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A £40m resort in Whitby, North Yorkshire, has been given the go-ahead by Scarborough Borough Council. The Raithwaite Bay Resort, designed by Holder Mathias, is being developed by Yorkshire Ventures.It will include 71 holiday cottages, 82 holiday apartments, 37 forest lodges, as well as a restaurant and welcome hub spread over ...

Bellegarde Designer Outlet, a scheme Holder Mathias worked on from 2008, has been relaunched by Neinver under a new name: Alpes The Style Outlets. It was unveiled at the Outlet Summit which took place at MAPIC last week. Neinver said it expects to open Alpes The Style Outlets, the developer’s second ...

Holder Mathias are very delighted to announce that they have been recognised in Building Magazine's Top 50 Architects and Top 150 Consultants. They ranked 32 in the Top 50 Architects and 98 in the Top 150 Consultants.

This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch is by Terry Morley, partner at Holder Mathias. He says: “In introducing this new leisure offer to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, we are looking to improve the vibrancy and attractiveness of the town centre as a destination through the day and evening for locals and tourists alike. “Fairacre’s development will ...

Fairacre Property has been granted planning permission for a landmark town centre development in Haverfordwest, Wales, to be designed by Holder Mathias Architects. The planning application, originally submitted in November 2016, received unanimous council support and will result in the delivery of four restaurants/shops at ground floor level with a five-screen ...

This week’s #buildingdoodle sketch featured in Building Magazine is by Terry Morley, partner at Holder Mathias Architects. He says: “This is a sketch section through a proposed new four-storey townhouse on Curo’s Mulberry Park development in Bath. The drawing was produced to illustrate a more unusual vertical arrangement where living, kitchen ...

Work starts on £12m new-build residential scheme in Kent Developer Investin PLC has started construction work on a new-build development in Ashford, Kent. Designed by Holder Mathias Architects, the 'Vista' residential scheme will be built on either side of the former Charter House, completing the 352-unit residential mixed-use development and transforming ...

Holder Mathias appointed to design major residential town centre scheme in Camberley Holder Mathias Architects has been appointed by Surrey Heath Borough Council to design two residential schemes in Camberley. Led by the council's development partner, Berkeley Homes, the redevelopment of Ashwood House and Pembroke House will support the regeneration of ...

An interesting article on the Workplace with some excellent feedback on Swansea's Urban Village in this month's edition of the RIBA Journal Click here to read the article...    

Green light for £35m mixed-use development in Horsham A joint venture between Reef Estates and Arcus-PCD has been granted planning consent by Horsham District Council to redevelop Piries Place in Horsham Town Centre and create a high-quality, mixed-use scheme that will regenerate the local area and boost the local economy through ...

Urbanisation of Outlets, by Peter Gamble Urban outlet centres have been with us for some time in Europe. Metzingen and our own centre at Brennero form the heart of their two small towns. Successful outlets like Wolfsburg, Roermond, Swindon, Gun Wharf Quays and Gloucester have regenerated former industrial and dockland areas ...

Planning consent granted for Phase 2 of Scarborough’s Newport development, South Wales Scarborough Group International (SGI), the UK and international real estate investor and developer, today announces that it has received planning consent from Newport City Council of its £30 million phase 2 development of the Station Quarter in Newport, South ...

Holder Mathias wins award for its contribution to a more sustainable built environment Leading architecture practice Holder Mathias has won a ‘Green Apple Award for the Built Environment and Architectural Heritage’ in recognition of its pioneering approach to designing sustainable cabins for Forest Holidays. The Green Apple Awards is an international ...

Holder Mathias has been selected to design Ireland’s first Center Parcs. Building on its award-winning work for Center Parcs Woburn Forest, leading architect Holder Mathias has been commissioned to design the new centre buildings at Longford Forest in Co Longford, the first Center Parcs in Ireland. The Cardiff-based design team responsible for ...

The Self-Test – practical tips on how to design for residential by Stephen Hill. It would seem an obvious approach to design homes and residential master plans that make people feel good about where they live, that are aesthetic, convenient, encourage well-being and engender a sense of community. But in reality ...

Holder Mathias extends partnership alongside practice-wide promotions. International award-winning architects, Holder Mathias has made a series of significant promotions to strengthen the practice for the future. Former Director,  Max Poole has joined the partnership after 15 years with the practice working on a series of retail-led, town centre mixed-use schemes. As part of ...

A single focus on retail will not help our town centres thrive, by Peter Gamble. Town centres and high streets should seek to create places that people enjoy, recalling the character and feeling of the best European cities, argues Peter Gamble in a recent article. The drivers of urban regeneration have ...

MIPIM Award Winner, Center Parcs Woburn Forest Awarded Best Hotel and Tourism Resort.
Peter Gamble and Niall Roberts from NTR Planning were thrilled to take to the stage at the ceremony in Cannes to receive the award in person. Center Parcs Woburn Forest takes a highly successful and much ...

Center Parcs, Aqua Sana Spa awarded at World Spa & Wellness Awards.
Holder Mathias working with Schletterer GmbH and Sparc Studio is delighted to announce Aqua Sana Spa at Center Parcs Woburn Forest has been awarded Highly Commended for Best Resort Spa in Western Europe and Scandinavia. To read more about Aqua Sana Spa, please click ...

Withybush Retail Park in Haverfordwest Completes.
Withybush Retail Park is one of Haverfordwest’s oldest retail parks.  Holder Mathias has worked with M&G Real Estate (formerly PruPIM) on a major 7 unit renovation scheme which has led to a significant change in the tenant mix. Occupiers now include Marks and Spencer, Next, Laura ...