information on the awards, as well as table bookings. Good luck. www.fxdesignawards.co.uk

Design Guild Mark awarded to 30 winners

The Furniture Makers’ Company has announced the recipients of a Design Guild Mark 2023 and winners of the Jonathan Hindle Prize for outstanding design.

The brutalist collection, designed by claire canning & lindsey hesketh for granite + smoke.

In total, 30 submissions from three categories were awarded the coveted Design Guild Mark with The Brutalist Collection, designed by Claire Canning and Lindsey Hesketh for Granite & Smoke, and Lounge Chair, designed by Huw Evans and Campbell Thompson for The Conran Shop, as the winners of the Jonathan Hindle Prize for outstanding design.

Ad11 lounge chair, designed by huw evans and campbell Thompson for the conran shop

The awards were announced at the Design Guild Mark ceremony which took place at Clerkenwell Design Week by Deyan Sudjic OBE, British writer and broadcaster on design and architecture, and former director of the Design Museum, London.

Plum, designed by mark gabbertas for allermuir

The Design Guild Mark is awarded by The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and charity for the furnishing industry, to drive excellence and raise the profile of British design and innovation. It recognises the highest standards in the design of furnishings in volume production across three categories – Furniture, Lighting Design and Interior Design Elements. The award is open to designers working in Britain or British designers working abroad and emphasises how innovation of materials and creativity remain at the forefront of British design.

The muse, designed by tala for tala

The Jonathan Hindle Prize is awarded to the most outstanding of the year’s Design Guild Mark awarded pieces. All winners receive a trophy, which was made from solid surface Corian, and a £1,000 cash prize.

This award is also open to designers working in Britain or British designers working abroad, and entries for all categories can be for designs intended for domestic, office, hospitality, educational or corporate use, and for both interior and exterior environments.

Mag table collection Designed by daniel schofield for the conran shop

Rodney McMahon, chairman of the Design Guild Mark, commented: ‘Meeting the applicants, hearing their design journey, and witnessing the friendly but insightful and probing questions of the judges is an enjoyable design master class. Designers should apply for the Design Guild Mark just for the experience of meeting the judges.’ www.designguildmark.org.uk

DESIGN GUILD MARK 2023 RECIPIENTS

INTERIOR DESIGN ELEMENTS

The Brutalist Collection
Designed by Claire Canning and Lindsey Hesketh for Granite + Smoke

Main Line Twist
Designed by Hayley Barrett and Jane Marks-Yewdall for Camira

LIGHTING

Oslin Collection
Designed by David Irwin for Luum

The Muse Solid Brass
Designed by Tala for Tala

Solid Rechargeable Light
Designed by Terence Woodgate for Case Furniture

FURNITURE

Metro
Designed by Alex Blondek and Rodney Kinsman for OMK Design

Bilbao
Designed by Tim Rundle for Morgan Furniture

Utility Shelf
Designed by Rachael Heritage for WOUD A/S

Omada
Designed by Mark Gabbertas for Gloster Bisley

Metis
Designed by Gabbertas Studio for TrabA

Jump
Designed by Gabbertas Studio for TrabA

GEMLA OPEN
Designed by Samuel Wilkinson for GEMLA

Ooty
Designed by Jack Smith and Gemma Matthias for Allermuir

Bastille
Designed by Patrick Norguet for Allermuir

Plum
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Hideaway Wall Desk
Designed by Chris Fowler for

Hideaway Swing Desk
Designed by Chris Fowler for Bisley

Amity Seat
Designed by the Gaze Burvill Design Team for Gaze Burvill Uniun

Bench & Planter
Deigned by Furnitubes for Furnitubes

SYD
Designed by Aaron Probyn for Another Country

Tarn
Designed by Gemma Matthias for Hitch Mylius

Domus Desk
Designed by Matthew Hilton for The Conran Shop

Iris Lounge Chair
Designed by Huw Evans for The Conran Shop

Mag Table Collection
Designed by Daniel Schofield for The Conran Shop

AD11 Lounge Chair
Designed by Huw Evans and Campbell Thompson for The Conran Shop

Cross Task Chair
Designed by Pearson Lloyd for TAKT

Marlow Table
Designed by Matthew Hilton for Case Furniture

Slot Shelving
??????? Designed by Terence Woodgate for Case Furniture

JONATHAN HINDLE PRIZE WINNERS

The Brutalist Collection, designed by Claire Canning and Lindsey Hesketh for Granite & Smoke

AD11 Lounge Chair, designed by Huw Evans and Campbell Thompson for The Conran Shop

Trifle* delivers a summer treat in time for CDW

Commercial interior designers Trifle* has redesigned Deadgood’s retail showroom which was revealed during Clerkenwell Design Week.

It was briefed to create a retail showroom as a backdrop to Deadgood’s new contract furniture collection, which launched during CDW, and a stylish and practical space which demonstrated current trends in workspace interiors.

Key to the space was to successfully celebrate the values of the Deadgood brand with the design capturing the company’s innovative, fun and rebellious spirit.

Trifle* put personality and playfulness at the heart of the concept, working with a vibrant summer-inspired palette that would best bring the new products to life within the space. www.deadgoodltd.co.uk  | www.triflecreative.com

V&A Photography Centre Completes

The final phase of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s (V&A) Photography Centre, designed by Gibson Thornley Architects and Purcell, is now complete. Situated in some of the oldest spaces on the V&A’s Estate, four new gallery spaces and a fifth reworked gallery space provide a contemporary and inspiring setting for one of the world’s largest and most important photography collections, while honouring the building’s historic grandeur.

The Photography Centre’s new space, set across 570 sq m, includes a series of environmentally controlled galleries, accommodating a series of large-scale contemporary commissions and thematic displays which will be updated regularly to showcase new practice. The project also features a new dedicated space housing the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) Library and a state-of-the-art gallery charting advancements in camera technology, including a walk-in camera obscura.

www.gibsonthornley.com  | www.purcelluk.com  | www.vam.ac.uk

Resonate complete new Manchester showroom for Flokk

Mike Dinsdale / Midi Photography???????

Design practice Resonate has completed a new Manchester showroom for furniture manufacturer Flokk.

Resonate was approached by Flokk to design its new Manchester showroom, after relocating to the the heart of the city to take residence in a formerly uninspiring photocopier office, featuring a double height corner plot.

The key design driver was for the space not to feel or look like a showroom, but more like a co-working space. The new double height Commercial interior designers Trifle* has redesigned Deadgood’s retail showroom which was revealed during Clerkenwell Design Week. It was briefed to create a retail showroom as a backdrop to Deadgood’s new contract furniture collection, which launched during CDW, and a stylish and practical space which demonstrated current trends in workspace interiors. Key to the space was to successfully celebrate the values of the Deadgood brand with the design capturing the company’s innovative, fun and rebellious spirit. Trifle* put personality and playfulness at the heart of the concept, working with a vibrant summer-inspired palette that would best bring the new products to life within the space. deadgoodltd.co.uk | triflecreative.com space, with mezzanine, features floor to ceiling windows that flood the space with natural light. The circular bay window feature sound sticks created from waste cardboard fabric rolls and cast-off fabrics that acts as a focal point to draw the eye and the visitor in.

Mark Brear, associate at Resonate comented: ‘This has been a fabulous project to work on and it has been lovely to use the sound-sticks in a more sculptural way.’ www.resonateinteriors.com  | www.flokk.com