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PUBLIC & INSTITUTIONAL:
New buildings with a variety of uses. Build costs under
£1 million to over £3 million |
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The
Royal College of Physicians, London
The
Jerwood Medical Education Centre. A new three storey building
for postgraduate education with state of the art lecture theatres,
library, offices etc.
The
site had remained empty since the 1970s despite the endeavours
of several other architects to obtain consents for a variety
of schemes; all of which had failed.
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The
London Library, St James's Square
A
five storey extension to the existing listed library and new
interiors.
The
extension was built on top of a two storey wing which was
then refaced.
The
library remained in operation throughout the building works.
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Small
Office building
A
new office building built at the back of a Grade 1 Listed
house converted to office use.
Based
on the 18th century precedents, this is a practical and economic
means of producing office accomodation.
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CHURCHES:
Russell Taylor is the inspecting architect for a number
of churches. In addition to the usual quinquennial inspections
and repairs, he has designed significant alteration and
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Norwich
Roman Catholic Cathedral
A
fine Victorian building. Current projects include the design
of important internal elements: the high altar, font, organ
case, screens, doors etc. External projects include a visitor
centre and new landscaping.
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St
Joseph's Chapel, The Oratory, London
A
new reredos/baldacchino of six columns constructed in an existing
side chapel in marble, limestone and scagliola. The work was
completed exceptionally quickly - just nine months from application
for approval to final completion.
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St
Winefride's Church, London
New fittings: font, ambo, and celebrant's chair designed to
harmonise with the existing altar. Also a lighting scheme
including the design of new light fittings.
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PRIVATE
HOUSES:
Unique designs for individual clients ranging from grand
to modest. Russell Taylor confidently uses and adapts
the principles of classical and historical styles to design
houses of quality and character. |
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Crosby
Hall, Cheyne Walk, London
A landmark
on the Thames in Chelsea, Crosby Hall is a new house of four
wings around a central courtyard. It is designed in a series
of successively later Tudor styles centred on the genuine
mediaeval Crosby Hall on the east side. Go here
for further pictures.
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Private
House, North London
A new
six bedroom house on a small arts and crafts estate. The house
is designed in accordance with the spirit of its existing
neighbours, but nothing is copied. Every detail is a fresh,
new, unique design.
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Summer
house, Wimbledon, London
A classical
summer house with an oak portico. The summer house is an adaptable
part of the house - office, games room, entertaining space.
In Summer the doors fold back and disappear and it becomes
part of the garden. In Winter the underfloor heating is switched
on to form a warm retreat.
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Thatched
Cottage, Northamptonshire
A
two storey extension (left hand end) to a listed property
in a protected village
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Private
House, London
Two
extensions (centre and right) to an Edwardian house.
The central
conservatory is fully insulated to allow use as part of the
dining room - a form of construction specially invented for
this project.
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FURNISHING
& FITTINGS:
Many projects are quite small and among the smallest are
the design of furnishing and fittings. Some are designed
as part of larger projects, others as one-off commissions.
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Light
Fitting
Appropriate
light fittings are often impossible to find. Russell Taylor
has designed light fittings in brass, iron, steel, plaster
and glass in a variety of styles for a large number of buildings.
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Curved
Entrance Door
For a
private flat in Regent's Park. The door is veneered in cherry
with dark walnut stringing and forms an apse at the end of
a small vaulted lobby.
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MEMORIALS:
People often rely on standard mass produced memorials.
This is a pity. A unique, well designed memorial is surely
a more fitting tribute? |
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September
11th memorial Garden, London
In
Grosvenor Square, opposite the USA embassy. Constructed of
green oak, the Memorial takes the form of a pergola and garden.
This is an ecologically sustainable design. For every tree
used, ten new oaks have been planted
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Memorial
to Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk
This
design, seemingly in the tradition of a mediaeval memorial
brass, makes use of modern technology - the shapes and lettering
are produced by computer controlled machinery.
Memorial
Stone, Suffolk
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classical design in Portland stone carved by the celebrated
carver, Dick Reid. |
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