Say hello to Bridget! Bristol time-lapse photography
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Say hello to Bridget! Bristol time-lapse photography

Last week we shot time-lapse photography of the unveiling of Bridget, a huge pop-art character and the face of new residential development, Bridge Quay, Bristol.

Adam Pratt, development director for developers Urban and Civic, said: "We are excited to be giving this landmark building in the heart of the city a new lease of life...

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AVRs for 101 George Street, Croydon help achieve planning
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AVRs for 101 George Street, Croydon help achieve planning

The derelict site at 101 George Street - formerly home to office block ‘Essex House’ - has been familiar to us for a number of years. Back in 2011 we were commissioned by Terrace Hill to visualise plans for their 258,000 sq ft, 17-storey office scheme - ‘Chroma’.

In April of 2014 developer Fairfield Ltd took up an option on the site and in June Rolfe Judd submitted plans on their behalf for the transformation of  the site into a 305-flat skyscraper...

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Student Life animation helps Uliving win preferred bidder in the transformation of University of Gloucestershire Campus
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Student Life animation helps Uliving win preferred bidder in the transformation of University of Gloucestershire Campus

We’ve recently completed a fun student life fly-through to support Uliving in their winning bid for the University of Gloucestershire’s Pittville campus in Cheltenham.

Our stand-out-from-the-crowd flythrough featured cartoon students and allowed the developers to present their plans in an extremely fun and memorable way.

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Opening the doors at Kallos Gallery, Mayfair
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Opening the doors at Kallos Gallery, Mayfair

Kallos Gallery, selling some of the finest Greek antiquities in the world, launched this week.

The high-profile antiquities collector, Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza, commissioned our friends SO Creative...

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Dorsett win EC3 approval
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Dorsett win EC3 approval

Interdisciplinary consultants McBains Cooper have won approval for Dorsett's latest hotel project in London.

At the City of London planning committee meeting today, the plans for a 256-bed hotel that replaces the 60's office block adjacent to Aldgate tube station were conditionally approved, paving the way for delivery of the new building in 2015.

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The Mail Rail experience in for planning
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The Mail Rail experience in for planning

Feilden Clegg Bradley have submitted plans for a museum, exhibition and events space that includes the Mail Rail Experience - a journey through the little-known rail tunnel network that carried London's mail throughout the city until 2003...

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Balfour Beatty win St James's Market contract
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Balfour Beatty win St James's Market contract

Long term client Balfour Beatty have been awarded the £87m contract to build a major commercial and retail scheme that forms part of the £320m St James’s Market development in central London.

We collaborated with BB to produce two animations to support their bid.

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V&A revamp commission
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V&A revamp commission

We're utterly delighted to have been selected by the Victoria & Albert Museum and Nicholas Jacob Architects to assist in the development of plans for refurbishment of the V&A's North Quarter galleries.

Nicholas Jacob Architects were commissioned to provide coherent study of the condition of the building and its structure within the North East Quarter, with particular attention being given to any retained historic fabric within the North and South Courts.

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Balfour Beatty win CitizenM Job London
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Balfour Beatty win CitizenM Job London

Balfour Beatty continue their run of recent success in the London construction market, by winning the construction contract to build the next in a rapidly expanding portfolio of CitizenM hotels in London.

The design and construction team are now on site delivering the nine storey hotel of 370 bedrooms over eight floors.

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Home Park wins planning approval
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Home Park wins planning approval

Akkeron Group's ambitious plans for redevelopment of Home Park have received a massive boost with unanimous planning approval being granted by Plymouth councillors.

The plans will deliver new sports, leisure and retail facilities, including a state-of-the-art grandstand for Plymouth Argyle Football Club.

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Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon
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Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon

Our latest film showcasing plans for Swansea Bay’s Tidal Lagoon, has gone down a storm receiving over 12,000 web views in its first week of public release.

The piece - made up of film footage and CG animation - has been extremely well received, sparking much discussion across social media platforms and on numerous websites and blogs.

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Seasons Greetings
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Seasons Greetings

We will be closed for the holiday from December 24th at 12.00 midday, returning on Wednesday  2nd January.

Please feel free to send us a note to info@preconstruct.com should need to - we will respond to you as soon as we can when we're back in the office.

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