Jane Balnave passes her Part 3 Professional Examination
11/3/2024Douglas Bodell We were delighted to receive the news that Jane Balnave has passed her Part 3 Professional Examination and can now register a Chartered Architect.
On International Women’s Day, we were delighted to receive the news that Jane Balnave has passed her Part 3 Professional Examination and can now register as a Chartered Architect!
Jane has made a real positive contribution to the practice since joining in our Dumfries Office in 2022. Her architectural design and photography skills, BIM expertise and interest in sustainable design and conservation architecture provide real added value to the services we can offer our clients.
We would like to extend our congratulations to Jane on her hard work, commitment, and dedication in reaching this career milestone!
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Prosper Design Consultancy Framework Success
13/2/2024Douglas Bodell Robert Potter and Partners have been successful in joining the PROSPER Design & Consultancy Services Framework.
Robert Potter and Partners have been successful in joining the PROSPER Design & Consultancy Services Framework where have been awarded a place on Lot 2: Architecture Services which covers all of Scotland.
PROSPER is a North East based procurement consultancy with a team of experienced experts who operate within the public sector.
This new national Framework supports members of PROSPER and other Public Sector Contracting Bodies to source the wide range of Design & Consultancy solutions to provide a full life-cycle solution across small to large-scale projects, including
If you would like to discuss the PROSPER Framework and the Architectural Services can offer, please email Jonathan Potter, Director – [email protected]
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New Staff Member joins the Practice
15/1/2024Douglas Bodell We are delighted to welcome Bota Issatayeva to our team who joins our Ayr office.
We are delighted to welcome Bota Issatayeva to our team who joins our Ayr office as a Part 1 Architectural Graduate from the University of Dundee.
Bota has already been involved in a wide variety of projects and is making a great contribution as she continues to grow and learn about the Architectural profession.
Welcome to the team Bota!
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Modular Affordable Housing Development Completed
12/1/2024Douglas Bodell Connect Modular and North Ayrshire Council’s newest housing development in Stevenson was officially opened.
Connect Modular and North Ayrshire Council’s newest housing development in Stevenson was officially opened by North Ayrshire Provost Anthea Dickson.
This £1.34 million development has seen the creation of six new amenity bungalows which were built using cutting-edge and environmentally friendly techniques.
The volumetric-modular construction process provides significant improvements in waste reduction, environmental outcomes, and programme certainty.
Robert Potter and Partners were responsible for successfully obtaining the Statutory Consents for this innovative affordable housing development.
Uncategorized Comments Off on Modular Affordable Housing Development CompletedThe bungalows were built in a controlled factory environment using sustainable practices, helping to reduce waste and energy required. The modern, energy-efficient homes have enhanced building insulation, air-source heat pumps and solar photovoltaic panels. We’re extremely proud of this development and are delighted with the feedback we’ve received so far from tenants.
Goathill Campus Shortlisted in the SURF Awards 2023
28/9/2023Douglas Bodell Pioneering Care Campus development on Isle of Lewis shortlisted in the Housing and Regeneration Category in Scotland’s Regeneration Forum Awards.
We are delighted to announce that Goathill care campus on the Isle of Lewis has been shortlisted in the ‘Housing and Regeneration’ Category in the SURF Scotland’s Regeneration Forum Awards!
This community development was delivered for a multi-partner agency bringing together Hebridean Housing Partnership , Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar (Lewis Council) and Western Isles Integrated Joint Board.
The realised masterplan developed to provide affordable housing to meet the needs of the island’s elderly population and to fulfil wider strategic housing objectives.
The campus includes 74 affordable houses for Hebridean Housing Partnership, a 52 place Residential Care Home and 50 place Extra Care residential development.
Shared care services accommodated include Community Mental Health Team, Specialist Dementia Nurses, Occupational Therapy, and the START Short Term Assessment and Reablement Team. The Care Home also provides the Community Alarm Centre and a Daycare centre for Solas (Alzheimer Scotland).
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Longmeadow House Completed for Loreburn
25/9/2023Douglas Bodell Works were recently completed the adaptive reuse of a derelict Category C Listed Building, Longmeadow House.
Works were recently completed the adaptive reuse of a derelict Category C Listed Building, Longmeadow House which was convert into 3 affordable homes for Loreburn Housing Association as part of a wider masterplanned site in Annan.
The works included the removal of an overdominant extension, repairs to the external building fabric whilst also creating modest modern extensions at ground floor level to act as separate apartment entrances, service cupboard and bathrooms to each of the 3 homes to minimise disturbance of historic fabric as part of the adaptations and alterations to the main house.
A former outbuilding and link wall creates a separate home with new openings formed within the stone walls.
Great to see this listed building saved, restored and reused!
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Dumfries and Galloway Council Design Awards Commendation
18/9/2023Douglas Bodell Our affordable housing development at Lincluden Stables receives a Commendation in the Dumfries & Galloway Design Awards.
We are pleased to announce our affordable housing development at Lincluden Stables, Dumfries for our client Wheatley Group received a Commendation in the Dumfries and Galloway Council Design Awards 2023.
This development on a brownfield site located in Dumfries provided twenty-six new-build dwellings and included adaptive reuse of a derelict Category B Listed stable to provide a further six dwellings.
The panel welcomed the bringing back into use of the former Category B stables for residential use and the associated enabling development of new social housing, with use of glazed brick to unify the scheme.
Three of our other projects were shortlisted in the Design Awards including Clifftop House, Portpatrick which featured on Grand Designs, our Passive House Certified Affordable Housing Development at Forsyth Street, Dumfries and our 75-dwelling Affordable Housing Development at former College, Herries Avenue, Dumfries.
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New Certified Passive House Designer
30/8/2023Douglas Bodell Douglas Bodell, Director based in our Dumfries Office, has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Designer certified by the Passivhaus Institut.
We are pleased to announce Douglas Bodell has qualified as a Certified European Passive House Designer certified by the Passivhaus Institut.
This qualification follows training at University of Strathclyde and formal examination from the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt and adds to our established in-house expertise in Passive House and low-energy design.
Robert Potter and Partners are committed to upskilling and training of staff in areas that prioritise sustainability and energy efficiency, such as Passive House and Retrofit Design. We now have 3 in house Certified European Passive House Designers / Consultants.
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Dalbeattie Passive House Development Completed for Loreburn
15/8/2023Douglas Bodell Our Passive House affordable housing development at Station Road, Dalbeattie has been handed over.
Our affordable housing development at Station Road, Dalbeattie has been completed and handed over to Loreburn Housing Association.
The development regenerates a derelict brownfield site and provides 16 affordable homes, providing a mixture of general needs and amenity homes, all designed and constructed to Passive House standards.
Each of the new Passive Houses incorporates high performing and low-energy design principles including:
– Super insulated thermal and airtight envelope.
– High performance airtight triple-glazed windows and doors; maximising solar gains, for thermal retention and reduction of outside noise.
– Continuously running mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery capable of retaining 92% from the extracted heat, providing a fresh, filtered air supply.
– Minimal thermal bridging.
– Solar photovoltaic panels to reduce daytime electrical energy costs.
– Air source heat pump providing heating and hot water.
– Rainwater harvesting and rainwater SuDS planters.
– Electrical vehicle charging point.
– Automatic fire suppression system.
The development is located adjacent affordable housing development we previously designed for Loreburn Housing Association.
This new development was our third Passive House development completed for Loreburn Housing Association in Dumfries & Galloway.
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