ragwert Posted July 21, 2018 Report Posted July 21, 2018 The former job Centre building in Bath St will be the first building to be converted for University use for 100 students at a cost of 3.4 million and will be ready for September 2019. Architects’ drawings, visualisation and a model of the first academic building will be revealed at a public drop-in session at 6a, St Peter’s Street, Hereford on Friday July 27 between 10.30am and 3.30pm. Members of the NMiTE team and representatives of the architects, Architype, will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the plans before a formal planning application is submitted to Herefordshire Council next month. This is the result of the above visualisation
Paul Jones Posted July 22, 2018 Report Posted July 22, 2018 At last hopefully that eye sore will actually become something nice.
ragwert Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Posted July 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Paul Jones said: At last hopefully that eye sore will actually become something nice. With 3.4 million it better be
ragwert Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Posted July 23, 2018 Planning application just gone in for change of usehttps://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/info/200142/planning_services/planning_application_search/details?id=182603&search-term=registered in the last 7 days&search-service=recent&search-source=items&search-item=registered in the last 7 days
twowheelsgood Posted July 23, 2018 Report Posted July 23, 2018 Given the planning application confirms no external extension or alterations, and the building was extensively refurbished in 2013 by C J Bayliss for the Council, it begs the question what on earth are they going to spend £3.4m on? Is the gravy train already rolling?
ragwert Posted July 24, 2018 Author Report Posted July 24, 2018 17 hours ago, twowheelsgood said: Given the planning application confirms no external extension or alterations, and the building was extensively refurbished in 2013 by C J Bayliss for the Council, it begs the question what on earth are they going to spend £3.4m on? Is the gravy train already rolling? Agree,a lot of money on one small building. They have bought the magistrates Ct too in Gaol St so being three times the size I just wonder how much they will spend on that. I'm thinking they will build the new main campus on the site of Gaol St car park.
Denise Lloyd Posted July 28, 2018 Report Posted July 28, 2018 This is what £3.4m gives you https://t.co/cB8tirZcSA
Frank Smith Posted July 29, 2018 Report Posted July 29, 2018 On 28/07/2018 at 09:16, Denise Lloyd said: This is what £3.4m gives you https://t.co/cB8tirZcSA They are having a laugh
Colin James Posted July 29, 2018 Report Posted July 29, 2018 This is what they think it should look like, what a monstrosity!! It looks like some sort of cage and totally out of character for the area. What is wrong with these people...
ragwert Posted July 29, 2018 Author Report Posted July 29, 2018 I like modern achitecture but this is shockingly.....Shite
Denise Lloyd Posted July 29, 2018 Report Posted July 29, 2018 I do not think one person has posted a positive on this on the FB sites. Just can't understand the thinking behind it absolutely truly awful. This is just the first building they are going to bastardise God help Hereford.
megilleland Posted July 29, 2018 Report Posted July 29, 2018 I thought this design had already been implemented at the Old Market development. https://goo.gl/maps/2C1kP5SRu4P2
herefordman75 Posted July 30, 2018 Report Posted July 30, 2018 Does it slide down like a portcullis at night to keep the students in? (Or the locals out :) ) It really is truly a shocking piece of poor taste design - a carbunkle as Prince Charles would probably call it. Is Stevie Wonder now on the planning committee?
Colin James Posted July 30, 2018 Report Posted July 30, 2018 On 29/07/2018 at 21:37, megilleland said: I thought this design had already been implemented at the Old Market development. https://goo.gl/maps/2C1kP5SRu4P2 Yes and look how poor that looks in such a short space of time.
Cambo Posted August 2, 2018 Report Posted August 2, 2018 It beggars belief how much they are spending on doing this building up!…are the rooms to be gold plated? I guess when it's not your money who cares about the cost…yet again taxpayers being ripped off as for the design of the front of the building they might as well not both…its hideous & it would knock a million & a half off the cost?!
Denise Lloyd Posted August 2, 2018 Report Posted August 2, 2018 Report in the HT today saying the Council are not being kept up to speed on NMITE's activities - duh
twowheelsgood Posted August 3, 2018 Report Posted August 3, 2018 Absolutely terrible - what on earth are Architype thinking?! When they put so much effort into the adjacent former Boys Home, this is baffling - it looks like a first year architectural student's doodle's and it should never have been let out their office. It does nothing, quite literally, save for blocking the views out of the building and screening the front elevation, which is a quite attractive modern classical design (with the centre entrance panel completely buggered by the Council over the years, obviously, but that can be put right). When it rains, water will stream down the boards onto anyone or anything below and then splash, stain and wear away the pavement. Just ridiculous and a complete waste of money to even get to this stage. Why is the current planning application for change of use saying there will be alterations to the building?
Denise Lloyd Posted August 6, 2018 Report Posted August 6, 2018 https://t.co/ZwqNs6L8a Herewith link to the HT report referred to in my post above
Denise Lloyd Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 https://t.co/tz9NXIruQY NMITE in talks about Robert Owen School - no surprises there There are so many different NMITE forums on this site would it be better to marry them up a bit? and close off the others
twowheelsgood Posted January 22, 2019 Report Posted January 22, 2019 I see that Architype have been bumped off the former Boys Home scheme next door in favour of Quattro Design Architects of Gloucester, presumably to 'value engineer' it. There is some hope then that this absurd manifestation will not go ahead, especially as September is barely 9 months away and there is no sign of any work starting on site. Given they're no requisitioning the Robert Owen buildings, will it even be needed, in the short term at least?
megilleland Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 Travelling to Bristol Frenchay Hospital the bus I use passes through the University of the West of England (UWE). Although the numbers of students is far greater in Bristol than proposed in Hereford it is immediately apparent that what is needed is a campus which has an identity to promote itself. A Victorian building, the Robert Owen School, up a side street doesn't convey an image of cutting edge technology and engineering for the future. It is obvious that the piece meal approach to creating a university isn't going to work. Build a proper campus at Rotherwas and put it on a proper footing to attract potential students and provide facilities to match. 1
Denise Lloyd Posted January 23, 2019 Report Posted January 23, 2019 and if in Rotherwas be much closer to the larger companies where the students are supposed to be doing the majority of their learning 1
Denise Lloyd Posted February 27, 2019 Report Posted February 27, 2019 More New student halls approved by #Herefordshire's planning committee today, for the Art College & new university. The design was significantly different to the original submitted version, due to the visual impact on the railway station, a listed building . http://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents/s50064642/183841%20Station%20Approach%20Hereford.pdf …
ragwert Posted February 27, 2019 Author Report Posted February 27, 2019 38 minutes ago, Denise Lloyd said: More New student halls approved by #Herefordshire's planning committee today, for the Art College & new university. The design was significantly different to the original submitted version, due to the visual impact on the railway station, a listed building . http://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/documents/s50064642/183841%20Station%20Approach%20Hereford.pdf … Now that does look a lot better.Nice to see Councillors agreeing with everyone regading just how ugly the original building plans were
Colin James Posted February 27, 2019 Report Posted February 27, 2019 Personally, I hate the roof, looks like the old market and I Neve liked that cattle shed design either, still better than the original option
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