Shortlisted for Resilient Homes Competition in Hull

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Last week, Harper Perry were shortlisted alongside four other finalists in the RIBA contest to develop flood-resilient homes alongside two sites on Hull Riverside. Backed by Hull City Council, the Living with Water competition invited architect-led teams to submit ‘unique and distinctive’ concepts for the neighbouring 1.7ha Humber Quay...

We’ve moved offices – Baltic 39

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We’ve moved to Baltic 39 on High bridge, central Newcastle-upon-Tyne.  We can now be contacted on landline 0191 261 3830.  Details have been updated on our contacts page. Harper Perry 31-39 High Bridge, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 1EW BALTIC 39 is home to 32 studios, of which Newcastle City Council provide...

Cumana House gains planning permission

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Cumana House has gained planning permission from Darlington council earlier this week.  The extension is a reworking of the existing garage into a kitchen, living and dining space.  Cumana House is a rare late 1960s timber framed modernist house in County Durham set amongst mature landscape.  The proposal, extends...

Kielder Castle Installation 2018

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Castles, Follies and Elephants is now open for the spring/summer season at Kielder Castle, Northumberland. The installation is a collaboration with artist, Oliver Perry. The commission takes the form of a series of temporary installations in the grounds of Kielder Castle in Northumberland. Nine ‘objects’ have been installed in...

Castle Follies and Elephants Installation Launches in Kielder

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Castles, Follies and Elephants, collaborative project between Harper Perry Architects and artist Oliver Perry opened this week in the grounds of Kielder Castle. The temporary installation is free and open to the general public with a commissioned map detailing the trail. Nine ‘objects’ have been installed in the landscape...

Gresham Horse

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It’s not every day you get asked to help to design a trojan horse.  This weekend, working with the artist Isabel Lima and Middlesbrough Institute for Modern Art (MIMA), the residents of the Gresham housing estate in Middlesbrough will to taking a 6m tall wooden horse sculpture through the...

Hatton Pavilion – Open at Baltic Square

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The Hatton Pavilion launched last week at Baltic Square, Gateshead Quays.  We have been working on the demountable pavilion with Glasgow-based artist Toby Paterson since September 2016. The Hatton Pavilion will tour venues in Newcastle and Gateshead from April – August 2017. It launches on Baltic Square on Friday...

Arch 2 on site

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Arch 2, a new home for Newcastle Brewing and cafe started on site two weeks ago with local North East contractors Meldrums. Some of the existing structures have now been demolished and drinage installed across the buildings and courtyard. Screed and concrete flooring is currently being installed with the...

Coastival

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We’re back from a weekend at the Scarborough Coastival winter festival where we installed our microcosmic summer holiday into the confines of a two-berth caravan.  Visitors were invited to immerse themselves into an audio-visual cocophony of sights and sounds that recall hazy summer days along the Scarborough sea front. ...