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GUEST BLOG, ANDREW MALBON : Community Architecture, what does it actually mean in practice?

I'd like to share this photograph of St Margaret's in Eastney which I feel encapsulates aspects of this growing community & the architecture in it all.   The arrow is part of the food bank - absolutely key over lockdown & still providing essential supplies to 200 people a week, staffed by local volunteers. Art on site hoardings isn’t unusual, this piece by Fark (@farkfk on Instagram) has a particular connection to the project. Fark's up beat & positive style appears all over the city…
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ST MARGARETS CHURCH SOUTH-SEA PHASE 01 COMMENCES ON SITE

So after 18 months of collaborating and community participation, with the wonderful team at St Margaret's Church in Southsea Portsmouth  and careful allocation of the budget from the church of England. We have commenced on site with Phase 01, which includes a new underfloor heating system, powered by a renewable heat source in Air Source heat pumps, a beautiful new polished concrete floor, new toilets, with a new community cafe and children's play zone. This is no ordinary church, this is a community Church looking towards…
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HOLLY COTTAGE SUBMITTED FOR PLANNING IN SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK

Studio B.a.d where appointed in September 2019 to undertake a detailed feasibility study of Holly Cottage a listed house which sits in Meonstoke High street in the heart of the South Downs national park   The feasibility study was commissioned to review how the existing house is used by the family and how it might accommodate, the extended family members and how it responds to the garden and immediate landscape. The feasibility study is a strategic exercise in reviewing the key requirement's of the family…
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URBAN LECTURE NUMBER 06 – A MEANWHILE CITY

So on Tuesday 07 July we delivered our final lecture in the series 'Reading The City ' the final lecture was titled a 'Mean While City'. We started the series back in January in the City at Gods House. But soon had to move across to a virtual platform, but these proved to be even more popular with over 350 people watching the series overall. The public lecture series was  focused upon raising public awareness, engagement, and participation in a curated process of re-imagining the…
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RIBA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS – STUDO B.A.D – SUPPORT SUMITA SINGHA

So its RIBA election season and at Studio B.a.d we are delighted to be asked to be supporting and part of Sumita Singha's election campaign, read all about her manifesto and inspiring story. Please consider voting for Sumita to bring about change at the RIBA! Election Statement: The momentous challenges sweeping through our society provide an opportunity to reflect on the RIBA and build on the strengths of the Advancing Architecture Strategic Plan. To respond effectively to these new challenges, the RIBA needs to be…
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BRIGHTON INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE END OF YEAR AWARDS

We where delighted to be invited by Gemma Barton to judge the Interior Architecture awards 2020. This is the second year now we have been invited to take part, its such an honour to be involved in the school the promotes some of the most imaginative free thinking projects. Our award is for graduating students undertaking the Interior Architecture course in recognition of narrative and storytelling through excellence in drawings and representation. This year do not disappoint, we where asked to choose a first and…
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