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Caudwell Introduces New Names For Remaining Penthouses

With Four Parc Du Cap Penthouses Now Sold

Luxury property developer, Caudwell, is thrilled to announce the names of the six remaining penthouses at

Parc du Cap – its exquisite residential development in the

Côte d’Azur, France.

From the nearby islands of Marguerite, Lérins and Honorat, to the beautiful beaches of Garoupe and mountain range of Estérel, each of Caudwell’s penthouses now has a fabulous identity inspired by the region’s finest landmarks. In addition, all penthouses are available as turnkey residences, and Caudwell has created virtual tours to showcase both the lateral and duplex style penthouses on offer.

Uniquely named

With almost half of the 10 Parc du Cap penthouses now sold, Caudwell has moved to rename the remaining penthouse apartments to reflect the stunning landmarks visible from each one. Being graced with generously spacious roof terraces of over 248sqm, penthouse residents can enjoy panoramic views of the Cap d’Antibes, including some of the region’s most glorious bays, islands and mountain ranges. 1. Marguerite : a duplex penthouse named after its views of the gorgeous island of Sainte Marguerite – the largest of the Îles de Lérins islands.

2. Honorat : a duplex penthouse named after another of the stunning Îles de Lérins islands visible from

Parc du Cap.

3. Lérins : a lateral penthouse with views of this group of small tranquil islands off the coast: Îles de Lérins, which are just a short 15-minute boat hop from nearby Cannes.

4. Garoupe : a lateral penthouse named after the serenely sandy Plage de la Garoupe, a beach that has long attracted the glamorous and famous.

5. Estérel : a lateral penthouse named after the Massif de l’Esterel, a Mediterranean coastal mountain range which soars above the French

Riviera.

6. Mercantour : a lateral penthouse with spectacular panoramic views of Mercantour National Park, one of the most biodiverse places in the country. Virtual tours and turnkey offering

To showcase the penthouses to those currently unable to travel, the Caudwell sales team has created a series of 3D virtual tours for Parc du Cap’s prestigious penthouses. These include a duplex penthouse (link here) and a lateral penthouse (link here). The 3D software converts high resolution photos to virtual tours, enabling individuals to enjoy an immersive experience from anywhere in the world.

Each of the penthouses comprises private outdoor terraces, rooftop terrace with infinity pool, four luxurious bedroom suites, designer kitchen and impeccable living areas. Furthermore, all residences are ready to move into and available as turnkey apartments, thanks to Caudwell’s in-house luxury interior design service which is on hand to assist with new owners’ requirements.

Flooring industry counts down to catch up, at CFJLIVE

The flooring industry is preparing for CFJLIVE - its first official event in over a year - which takes place on Thursday 1 July. The free-to-attend global exhibition is the UK industry’s first ever virtual event, bringing together over 100 global exhibitors. It will be broadcast live from a main stage - at FITA’s training centre in Loughborough - and from exhibitors’ showrooms, offices and factories around the world. Fast registration can be accessed now at www.cfjliveexpo.co.uk Billed as a ‘must-attend’ event for all sectors of the industry - including flooring contractors, retailers and specifiers, distributors, facility managers, housing associations and designers – CFJLIVE will bring together the industry in real time; crucially, visitors will be able to connect, share knowledge and discuss issues with industry experts within live meeting rooms, and via chat and individual meeting requests. The main stage will present live demonstrations and, within the exhibition rooms, key events will include an industryfirst sustainability forum. Other highlights will include live factory tours from exhibitors’ global production plants, new product launches and many technical talks. “After over a year apart, CFJLIVE will allow the industry to meet in a Covid-19-safe and highly eco-friendly environment. The format is flexible, to suit schedules and time zones, and the content is shaping up to be incredibly exciting!” commented John Heath, Kick-Start Publishing’s CEO. CFJLIVE will air between 2-7pm on Thursday 1 July. On arrival, visitors will enter the main stage and a list of session rooms, enabling them to move around the event. Within exhibitor session rooms, mini-events will be hosted, including live seminars from technical experts, demonstrations and factory tours, with audio, video and text feeds.

To find out more, please contact Stuart Bourne at CFJ at stuart.bourne@kick-startpublishing.co.uk and visit the website at

www.cfjliveexpo.co.uk

WATES GETS GREEN LIGHT TO START ROMFORD ESTATE REBUILD

Plans for 1,380 new homes at Waterloo and Queen Street in Romford, Essex have been approved by Havering Council.

The scheme forms part of the council’s 12 Estates’ regeneration programme with Joint Venture partners Wates Residential.

The £1.5bn programme will see at least 3,500 high-quality new homes delivered in Havering over the next 12 to 15 years.

Wates Residential has made a commitment to buy British wherever possible, with 20% of the Joint Venture’s spend going to local Small and Medium Enterprises, valued at £100m. “Waterloo and Queen Street sits in the heart of Romford, where a new high-quality community will be created for residents of Havering to live and thrive.

“What’s more, this scheme will result in significant social, economic and environmental benefits to the surrounding area, with millions of pounds being invested in buying British through local businesses to create new opportunities for people in the area”. modern, energy efficient homes, open green spaces for playing and relaxing, and workspaces to promote flexible ways of living and working.

Councillor Roger Ramsey, Cabinet Member for Finance and Property,said: “The approval of these plans is a major milestone in delivering local homes for local people. Hugh Jeffery, Regional Development Director for Wates Residential, said: “The vote to approve the proposals for Waterloo and Queen Street means we can look forward to building great places for people to live. This scheme includes “This project is about leaving a lasting legacy for people in Havering and now the scheme is one step closer we look forward to starting construction at the beginning of next year”.

Since its inception in 2018, the Havering and Wates Joint Venture has secured planning on both Napier and New Plymouth House in Rainham and Solar Serena Sunrise in Hornchurch.

Construction of Napier and New Plymouth House is well underway with the first homes ready for occupation in 2022.

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A landmark of Finnish architecture, Helsinki Central railway station opens as a design hotel - Scandic Grand Central is Eliel Saarinen´s masterpiece with an extension that respects the original

The Helsinki Central Railway Station, and its administrative buildings, are amongst Eliel Saarinen’s most important achievements in Finland and a masterpiece of Finnish art nouveau. The building, completed in 1919, has been listed amongst the most beautiful railway stations in the world and one of the most visited architecture destinations in Finland. Only a few years after the railway station was completed, Saarinen won second prize in the competition to design the Chicago Tribune skyscraper and thereafter moved permanently to the United States. Later his son, Eero Saarinen, continued the family´s triumph of iconic terminal buildings by designing JFK airport’s TWA Flight Center (Terminal 5) in 1962.

Scandic Grand Central Helsinki is located in the old administrative buildings of the Helsinki Central railway station. With its 500 rooms together with meeting and banquet facilities, Scandic Grand Central is among the largest hotels in Finland and true to its its late Art Nouveau roots. The project consisted of the restoration and adaptive reuse of administrative buildings and the contemporary addition that completes the stations north

”The vision of the new design is to create a contemporary hotel experience while taking care of one of the most highly valued pieces of architecture” says architect Aleksi Niemeläinen from Futudesign. ”By interpreting Eliel Saarinen’s architecture boldly from a totally new perspective, the idea was to create contemporary architecture that makes both the old and the new elements interesting.” The new plan honours the logic of the original station: for example, the layout of the new building follows Eliel Saarinen’s principle of an indented façade and leaves the ends of the original building in plain sight.

Many design details are inspired by Eliel Saarinen’s original plans and applied to modern features such as street level and top floor arch windows. The wall materials imitate the Railway Station’s facade with a mix of concrete and red granite to add to the building’s grand appearance. Saarinen himself might not have minded the repurposing of the administrative parts of the building, because back in 1918, he already had a masterplan for Helsinki’s city center. In this plan, Saarinen proposed moving the railway station two kilometers to the north, and outlined the growth of Helsinki on a European level as a metropolis with boulevards and monumental buildings. The plan was never realized and the railway station quickly became an iconic symbol for the whole of Helsinki.

The restoration of the administrative buildings was done by Architects Soini & Horto in collaboration with the Finnish Heritage Agency. The old corridors, staircases and the original still remaining furniture were carefully restored. ”You can really feel Saarinen´s spirit at Scandic Grand Central Helsinki. There are still layers of different eras visible, as well as surprising details. It is an inspiring travel destination for history and architecture lovers”, Aleksi Niemeläinen from Futudesign says.

Rising gleaming from the ground like a giant aluminium block, A1 by Spanish-Italian architect

Barozzi Veiga has officially become the first building to open in London’s new Design District on Greenwich

Peninsula. This metallic monolith is the practice’s first project in the UK, and provides a home for the Institute for Creativity & Technology – a new post-graduate centre for students of

Ravensbourne University.

Situated at the northwestern corner of Design District, beside the main entrance, The Institute is a rectangular structure with towering ceilings, an asymmetric arrangement of large, grid-like windows, punctuating a reflective aluminium facade. One of 16 architecturally diverse buildings that comprise London’s new dedicated centre for the creative industries, Barozzi Veiga’s striking and geometric modern structure puts Ravensbourne’s postgraduate students in the heart of a dynamic ecosystem of enterprises, studios and freelancers, spanning every creative discipline.

The next generation of creatives

Based on Greenwich Peninsula since 2010, Ravensbourne University London is the UK’s leading provider of vocational education in the creative industries, with one of the highest graduate employment rates in the country, as well as the top position when it comes to graduate salaries in the creative sector. To consolidate this position, and further energise the UK’s creative economy, Ravensbourne has chosen a Barozzi Veiga building at Design District to house its new centre for postgraduate study: the Institute for Creativity & Technology.

The Institute’s four floors will house the university’s graduate school, a start-up incubator, a research lab and a workshop, all of which will benefit from the lofty ceiling heights and plentiful natural light from the floor-to-ceiling windows. The new facility means that GradSchool, Ravensbourne’s postgraduate department, can add four new master’s courses to its progressive roster: MA Design Communication and Technology; MA Fashion Design, Management and Innovation; MA Illustration for Communication; and MDes Service Design, Social Innovation and Design Leadership.

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Ravensbourne’s brand new Institute for Creativity and Technology is the first building to open at landmark London project Design District, which launches later this year. Photograph by Taran Wilkhu.

DESIGN DISTRICT OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS FIRST BUILDING

RAVENSBOURNE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY IN LONDON’S NEW CREATIVE-SECTOR HUB

Up to 200 students and staff are likely to be in the building at any one time, taking advantage of state-of the-art facilities including the Workshop, equipped with prototyping resources, a VR/ AR lab and a print bureau, as well as offices hotdesking space, meeting areas and an exhibition space that will be used for both university and public events. The university’s sector-leading creative researchers will have their own dedicated workspace in the form of ResearchRave; students can gain real-world professional experience at in-house agency CreativeLab; and budding entrepreneurs can build up their fledgling businesses in Incubation+, the Institute’s hothouse for start-ups. And, with hundreds of creative professionals and businesses working on the Institute’s doorstep, students will have unlimited opportunity to connect with the people, ideas, and opportunities that will kickstart and enrich their careers.

“Our new Institute will strengthen our drive to foster the leadership capabilities of the creative changemakers of the future. I envisage a rich exchange of ideas between our postgraduate community, Design District, and the wider business and creative community.” – Paul Sternberg, postgraduate director, Ravensbourne University London

The elegance of industry

Known for producing monolithic forms, angular geometries and industrial scales with a touch of Mediterranean flair, Barozzi Veiga has created a bold and futuristic, block-like structure in metal and glass that catches the eye without dominating the landscape. Contrasting engagingly with the different architectural approaches in the district, it is a building in conversation with the others around it.

“The opportunity to build something in London has always attracted us and our involvement in Design District gave us the possibility to do it in one of the most interesting development areas of the city. We are particularly glad that our first built project in London is also the first building to open at the Design District. We think this is a very nice coincidence and we hope it marks a great beginning both for our practice in the UK and for the new creative district.” – Alberto Veiga, founder, Barozzi Veiga Barozzi Veiga’s industrial palette and clean-lined geometry is echoed in the Institute’s interiors, which have been created by the celebrated East London studio Brinkworth. Hard-wearing materials such as birch ply, powder-coated steel and linoleum create an honest, function-focused aesthetic, which is reflected in the Institute’s pixelinspired graphic identity, created by Studio Makgill. From the macro level of the Institute’s structure to the micro world of brand identity, the overall impression is therefore of an industrious maker-space – somewhere that creative ideas can be forged into reality.

“When developing this project, we had the goal of making spaces for creative activities of various kinds, including art, photography, technology, and communication. For this reason, we could not think of a more appropriate tenant than Ravensbourne University, whose courses and activities are deeply characterized by creativity.” – Alberto Veiga, founder, Barozzi Veiga

Good news for creativity

The opening of Ravensbourne’s Institute is the first in Design District’s programme of building launches taking place over the summer, culminating in the site’s official grand opening in September. As Design District is London’s first dedicated, purpose-designed and permanent hub for the creative industries, offering businesses affordable rents and flexible workspace tenancies, its opening represents an injection of muchneeded optimism for the UK creative economy after a year of setbacks and stagnation. The new Institute at Design District promises to be one of the most architecturally interesting education buildings to launch this year. Photographs courtesy of Brinkworth.

The arrival of the Institute of Creativity and Technology lays the foundations for the diverse, interdisciplinary creative community that Design District sets out to nurture. After Ravensbourne’s Institute, Design District is preparing to open more of its architecturally progressive buildings, including work by 6a Architects, Adam Kahn Architects, David Kohn Architects, Architecture 00, Mole Architects, HNNA and Selgas Cano. Alongside the students and staff of the Institute, the district’s pioneering cohort of early tenants comprises a dynamic medley of artists, performers, maverick designers and shapers of culture including:

• LGBTQ+ art space

QUEERCIRCLE; • Love Welcomes, the social enterprise using craft to help refugee women; • sneaker-innovation platform Concept Kicks; • independent music brand Brace Yourself;

•

Bureau – London’s new members’ club for the creative industries; …with many more to be announced in the next few months.

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