A modern, multi-purpose facility which commemorates the life and times of the internationally-celebrated Irish folk musician. The state-of-the-art project comprises a spacious, multi-functional hall with additional flexible rooms and spaces available for use by the whole community, including a studio, an outdoor play area, an exhibition centre and fully equipped kitchens. Costing £2.5M, it was officially opened by Irish President Michael D. Higgins.

The project feature Craftstone’s Reconstituted Portland stone wall cladding, column claddings & structural cast-stone beams spanning between the piers.

Client:
Armagh, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council

Architect:
DA Architects

Builder:
B Loughran & Sons

Links:
www.brendanloughran.com/brendan-loughran-projects/new-community-arts-building-keady/

www.armaghi.com/news/delight-as-new-2-5m-tommy-makem-centre-officially-opened-in-keady/29785

www.lkcommunications.co.uk/new-tommy-makem-centre-officially-opens-in-keady/

This completed project provides affordable homes for first time buyers in Walthamstow with Pocket Living. Located on a residential terraced street and close to the town centre, the development sensitively responds to the massing of adjacent buildings. The layout is efficient and functional, whilst promoting a sense of community through shared amenities. The design builds upon the existing character of the surrounding area, taking inspiration from the legacy of the William Morris School that previously occupied the site and from the Warner Houses that are particular to Walthamstow.

The project feature Craftstone’s architectural bespoke red precast copings, structural lintols & cladding with a main feature of a rooftop Belvedere consisting of structural columns and roof slabs all designed & detailed by Craftstone.

Client:
Pocket Living

Architect:
Gort Scott Architects

Builder:
PDR Construction

Links:
www.pocketliving.com/projects/development/25

Local authority East Renfrewshire Council delivered a  £17 million joint campus to provide an unique and innovative new facility which was designed and specifically built with the sole aim of welcoming pupils of both Catholic and Jewish faiths under one roof namely St Clare’s Primary and Calderwood Lodge, and a non-denominational nursery class.

The children now get to share the same flexible meeting spaces which include the external landscaped areas.The new facilities formed part of a wider multi-million pound investment in the council’s school estate to improve services for its youngest residents and communities.

The project also featured elements of creative Artscape including a yellow, blue and red with Craftstone’s Crystalpave embedded concrete wall. Hardscape created entirely bespoke moulds for the Crystalpave units to be manufactured to fit into the very colourful concrete walls!

Craftstone’s Crystalpave Feature was imbedded into the precast panels.

Client:
East Renfrewshire Council

Architect:
BDP Architects

Builder:
Heron Bros
Hardscape

Prestigious ‘New York’ styled office development located in the heart of Holywood, Co Down which is the head office for Wirefox.

The project feature Craftstone’s Architectural pre-cast structural columns & beams at ground floor with matching cast-stone (wet cast) Sills and lintols on the 1st & 2nd floors.

Client:
Wirefox

Architect:
Wirefox

Builder:
Roskyle

Links:
www.wirefox.com

The Nano-Bioanalytical Research Facility (NRF) is located on the Dublin City University (DCU) Glasnevin Campus. The state of the art facility was funded under the Higher Education Authority Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions and established to address the needs of the research activities in Science and Engineering, both within and external to DCU.

Craftstone were requested to provide a solution for a light weight cladding that could be post fixed after the curtain walling. The result was Craftstone’s GRC horizontal bands in a Portland finish.

Client:
Dublin city University

Architect:
Mola Architectures,
RKD Architectures

Builder:
Felix O’Hare

Links:
https://www.dcu.ie/research/infrastructure/nrf.shtml/

Modern development of innovative Universal Student Living in the heart of Belfast offering students secure, cost effective, ‘all-inclusive’ accommodation.

Craftstone supplied Reconstituted Portland stone cladding & structural cast-stone beams spanning between the piers.

Client:
Queen’s University, Belfast

Architect:
Manson Architects, Edinburgh

Builder:
O’Hare & McGovern

Links:
http://www.universalstudentliving.com/properties/belfast/

The Borough High Street Hotel scheme comprises a 100-room hotel, three retail units and a gym for the students of King’s College London.

The site is in a prominent location in the developing London Bridge Quarter. The scheme will regenerate the currently vacant site on Borough High Street and provide a vibrant public space within the historic grain of Southwark’s characterful ‘yards’.

The building references the Burgage plots of Southwark’s past and proposes a re-introduction of the historic public spaces within the site. The resultant proposal is a contemporary piece of architecture which engages with the history of the site, making a significant contribution to the regeneration of the London Bridge area.
Craftstone supplied Reconstituted Portland stone elements, including the impressive hotel entrance cladding, structural fins & board marked precast panels.

Client:
Premier Inn / Tesco

Architect:
LTS Architects

Builder:
Gilbert Ash

Links:
www.lts-architects.co.uk