Darwin Hall, Lichfield started on site in September 2009. This community centre is being funded through Section 106 contributions from the Darwin Park estate and will provide the local community with much needed facilities. So much so, that the week the slab was laid, Lichfield City Council received a telephone call from a member of the community wanting to book the hall for a new Judo Club.
Greswolde Construction are appointed as the main contractor and are making good progress on the project – using the mild weather we’ve been having to progress works on the shell.
Throughout the design stages, we were searching for a brick that combined variety of tone and texture with a ‘handmade’ quality. On a visit to Belgium with David Saddler of Wienerberger, we came across their Hectic range, which seemed to embody all of the elements we were looking for. To achieve the look, after the bricks have received the final firing, they are put into a container and set alight with petrol. Darwin Hall is the first project in the UK to use the Hectic Red brick.
