Ubu are pleased to be working with Architecture PLB and Balfour Beatty on six school sites as part of the Hertfordshire  school expansion program.

Ubu Design recently carried out a Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment at Rydens Enterprise School in Hersham/Walton on Thames. The proposed development involves the construction of a new school for 1500 students on part of the existing playing fields and associated residential development on the existing school site.

The Mayflower development in Southampton is progressing well – no sign of the landscape yet….

Les Beaucamps High School with externals by Ubu Design has won a Riba regional award. See the architects website for more information and images.

Ubu are pleased to have been appointed to undertake the detailed landscape design on the Mayflower Development in Southampton. Three accommodation blocks from 8-16 storeys tall surrounding a high quality internal courtyard will be built for students from the University of Southampton by contractors Osborne.

The Rushden Lakes planning permission will now be reviewed at a public enquiry. Harold Stephens, the allocated Planning Inspector, will preside over the inquiry at East Northamptonshire Council chamber in Thrapston starting at 10am on June 25 2013. Needless to say, Ubu are hoping for a positive outcome!

Mark is now a member of the Southampton Design Review Panel. The panel meets monthly to review planning applications and provide design quality advice to applicants.

Planning permission was recently granted for the proposed new build primary school, St Mary’s in Swanage. The LVIA  carried out by Ubu Design for the application was a significant factor in the scheme gaining planning permission. Despite the site’s sensitive location within the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the thorough assessment and mitigation proposals developed resulted in no landscape objections being raised.

Les Beaucamps High School with externals by Ubu Design has featured in the  29-11-12 Architects Journal First look section. See here for more details.

Ubu are currently working on a private dwelling in Hampshire in collaboration with Drew Smith Ltd and MH Architects. The scheme incorporates a secluded courtyard with a large bespoke water feature, a terrace with subtly integrated step access and a roof garden with sweeping views of the Hampshire countryside.