Projects
Community
For many years Quattro has been in the forefront of user consultation in its community projects. Our clear experience shows that where people can be involved in design decisions, a greater sense of ownership prevails. This results in buildings which are liked and cared for by individuals and the community.
Our experience in consultation has helped us develop skills in communicating ideas where architects' drawings are often unhelpful; our extensive use of models and visualisations have been found to be very useful in this respect.
REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF YATE LIBRARY
Yate Library was built in the 1970's as part of the town centre development. Since that time there has been a transformation in library services and a growth in Yate's population so the ethos and culture of library use has changed. South Gloucestershire Council were successful in obtaining Big Lottery funding for extending and refurbishing the library to provide exh...
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Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre
Quattro have undertaken extensive remodelling of an existing Nature Discovery Centre; the building has also been extended by the addition of a distinctive freestanding classroom. This project was undertaken for West Berkshire Council who required the design to be a showcase for environmental sustainability: high levels of insulation were specified with heating being p...
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The Withywood Centre
This inspirational community led project is at the heart of the regeneration of Withywood. The centre provides a church, a health centre, community café, function halls, internet café, youth café, play zone, meeting rooms, advice centre and project offices. The building is designed for ultimate flexibility and multiple use, where ease of management and security is key...
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Gatehouse Centre, Withywood, Bristol
Quattro won a design competition to provide a building to accommodate economic development activity in Bristol's Hartcliff & Withywood estates. The central challenge was to deliver as many square metres of floorspace within a firmly fixed budget of £1.3m but to achieve this in such a way as to create a landmark that the community could be proud of. Extensive community...
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Cinderford Triangle
The scheme to redevelop the Triangle at the heart of Cinderford was won in competition. The winning proposal comprises a market hall, retail units, and a clocktower / viewing platform providing a panorama over the Forest of Dean. The scheme has breathed new life into the heart of Cinderford; a previously bleak triangular paved area has been transformed into a lively...
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Birmingham SRB5 Family Support Centres
With Government funding through the SRB5 programme, South Birmingham PCT and Quattro have provided buildings to enable training and family support services to be delivered to the communities of 6 Birmingham wards. We have refurbished and extended a Victorian building , The Apna Centre, in Aston; a former nursery and community centre ,Dell Meadow and the Maypole Cent...
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Batcombe Village Hall
Quattro worked closely with the Batcombe Community Trust to build a new energy efficient village hall to replace their old time served building.The village hall was sensitively designed to fit comfortably next to two listed buildings and at the same time, to take full advantage of its commanding position with brilliant views. The building was opened by HRH the Prince ...
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Hesters Way
The project is at the forefront of sustainable community development, incorporating the services provided by the local Neighbourhood Project, a Healthy Living Centre actively backed by the local Primary Care Trust, a crèche, community café, conference facilities, starter workshops and serviced offices. The building was designed and procured in very close consultation ...
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The Terrace Theatre, Bristol Zoo Gardens
Quattro have created a delightful pavilion at the heart of the historic Bristol Zoo Gardens. The Terrace Theatre was designed through a series of collaborative workshops with consultants, contractor and zoo staff all contributing inspiration; an overlapping two stage tender process allowed the entire design and construction to take place within an astonishingly short ...
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