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Open House at Baxter Green Development

This weekend there will be an open house event held at Baxter Green in Bramcote village on the outskirts of Nottingham. The new development, designed by Leonard Design, is situated within an idyllic green setting on the former garden site of St. Johns College. The event at Baxter Green will initially showcase a five-bedroom detached […]
4 months ago

Leonard Design in the Press: October 2018

Autumn is officially here and summer is over. October has been a very busy month with some great coverage in the press for the projects that Leonard Design are working on. Recently we announced the competition winning design for the Incheon International Airport landmark sculptur. Commissioned by the three biggest duty-free retailers in Korea: Lotte, […]
4 months ago

The Grove: Plans to Revive Historic Notts Pub

The Grove, located on the corner of Castle Boulevard and Abbey Bridge in Lenton, has been derelict for a number of years but the new plans by Leonard Design Architects will see it reinstated as a working pub with part of the building and its disused car park redeveloped into high-quality student accommodation. A total […]
4 months ago

Green Light for Beeston Development

Plans to deliver 132 new homes, a new cinema and food and drink outlets to Beeston in Nottingham have taken a step closer. Broxtowe Borough Council’s planning committee has unanimously granted full consent for the town’s new cinema and outline planning consent for the mixed-used and residential building. The decision was made at yesterday (12 […]
5 months ago

Winning Design for Incheon International Airport

Leonard Design have won a bid to design a landmark sculpture for Incheon International Airport, the largest airport in South Korea, as part of a wider refurbishment of the award-winning duty-free shopping area. The landmark, designed for Incheon International Airport but commissioned by the three biggest duty-free retailers in Korea: Lotte, Shilla and Shinsegae, will […]
6 months ago
Waterside Apartments, Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Flying Over the Waterside

The Waterside Apartments will be a landmark development creating a prominent gateway into Nottingham. Located in the centre of the ever growing West Bridgford the development is surrounded by restaurants, cafes, local amenities and some of the best sport Nottingham has to offer. Nottingham Forest Football ground, Trent Bridge Cricket Club, Notts County Football ground […]
6 months ago

Staff Appreciation is at the Top of our Agenda

Here at Leonard Design we have been putting our staff first with a month of fun events and activities to boost well-being and bring employees together. As a practice we already have a HR plan with perks such as open leave, health care cover, flexible and home working and a mentor initiative with career planning […]
6 months ago

Scale Rule: Designers of Tomorrow

Leonard Design & ARUP have teamed up to run a design workshop at Nottingham Trent University to inspire young local students to get into design & architecture. The scheme was organised by Scale Rule, a collective that seek to promote diversity and public engagement in our built environment. Year 9 & 10 students from across […]
7 months ago

Azuri: Revisited

Four years ago the Azuri oceanfront village in Mauritius was completed. Leonard Design were heavily involved in the design and construction of the scheme. Over the past week a few members of the team have revisited the idyllic island to see how the original scheme has evolved, and to review the subsequent phases of development […]
8 months ago

New Research Team in Partnership with The University of Nottingham

We are proud to announce a new partnership with the University of Nottingham (UoN) to improve research and development in the architectural sector. The first of its kind implemented in practice by any university across the country, the new initiative allows students at the UoN school of architecture to work directly with local firms to […]
8 months ago