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Ashley Down Primary School
January 2011
Procured by Bristol LEP, Skanska and DKA have completed the design and construction of a 210 place primary school in just 38 weeks. The new facilities are to be run as a split site providing 7 new classrooms, an enlarged kitchen, a main hall and spaces available for the local community. The new building targets a BREEAM Very Good rating, is highly insulated and includes rainwater collection for flushing toilets. The design benefits from natural ventilation and daylight throughout.
Chris Yates, Project Director for Bristol LEP said “We are delighted to be able to help the City Council provide extra primary school places in Bristol by completing this inspiring building in less than nine months."
Planning permission for new
Community Hospital
January 2010
Planning permission was granted on 27 May 2009 for South Petherton Community Hospital, a new £15m Centre of Excellence for stroke rehabilitation in Somerset. The new building, which will replace obsolete facilities on a rural site on the edge of South Petherton village, will include 24 inpatient beds, a health and wellbeing centre, therapies, diagnostics, wheelchair assessment unit and support functions.
The project has been developed through the NHS ProCure 21 process and will be the third community hospital that DKA have delivered with Laing O’Rourke for Somerset PCT. The project is expected to achieve a ‘very good’ rating under the new 2008 BREEAM for Healthcare and will include a biomass boiler.
DKA AWARD 2009
July 2009
Designers of the future
We recognise the importance of developing new talent, and since 2005 have been proud to award an annual prize for the best computer-generated drawing completed by the students of the University of Bath.
This year's winners are Jonathan Claridge and Elspeth Faulkner, who created these beautiful and inspiring images.
Manor Fields Primary School completed
June 2009
Completed in February, Manor Fields was officially opened on Tuesday June 9th 2009. The new building was built on the playing fields of a dilapidated Middle School, and was the final phase in the Salisbury three-tier review to replace the former lower, middle and upper school system with a two-tier primary and secondary system. The new building, with a cost of £3.1m, provides 9 classrooms for up to 230 pupils. 2 classrooms are dedicated as a Special Learning Centre, providing SEN facilities for the local area. The areas have been zoned to facilitate community use, without compromising the security of the school. The school has achieved a 'Very Good' BREEAM rating, with features including natural ventilation throughout, rainwater collection, and a combined heat & power (CHP) plant.
15 years of DKA
July 2008
In July 2008 DKA celebrated its 15th year of trading. DKA was formed in 1993 by directors David Kent and Jay Gidman. Working its way out of the economic recession, the practice started modestly with a team of three and occupied only part of the ground floor of the Malt House. It soon expanded however, partly as a result of winning work in the defence and health sectors, and by 2003 had refurbished and occupied the whole ground floor and mezzanine.
The practice has gone from strength to strength since those early days and now employs nearly 20 architects, technical and support staff.
A fresh new look
July 2008
DKA has launched a new branding to celebrate it’s 15th anniversary. Formed in 1993, DKA originally employed six people but has grown to nearly 40 over the last 15 years. To keep pace with the progress of the practice and to reflect its development and growth DKA appointed Robin King of Redbreast Design to oversee an overhaul of the DKA brand.
“DKA has always performed as a coherent and contemporarybusiness and the time had come for their brand to mirror this. Their new brand will provide them with a strong and distinct image to support their philosophy.” Robin King
DKA Award 2008
July 2008
We recognise the importance of developing new talent and since 2005 have been proud to award an annual prize for the best computer generated drawing completed by the students of the University of Bath.
2008 winners are Alastair Crocker and Theo Dales who created some beautiful and inspirational images.
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