An accessible and exciting youth centre
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The Base 51 youth centre and health facility in Nottingham, England has been designed to attract teenagers with a vibrant, dynamic conversion of a disused factory. The interior rooms have been positioned at angles around a large communal, multi-purpose space. Bright colours and changing designs of walls and ceilings, lighting and windows add to the informal atmosphere. The centre houses a clinic as well as social facilities, a creche, cafe and offices. There was a close partnership between the client and the architect.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1993
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Valuable materials define Philips' public face
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Anew exhibition and conference suite for Philips Electronics has been designed to reflect the image of the company. On the fourth floor of a London, England office block, the suite has been designed by Apicella Associates using high quality, valuable materials. A conference room is separated from the lobby by a distinctive screen of display cases. Lighting is used to show off the products on display and can be adapted by the user. Displays are complemented by an audio visual wall.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1993
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Renovation gives V&A a home for conservation
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Renovation work at the Victoria and Albert Museum, which has been going on since 1987, has most recently included investment of more than 14 million pounds sterling in a new research and conservation centre. This facility, designed by Austin-Smith: Lord (ASL), allows conservationists to work on a single site. It has been converted from the Grade 1-listed Royal College of Art (RCA), and the work has included restoring a large part of the original structure.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1996
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