Thinking Buildings

Our Derbyshire Offices On The BBC!

At the beginning of the month, the offices which our Derbyshire team use, were featured on the BBC Antiques Roadshow. Constructed in 1771, and now a World Heritage Site, Cromford Mills in Cromford, Derbyshire, became the birthplace of the factory system which would change the way things were made around the world to this day. …

Office and Warehouse Remodelling, Banbury

We are delighted to have received planning consent for the significant remodelling of an existing office and warehousing building in Banbury for the Brady Corporation. Working with Hawkins, Thinking Buildings have developed the design for this Design & Build contract. The project includes full fabric upgrading to meet current Building Regulations, which will significantly improve energy…

Nursery School Part Q Barn Conversion

This is a project with some real vision behind it. Our client owns an existing agricultural barn, and came to us to help with the design to convert it under Part Q permitted development rights, into a new commercial building. The proposed building will provide a new premises for an existing popular nursery, providing them…

Sensitive Landscape Integration For A New Home

Here we have the site plan from another successful planning permission, obtained earlier this year. Thinking Buildings worked with Savills planning consultants and NDLA landscape architects to reach a positive outcome for our clients on this challenging site. The plot is a small paddock attached to a larger dwelling, which had previously been developed with…

Contemporary New Build in Cheltenham

Whilst we are busy working on several school projects at present, it’s not all education at Thinking Buildings. Our other main area of work is in higher end homes, often for private individuals or smaller luxury developers. This is a new build contemporary house that recently gained planning consent in Cheltenham. The design provides 4…

Planning Approval For Heanor Gate Sixth Form

Today’s education spotlight is on the new sixth form and teaching building at Heanor Gate Spencer Academy in Derbyshire, that recently gained planning consent. This project provides a striking new focal point on the site for the school’s post 16 provision with a new social space, study areas, and seminar rooms. Our team are currently…

Science Expansion Build Sequence

This week we have a new video for you, showcasing another of our education projects. This is a build sequence model and video of the new science building at John Port School, in Etwall, Derbyshire. The project has recently started on site and this shows the main sequencing of how the science expansion will be…

Praise from Hatherop Primary School

“I wanted to write on behalf of the School with sincere thanks for all your hard work and significant contribution towards the successful planning application submitted for Hatherop School. We are all very grateful for your guidance, support, professional advice and final submission documents – working with us through this process and putting up with…

Contemporary Family Home In London

We’re delighted a project in north London, which has been with us for over 8 years, is very close to completion. This project, for a new family home in north London, came to us after a failed planning application. The local planning authority have proved very difficult to work with, but after much persistence, we…

Northamptonshire Village Pre-School

This week’s education spotlight focuses on this fantastic project to provide a new pre-school building alongside an existing village hall in Northamptonshire. This a complex project, located in a conservation area, with challenging topography and site constraints. The design approach is to provide a familiar and sensitive building form, but with a number of contemporary…