The redevelopment of Kala Sangam Arts Centre - a Grade II Listed building and Bradford’s old GPO - will be a key cultural capital milestone of Bradford’s UK City of Culture delivery in 2025; removing physical barriers and opening access throughout this important heritage space to all. The development will provide a new theatre, performance spaces, WCS, a feature staircase and new WC facilities, as well as new access at the front of the building.

In the realm of architecture, sustainability has emerged as a guiding principle, driving designers and architects to embrace eco-friendly materials and practices. In England, where the landscape is rich with history and tradition, a new wave of architectural design is blending innovation with environmental consciousness. In this blog post, we delve into the significance of sustainable architecture and explore the materials that are shaping its future.

22 years on from the completion of our Clients modern family home, Halliday Clark look back on the Heleine House residential project. The property received the RIBA White Rose Architecture Award in 2001 and was featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs.

Halliday Clark is pleased to announce that the company’s new large housing development on Tarnside Drive and Mardale Crescent, built for Leeds City Council, has won the LABC Yorkshire Building Excellence Award for Best Large Social Housing Development 2023. The LABC Building Excellence Awards are the largest business to business awards in the building control sector in the UK.

October 2022 sees planning submitted to turn a former Weetwood Police station site in North West Leeds into 127 build-to-rent apartments by Pickard Properties who we have worked with for a number of years.

A guide to architects plans begins with a floor plan, this is essentially a slice through a building level viewed from above. A site plan captures the whole of the site and is a to scale aerial view. An elevation is a two-dimensional drawing of a vertical element of a building. A cross section is similar to a floor plan in that it takes a slice through a building. Concept drawings are quick drawings that intend to communicate overall ideas and approaches that help to drive a project.

There are three ways in which Architects can calculate their fees; a percentage of a total project cost, a fixed price lump sum or on a time charge basis. How much or how little you commission an architect is up to you. Because there are clear stages it is easy to have clarity on how much involvement you want from them. 

For many clients, a building project is a once in a lifetime activity, which may mean that very little is known about what an architect does and why it is important to appoint one for a building project. This guide is aimed at helping explain what architects do, and what services they can offer. 

There is very good reason why a Chartered Architect takes a minimum of 7 years to qualify, involving two degrees, 2 years professional experience and the completion of a programme of rigorous exams, accredited by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Anyone calling themselves an Architectural Consultant or Architectural designer is unlikely to be an Architect and will not have the comparable skills and knowledge.

As an Architectural practice, chartered by the Royal Institute of British Architects, our services and activities are based around the work stages outlined within the current RIBA Plan of Work document which has evolved over the last 50 years.

Halliday Clark Create Ground-Breaking Student Living Scheme in Leeds. Carlton Hill Phase II has been designed specifically with the students' mental health in mind.

As Chartered Architects with over 25 years of experience of designing student accommodation projects, Halliday Clark have seen a distinct shift over the years in accommodation design formats, from shared townhouses to ensuite cluster flats and studios and the move from university funded Halls of Residences to outsourcing to national and regional operators and developers who strive to maximise density and profit.

The refurbishment of the Clarkson Library is set to provide Bradford Grammar School with a brand new 21st century, state-of-the-art library, offering students and staff a vital resource within the school.  The project aims to create a library that can become the heart of the school with an ethos of ‘tradition and innovation’ and will form a fundamental part of the learning experience.