Home is where the art is: PCKO Architects has transformed a former working men's club in Swansea into a 'foyer' to accommodate young homeless people
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Gwalia Housing Association chose PCKO Architects for their planned scheme for young people, based on the Foyer idea, started in France in the 1940s. The building was to be for 30-35 residents, incorporating community facilities, such as a restaurant, and free of any institutional overtones. The listed elevations of the former Swansea Working Men's Club were retained, while the interiors feature mosaics and a colour scheme aimed at creating an optimistic and fun environment. A building study together with working details of the renovation is provided.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1997
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Specifier's choice: Birmingham Foyer
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Ian Simpson Architects felt a major issue in the specification for the Birmingham Foyer residential building was the external cladding. They opted for Marshall Lincoln Red bricks for the higher-level infill panels and Marshall Atlas Blue bricks for other areas. The architects also paid close attention to design and fabrication qualities in the metalwork and to the quality of glass in the curtain-walling. The architects designed furnishings for the study bedrooms, but the contractor and client opted for cheaper standard items.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1998
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In the realm of the senses: the meeting-room door may be marked in Braille, but how does a blind person find their way there from the foyer?
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Lighthouse, a leading organisation for blind and partially sited people, asked architect specialist Roger Whitehouse and Co. to design a wayfinding system for its new New York headquarters. The aim was to provide maps and room signs that could be easily used by the blind and which included color coding, shape symbols and tactile maps.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 2000
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