Congratulations is in order...

Congratulations to Michelle Jones our marketing associate on the arrival of her baby boy Sam.

Queen's Walk Window Gardens

Thanks to Wayward Plants we are now part of this years Southbank Festival of Neighbourhoods. Wayward Plants have designed large scale allotments created from reclaimed windows to showcase  to the public how much can be grown in city centre locations. Rock Townsend have adopted the onion allotment and will be looking after the plants for the rest of the summer. Check out Wayward's website for more information:

http://www.waywardplants.org/windows

James' Marathon Efforts

Congratulations to Rock Townsend's  James Ford who completed this year's London Marathon in 4 hours & 21 minutes, raising £1,324.77 for NSPCC. Well Done James!

RIBA Competition Entry

Well done to the team for this superb RIBA Competition Entry.

Early SOAS Perspective

Early sketch proposal for the  redevelopment of the existing listed Charles Holden Senate House site with careful refurbishment, improved M&E services and and a new build social hub intervention.

Latest from St Helens

Rainford High Technology College reached handover this week. This shot shows the South Block which was one of the new build elements of the major redevelopment, built by Interserve as part of the St Helen's BSF programme.

St Michael's Primary School

The Rock Townsend team was pleased to join Allgood at the Architectural Ironmongery Specification Awards this week, where our St Michael's Primary School project was Highly Commended in the Public Education Category.

Sheffield's Owler Brook School opens new extension

The staff, parents, governors, the Lord Mayor of Sheffield and David Blunkett MP this week  joined with representatives from the design and construction teams to mark the opening of Owler Brook Primary School's new facilities. The  entire  School was designed by Rock Townsend as part of the Sheffield PFI scheme, scheme completed in 2001. The  recent works delivered a standalone extension to house 60 pupils in the Nursery and Reception class. The design overcame the challenges  of the sloping site and requirements for increased external play space by delivering the new Playdeck - balconied external playspace floating in the canopy of the site's trees.

Planning Approval for New Homes in Potters Bar

Rock Townsend have this week received planning approval on behalf of Aldwyck Housing Group for the  re-development of disused garages to provide 4 one bedroom flats at Wayside, Potters Bar.Our vision for this site is to create a sustainable development that respects the character of its location, bring a new invigorated built form to the site and to create a sense of place for both residents and passers-by.