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Client contractors include:

1. Balfour Beatty
2. British Land
3. Costain
4. Davis Langdon
5. Kier Group,
6. Lend Lease
7. Mace
8. Shepherd Construction
9. Simons Construction
10. Sir Robert McAlpine
11. Sisk
12. Skanska
13. Swift Horsman
14. Tarmac
15. Wolseley

OAG has secured a prestigious new glass atria package within the financial sector. The two atria stretching over nine floors cover in excess of 4000m2. Installation is to be carried out in occupied premises.

OAG secures a prestigious new glass package at Durham Cathedral. The first phase contains bespoke glass shopfronts and balustrades with bronze metalwork.

Durham Cathedral is the greatest Norman building in England, perhaps even in Europe. It is cherished not only for its architecture but also for its incomparable setting. For this reason it was inscribed together with the Castle as one of Britain’s first World Heritage Sites. In a nationwide BBC poll held in 2001 it was voted the nation’s best-loved building. Like Hadrian’s Wall and the Angel of the North, it is an icon of north-east England, its image is instantly recognisable to people who love this part of Britain.

Source: http://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk

Bluewater, Europe’s largest and most innovative retail and leisure destination opened on March 16, 1999.

Within its first 12 months of trading Bluewater changed the face of retailing in the UK and became the benchmark for quality British retailing, winning a multitude of international awards including a Millennium Product mark.

Bluewater has successfully combined retail and leisure to offer a day out destination. Bluewater’s average guest spends around 3 hours at Bluewater, and 98% of guests surveyed in exit polls say their visit is highly enjoyable.

Bluewater’s striking architecture and innovative retail design sets it apart from other shopping destinations. Situated in a stunning location among towering 50 metre high cliffs, Bluewater is surrounded by a tranquil landscape of lakes, parkland and trees.

An Information Pack has been assembled with facts and figures on the centre, general information about Bluewater, its history and background details of the thinking behind the architecture and philosophy of Bluewater.

If you require further information on the architecture and design of Bluewater, please contact Bluewater Management on 01322 623300.

The Healix Group, which includes Healix International, Healix Health Services, Healix Risk Rating and wholesale broker, Healix Insurance Services, is moving to a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Esher on 7th November 2011. Over the last two years, staff numbers at Healix have increased by two-thirds and, with plans to continue to develop our services and customer base, we needed new headquarters to accommodate this growing head count.

The Building
One New Change is a contemporary building with a toag5otal of eight floors comprising offices on the top four floors, a public terrace at roof level on the sixth floor, and shops on the Lower Ground, Ground and First Floor. With around 60 stores spanning the three floors, One New Change is one of the largest shopping centres in central London, rivalling other London shopping hot-spots. A panoramic lift in the middle gives direct access to new and exciting views over St. Paul’s Cathedral dome.

The Architect
This iconic building has been designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Jean Nouvel. The modernist building has 6,500 floor-to-ceiling glass panes in varying shades of red, grey and beige, flooding the floors with natural light. 4,300 of which are unique pieces.

History
One New Change will help to restore Cheapside to its rightful place as one of London’s great commercial thoroughfares. The City mall is playing a leading role in the transformation of the City into a seven-day shopping and leisure destination. Whether you work in the City, are a tourist or a Londoner, One New Change is the newest place to relax and shop, away from the hustle and bustle of the West End.

Source: http://www.onenewchange.com/about-us.aspx

The existing outmoded building on Victoria Street will be replaced with a 13-storey prism-like structure conceived by architects Pelli Clarke Pelli and Swanke Hayden & Connell. The result will include 23,500 square metres of prime office space, with high-profile retail units at ground level.

Even taken in isolation, this would represent a major new arrival in Victoria. Seen in context with our work across Victoria, it is part of a transformation that will be felt for decades to come.

Facts & figures
Status: in development
Type: office
Completion: April 2013

Net Internal Areas
•Office: 23,450 sq m (252,400 sq ft)
•Retail: 1,540 sq m (16,570 sq ft)

Architect
•Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects
•Swanke Hayden Connell Architects

Source: http://www.landsecuritieslondon.com/properties/62-Buckingham-Gate

OAG will design, fabricate and install aluminium and steel double glazed facades to the high quality post-graduate accommodation at Wood Lane Studios for Imperial College.

Wood Lane Studios

Wood Lane Studios will provide high quality postgraduate studio accommodation and key worker apartments to help to meet the growing demand of Imperial College postgraduate students and key workers. Now under construction, the studios will be completed late summer 2012.

Phase 1 includes four blocks of studios and communal facilities providing high quality accommodation for 606 postgraduate students, together with a development of family apartments along the south of Shinfield Street. Also included is a meeting room facility which will be available to people living and working in the area on a pre-booking basis.

Wood Lane Studios will eventually form part of a new campus for Imperial College. The Campus will be expected to generate and maintain over 2,450 jobs and will accommodate in addition to the postgraduate and key worker accommodation, a range of uses including research and teaching facilities (such as the world class School of Public Health), a new business incubator for the companies created through Imperial Innovations plc and management offices for the College.

These further phases form part of a wider regeneration plan for the land east of Wood Lane down to Westfield. Subsequent phases of the development will be the subject of further discussion and consultation with the London Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea, together with the Greater London Authority.

OAG are installing bespoke free standing screens to the external façade of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid’s renovation and development of The Magazine building in Kensington Gardens, to become the Serpentine Sackler Gallery.

The Serpentine Sackler Gallery, situated a stone’s throw from the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens will bring a unique listed building into public use for the first time in its 206-year history, providing a new cultural destination and landmark for London. The Gallery is named after Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler, whose Foundation has made the project possible through the largest single gift received by the Serpentine Gallery in its 41-year history.

The restoration and extension will offer nearly 900 square meters of galleries and social space. The adjoining extension will be used as a café/restaurant, creating a permanent architectural landmark in the heart of London.

Responding to the Grade II listed building and the Grade I listed landscape, Zaha Hadid has designed a light and transparent extension for the Serpentine Sackler Gallery to be used as a café/restaurant and social space.

This will complement the historic structure, which will be refurbished and completed with a new north wing that emphasises the oldest part of the building — the former powder store — as a central citadel. The modern extension will be added to the west, a contemporary lightweight partner to the original building’s classical weight.

Covered by a lightweight tensile membrane, the extension compliments rather than competes with the main building. The structure is defined by a single roof surface that playfully undulates, at times dipping down to touch the ground before rising up again. Roof lights punctuate the peaks of the surface, bringing natural light into the interior. The surrounding grounds, created by the landscape designers Gross Max, also take on an undulating form. Protected trees and hedges, as well as the historic ha-ha, will be retained.

The Serpentine Sackler Gallery will present the best in emerging international talent across all art forms, complementing the existing programme at the Serpentine Gallery. Commissioning new works, public engagement and cultural learning will be at the heart of its programmes, which will include an annual large-scale light installation inside the building and an outdoor Playscape for children and adults of all ages. Like the Serpentine Gallery, it will be free of charge and accessible to all.

The Magazine Building – Its History and the Site

Of exceptional historical and architectural interest, The Magazine was built in 1805, in the style of a Palladian villa, as a gunpowder depot for the army in the event of a ‘foreign invasion or popular uprising’, but has not housed munitions for the last 50 years. It occupies a prominent position on West Carriage Drive, running from Exhibition Road to Bayswater Road. Kensington Gardens is an eighteenth-century park and combines wide-open spaces with elegant tree-lined avenues. Home of Peter Pan in statue form, the park also houses Kensington Palace, the Albert Memorial and the popular Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground.

The Royal Parks extended an invitation for proposals for potential future use of The Magazine building in August 2009. Three bidders were shortlisted, all proposing galleries, but it was to the Serpentine Gallery that a 25-year licence was awarded for the Serpentine Sackler Gallery.

The Serpentine Sackler Gallery Programme

Open daily, with free admission for all, the Serpentine Sackler Gallery will present the stars of tomorrow in art, architecture, dance, design, fashion, film, literature, music, performance and technology. Diverse audiences will be able to engage with every aspect of contemporary culture through exhibitions, installations, performances and special commissions. New partnerships will be forged between the arts, creative industries, sciences and education in this test-site for new ideas.

The Serpentine Sackler Gallery will offer two annual commissions to leading international contemporary artists: a large-scale object for the Playscape — a landscape for families to explore art through creative play, sited in the grounds — and a light installation in the café/restaurant.

The Magazine in Kensington Gardens is located on West Carriage Drive, just north of the Serpentine Bridge. For more info please refer to this detailed map of the park.