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A large, multi-use sports hall and studio will soon be available for use by the Wolverhampton community as part of improvement works to a local school. 

The hall extension at Stowlawn Primary School in Bilston is part of a larger overhaul that will see the school building transformed by the summer of 2019, providing both the school and the local community with a versatile space for group activities and events. 

Responding to a need for more modern facilities accessible for use by the wider public, as well as greater capacity to cope with increased numbers of students, the major renovation project is being delivered by Wolverhampton-based architect Tweedale in a partnership with Kier Group.

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A Wolverhampton primary school has begun 2019 with improved facilities following the completion of the first phase of a major construction project.

Spring Vale Primary School, located on Kenilworth Crescent, now has an additional classroom for year six pupils as well as a larger, modernised kitchen. More work will take place over the next few months to revitalise the nursery along with reception areas and staff rooms.

The project is being delivered by Wolverhampton-based architect Tweedale in a partnership with Kier Group. Work is due to be completed by the spring.

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Snazzy retractable tables have stolen the spotlight in our latest school development, where creative thinking was key to providing a multi-purpose hall for pupils. 

The brand new facility at Yardleys School in Birmingham needed to be versatile, as it will be used for events, PE and sports lessons, school productions, exams and, of course, dinner.

Retractable tables, provided by Versa, will prove a fantastic time and labour saver, enabling the new space to be quickly and easily changed around to suit a variety of uses.

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Our technical expertise and creativity were recently tested in project that has added 18 new bedrooms plus ancillary facilities to a hotel in the centre of Bicester.

Cherwell District Council appointed Tweedale to plan the conversion of a second floor over the town’s public library into extra bedrooms for a Travelodge, knowing our team excels in finding solutions for complex projects.

The 53-room hotel was originally completed in 2015 as part of the council’s regeneration of the Franklin’s Yard area of the town, which also saw a new library facility, restaurants, retail units and office space introduced to the area.

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Bridgnorth Community Hospital has officially opened a new extension that will allow dementia patients much-needed space to spend with their family.

The extension to the Agnes Campbell Ward was overseen by Tweedale and consists of a 29sq m room being constructed in a yard that is bound on all four sides.

The Agnes Campbell ward is a twenty-five bedded ward and is able to accommodate patients of mixed gender and ages, however, the patients are predominately elderly and normally require a period of rehabilitation to enable them to return home.
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A historic Willenhall school with an iconic clock tower has been turned into the new headquarters of Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd, which has been based in the West Midlands town for nearly 150 years.

The former Little London School on Stafford Street closed more than a decade ago but has been refurbished by Wedge Group Galvanizing Ltd as part of a multi-million pound development project. The clock tower has been refurbished and protected as part of the redevelopment.

Tweedale was responsible for the new office design.
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Construction work has recently started on a new industrial estate in Worcestershire, but for Tweedale, the journey to get to this point began in 2011.

That’s when we began working on this project after forming a new relationship with the developer, Hortons’ Estate.

Several design concepts were pursued including offices, large scale warehousing and a trade park. There was also considerable interest from individual commercial operators for bespoke buildings. Read Full Story

A new school building, designed by Tweedale Ltd, has been officially opened by Shadow Digital Minister, Liam Byrne MP.

The £2.1million project at Brownmead Primary Academy, located on Shard End in Birmingham, will eventually provide 210 extra primary school places for local children.

Tweedale, which has a great track record in designs for the education sector, worked with Acivico and contractor, Balfour Beatty, to deliver this project, which covers 522sq m and consists of six classrooms and new toilets.
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A prestigious prize has been awarded to an outstanding University of Wolverhampton student, Samukeliso Mafa, for her high-quality architectural design work.

The prize has been awarded annually by Tweedale, in a six-year strong partnership with the university.

Samukeliso recently graduated from the BSc Hons Interior Architecture and Property Development course with a 1st Class BSc (Hons) and said receiving the Tweedale Prize for Architectural Design was the cherry on the cake.
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The former Merlin’s bar in Dudley is looking magic after it was transformed as part of a £580,000 revamp.

However, the transformation of the two listed Victorian properties on Wolverhampton Street into offices for MET Recruitment came with a few challenges for us!

Terry Reynolds, managing director at Tweedale,  said: “The buildings fall within Dudley Town Centre Conservation Area and are locally listed so we needed to preserve the heritage features while creating modern offices.
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We’re pleased to announce Tweedale will once again sponsor the University of Wolverhampton’s prestigious accolade for architectural excellence.

The Tweedale Prize for Architectural Design is presented annually to the most outstanding student on the BSc Hons Interior Architecture and Property Development course for demonstrating high quality architectural design work.

Our firm is proud to have been the award’s sponsor for the past five years, and a number of previous award winners have gone on to work with us here at our Tettenhall-based practice.
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