Congratulations NHFT – Trust of the Year 2018!

HSJ Awards 2018: NHFT Announced HSJ Trust of the Year 2018

Fleet have been working with, Health Service Journal (HSJ) Trust of the Year 2018, Northamptonshire Healthcare FT (NHFT), for several years within and around their Mental Healthcare Estates in Kettering and Northampton. In 2017 and 18 we prepared proposals for refurbishing an existing ward at the Berrywood Hospital site to provide repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treatment resistant depression (featured image).

The HSJ reports:

No one could accuse leaders at NHFT of setting their sights low. The overall aim is to support change and growth both locally and on a national scale. Individual goals include demonstrably changing cultures to influence care; delivering innovations that change lives; staying financially robust in a challenged climate; and developing strong partnership working.

But the evidence is these goals are being met. A redesigned partnership-focused mental health crisis pathway is said to be reducing acute admissions, and has been selected as an NHS England case study; the organisation’s chief executive is now heading the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership; financial targets have been met, with the control total actually exceeded; a new facility opened to offer repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treatment resistant depression; and a crisis house has delivered £800,000 savings in acute admissions.

Staff and patients alike seem to greatly value the organisation. There have been significant gains in employee engagement as measured by the national staff survey, with the organisation now the top performer of its kind on the percentage of staff who would recommend it as a place to work.

In 2017-18, patients left 25,089 reviews of the trust via its feedback system, iWantGreatCare. Some 94 per cent would recommend the trust’s services to friends and family, and the organisation is rated 4.81 out of five for overall experience.

Image – Fleets proposals for the entracen of the new rTMS unit.

New offices for Tomorrow @ 180 Strand

Fleet are working with Tomorrow Ltd to design and equip their new offices and gallery space in the increasingly vibrant Fashion and Arts Mecca at 180 Strand owned and run my The Vinyl Factory.  This i s the second floor in the building Fleet are designing after the design for the new Frieze Offices working with the Simon Jones Studio.

Tomorrow London Holdings Ltd is a Group of companies forming a unique multibrand, multiservice omnichannel business model which includes a showroom and a logistic centre as well as a consulting, marketing and digital arm.

Directed by CEO and major shareholder Stefano Martinetto and equity partner Chief Commercial Officer Giancarlo Simiri, the Company offers a unique blend of digital, sales, consulting, logistic and financial services to a variety of established and upcomig designers and brands.

The Company’s management team has aligned a curated selection of international brands across high-end and contemporary menswear, womenswear, accessories, technology and jewellery including Marni, OAMC, Ambush, Ader Error, SJYP, Sue Comma Bonnie, Tibi, Facetasm, Markus Lupfer and Frame providing these brands with quality exposure, capital, business advice, and access to the world’s top stores.

Tomorrow operates out of offices and showrooms in the world’s five major fashion capitals: London, Milan, Hong Kong, Paris and New York, currently employing 120+ people in 4 continents.

The offices will be open in March 2019.

Image – Nike x A–COLD–WALL* present an installation by Samuel Ross.

Peckham Platform Wins ACE Funding

We’re delighted to announce that Arts Council England have awarded  £380,000 to Peckham Platform to launch Everyone’s Platform – a new phase in their development where they will invest in tools to expand the reach and impact of their work. This will include the launch of a new venue on Peckham Library Square in 2020, designed with Fleet Architects which will include a redeveloped gallery – more visible and accessible, welcoming all communities.

Joyce Wilson, London Area Director, Arts Council England said:

“The art and culture community in South London is rich and varied, as demonstrated by these four outstanding organisations which are receiving small scale capital funding. But there is still work to be done, and new communities to reach. All of these funded projects will be doing great work to make this happen – from Studio Voltaire’s affordable workspaces and Matt’s Gallery new event space for the public, to Peckham Platform’s ability to champion community arts engagement and Bureau of Silly Ideas touring work around the country”

Peckham Platform Director Emily Druiff, said:

“This is a great endorsement of our work and an incredible opportunity for us – the biggest transformation in our organisation’s history. We know that the work we do can have a transformative effect on people’s lives and this grant will allow us to significantly expand our activity and ensure the future development of social art for communities in Peckham and beyond”.

Richard Watts, Chair, Peckham Platform, said:

“Everyone’s Platform is an exciting development for us, since it will allow us to extend our impact, support the growth in the highest quality social arts across the country and make real our determination that everyone in Peckham must benefit from regeneration investments. This Capital Award from ACE is our third significant grant towards this project, so the Peckham Platform Board are delighted with the support we are receiving towards our £1.1m target.”

Top image credit – Thomas Walker, the Transpontine Laboratory, LSBU

Kai Xin Tan Joins Fleet

Kai Xin joined fleet architect in October 2018 after completing her Part II in University of East London, where she gained a distinction. She was awarded the RIBA East London Society Architects Award for her fifth year portfolio. She has experience in mixed use and residential projects from her year out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Kai Xin is currently studying MA Urban Design to further develop her design research in architectural environments, while gaining experience at Fleet to equip herself to be a well-rounded, qualifying architect.

Callum Boult Joins Fleet

Callum Boult, BA (Hons), DipArch, Part II Architectural Assistant

Callum joined Fleet in September 2018 after completing his Part II at The CASS, graduating with a distinction. He previously studied architecture at Oxford Brookes University and also has experience working at a practice specialising in residential projects.

Callum is gaining further experience at Fleet on his way to fully qualifying as an Architect.

Nursery Planning Approval at St Joseph’s Hospice

As part of the ongoing work for Fleet have successfully gained planning permision for the inclusion of a day nursery within the grounds of the exisiting Hospice.

The nursery is one of a raft of estates initiatives underway with the Hospice including studio accomodation in the St Patrick’s Block and the future development of affordable housing within the St Joseph’s curtilage.

Part II Architectural Assistant to Join our Hackney Studio

Fleet are seeking to employ a Part II qualified Architectural Assistant to work on a wide range of public, commercial, heritage and hospitality projects. The works will offer the perfect opportunity to complete RIBA Part 3 Professional studies.

Office and site experience is an advantage but we are also very keen to speak to people comfortable with computer and manual techniques including sketching and modelling and willing to work with us at this key juncture in the growth of the practice.

Based in our studio in London Fields, Hackney, project locations will vary from central and east London to exciting new projects in Margate and East Kent.

Please send a simplified A4 CV and work samples to mail@fleetarchitects.co.uk titled RIBA Part 2 appointment (Maximum email size 10Mb).

Closing deadline for submissions is September 14^th.

Fleet is an equal opportunities and London Living Wage Employer.

2018-19 RIBA Part 1 Architectural Assistant Placement

Part 1 Architectural Assistant Placement

Fleet are looking to appoint a 2018-19 Part 1 placement Architectural Assistant for our studio in London Fields, Hackney.  A year working at Fleet will offer a wide range of experiences and hopefully lead to a longer term relationship through RIBA Part II and beyond.

We are keen to speak to people confident with computer and manual techniques with good sketch modelling skills an essential to the works.

Please send a simplified A4 CV and work samples to mail@fleetarchitects.co.uk titled RIBA Part 1 Placement  appointment.

Closing deadline for submissions is September 14^th.

Fleet is an equal opportunities and London Living Wage Employer.

Digital Health & Wellbeing

Fleet have been working with a collective of healthcare entrepreneurs to develop concept proposals for an ambitious Health and Wellness Centre offering physical and mental health services along with cosmetic and wellbeing treatments under one roof as an extension of the Client’s existing digital health application.

Rescuing Fort Road Hotel Margate

Adding to our growing protfolio of work on the Isle of Thanet, Fleet Architects are working with the new owners of the Fort Road Hotel in Margate to explorer returning the prominent building adjacent to the Turner Contemporary to its former use, a hotel.   Details are yet to be investigated but the works will secure the long term future of the building, reputedly frequented by JMW Turner himself, which was previously threatened with demolition.  The building was sold at auction by the Clive Emson auction house and sits within the Margate Conservation Area and is of great value and significence to the townscape and local folklore.

The new owners are keen to work with local interest groups in developing the most appropriate plan which will provide employment in high quality hospitality and catering and seek to use local construction trades in addition to protecting a much loved local property from the bulldozers.

(More to follow)