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Hello! We are David Craig Design Consultancy. We are a multidisciplinary design studio based in the Village of Saltaire near Bradford.
We design buildings, products, furniture and interiors.
From medical centres and hospitals through schools and nurseries to new homes and extensions. David Craig Design Consultancy are experienced in projects both large and small.
We work with you to find out what you want, tell you if you need planning permission and sort that out for you. We tell you what other professionals you might need to appoint, and get them on board. We prepare drawings to get building control approval and sort out quotes from some friendly builders. If you are busy we can also manage your project so you can concentrate on what you do best. We enjoy a challenge, and have worked on complicated planning cases and highly serviced hospital buildings, but challenging does not have to mean big; Making every inch work for you in a small home extension is just as rewarding for us.
Now, once you have your lovely new building, you will want it looking fabulous inside too, so we can design your furniture and work with a manufacturer, managing the whole process. We can also work with you to specify the interior finishes, materials and colours, prepare 3D visualisations with samples and mood boards and have experience of delivering turn-key projects too.
Finally, as if that was not enough, we also do product design. We can help you make your ideas into a reality by developing sketch designs, building 3D CAD models and working with you to bring your ideas to market. So, if you want to speak to David about a building, an interior, a product or some furniture, call or tweet me to arrange a coffee and a chat.
Our contact details are;
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| 01274 401445 | 07779 015999 | david@dctwo.co.uk | twitter.com/dc2architecture |
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Below are a few projects that David Craig has worked on, and a few that are ongoing. Please pop back every so often for updates and new projects.
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Hirst Wood Nursery School and Children's Centre:
For Bradford Metropolitan District Council.
Saltaire.
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Hirst Wood Nursery School and Children's Centre is located upon the edge of the UNESCO world heritage village of Saltaire. The nursery school was designed by pioneer of Nursery Education Margret MacMillan and built "For the welfare of the slum child" in 1933. The School was affectionately known as "The Sunshine" school due to it's full height critall windows and it's emphasis on outdoor play.
David has been involved with Hirst Wood Nursery School and Children's Centre since it became a Children's Centre in 2008. David originally worked with the centre staff to re-design the internal layout and improve accessibility, got planning permission for the sensitively designed extensions and alterations, and worked with the design and build contractor through to handover. Following Handover, David was invited to become a Governor at the School and is now Chair of Governors.
David has been involved with all subsequent building projects and improvements, from the recycled tyre tracks that meander through the banked grass playing fields and the sail shade play area to the insulation upgrade project. David also ran initial concept design workshops and prepared the development brief for "The Gallery" a new multi-purpose room that can open up into the courtyard.
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Caythorpe and Fillingham Wards:
For United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS foundation Trust:
Lincoln.
Whilst working for a Healthcare Design Company, David was lead designer for this innovative development at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS foundation trust. The 60 new beds took just seven months from briefing to handover and included 28 single bedrooms. This fast timescale was achieved by designing the building for modularisation, and managing ground works in parallel to off site construction.
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Educational Toys:
For The Cool Cart Company.
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The Cool Cart Company make Go-cart kits designed to be simply bolted together by parents and their children, helping kids to learn more about working practically with tools and materials. David Craig Design Consultancy have been appointed to help bring this simple yet innovative concept to market. We are currently working with a manufacturer to make a number of prototypes for testing, and are having lots of fun on the way. For more information about this product, follow The Cool Cart Company on Twitter here.
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House Refurbishment:
Private Client, Oxford.
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David Craig Design Consultancy were appointed to draw up refurbishment plans and specifications for this Victorian terrace house in Oxford. The scheme included stripping back all timber floors throughout the property, restoration of the timber sash windows, re-pointing and repairing spalling brickwork, a new kitchen and bathroom, central heating and a wood burning stove.
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Specialist Laboratories:
Rhodes Bespoke Ltd.
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Working with a specialist furniture manufacturer, David Craig Design Consultancy have designed a number of specialist laboratories. These high specification rooms use materials such as solid surface worktops, Trespa Toplab and Parapan high gloss acrylic.
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Pixelated Rainbow Lockers:
Signhills Academy:
Lincolnshire.
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Working in partnership with Rhodes Bespoke, David Craig Design Consultancy were appointed to come up with a simple, cost effective way to brighten up the school's corridors and provide storage. The client wished to use a bright pallet of colours, so a pixelated rainbow effect was selected as a way of adding interest.
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Planning Consultancy and Design:
Woodland Diversification Project:
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David Craig Design Consultancy are currently working with a woodland owner to establish a sustainable way to diversify their holding, whilst maintaining the quality of the woodland. David has carried out extensive planning policy research, appointed a design team, including ecologist, transport consultant, silverculturalist and tourism consultant, prepared consultation documents and and carried out pre-application meetings with the planner. A planning application will be submitted in December 2012.
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Structural Seating:
Signhills Academy:
Lincolnshire.
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Following on from the success of the Pixelated Rainbow Lockers, David Craig Design Consultancy in partnership with Rhodes Bespoke were commissioned to design and install some brightly coloured robust group working seat clusters. The structural back to the seating was constructed from CNC machined Trespa that slots together.
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Residential Extension:
Bradford.
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David Craig Design Consultancy have obtained a certificate of lawful development and building control approval for this lean-to extension in Bradford. The client came to us, wishing to demolish a poor quality timber lean-to building and replace it with a larger utility room. We evaluated the space and made alternative suggestions for the layout to utilise the space more effectively. The client has received a set of stamped approved building control drawings to obtain prices from contractors.
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David Craig Design Consultancy: The Studio, 31 Albert Road, Saltaire, West Yorkshire, BD18 4NS
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