RIBA Award for School Yard
Phase 2 of The School Yard in Harborne has picked up an RIBA Regional Award. “BPN architects won the competition with a…
The Big CAT Diaries
Over recent months, we’ve found ourselves thinking about ways to improve our practical building skills. Whilst we haven’t sat down as…
The Avenue As A Mathematical Conundrum
Rummaging through the archives, we stumbled across David Patten’s fascinating research into Dartmouth Park. He uncovered a relationship between the design…
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Rookery School
When asked to come up with ideas for a new addition to Rookery Infant & Junior School in Handsworth, Birmingham,…
Team Orienteering Day in aid of BTFL
We WON the Birmingham Trees for Life (BTFL) team building day which was in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Charity…
News Roundup
Details of the latest plans a £20m Eco Riverside Business Park which will be located on the River Sherbourne in…
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The Compound
It’s a brave client who can look at a run-down, industrial building and see potential for something completely different, but…
School Yard Phase 2 Makes RIBA And RICS Awards Shortlists
The School Yard phase 2 in Harborne, has been shortlisted for 2 high profile awards. This new-build residential development within the…
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Riflemaker
Increasingly, Javelin Block’s projects are being cited as examples of exciting, brave and respectful property development in the Jewellery Quarter. Disused…
Top Table
Those of us who work in an office environment find ourselves continually plagued by reminders that sitting down all day isn’t…
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Jewel Court
Jewel Court in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter comprises 77 one & two bed apartments with parking in the basement for 50+ cars. The development, for…
Artist Collaboration Opportunities
Since we began in Practice in 1996, an overriding theme behind our approach to design has been collaboration. We are looking to…
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Goods Shed, Sutton Coldfield
Planning permission has been granted for the sensitive reuse of The Goods Shed, formerly associated with the Royal Mail site on…
BPN Tour – Belfast
Mid-September and it was time for another of BPN’s tours. This year we decided on Northern Ireland and made Belfast…
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BMET James Watt Campus
Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMET) required a number of significant changes to the buildings and external areas at the James Watt…
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Pittville Crescent, Cheltenham
Located in the Pittville Estate Area of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, this pair of high quality semi-detached villas harmonise with and…
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Standard Works
We have been working with Ruskin Mill Land Trust to transform the Standard Works building in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and…
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YMCA West Bromwich
West Bromwich YMCA provides accommodation and training facilities for young homeless people. The YMCA is located adjacent to one of…
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Grand Hotel Offices
The Grand Hotel, shops and offices comprise five buildings, interlinked internally but reflected externally as distinctly separate buildings. Built…