Xsite Public Art Projets

A part from the commercial projects the company is involved in many public related projects:

- the creation sculptural celebration of the River Tyne and its increasing salmon population in May 2005

- the  design of a touring exhibition and events space in Woodhorn Clliery museum in September 2006

- designs a new digital creative centre for Digital City, Middlesbrough in 2007 as well as design the look and feel of DOTT 07 festival

- 2008 designs the Vision Information Point for Barnard Castle Vision

Reference:
http://www.xsitearchitecture.co.uk/portfolio.htm

Xsite Future Project Trinity Cambers - Middlesbrough

Conversion of an old warehouse building into 25,000 sqf. of office space for speculative letting.

The structure of a new mezzanine structure provides floor space for offices organised around a central atrium 'street'. A roof light lantern projects through the apex of the warehouse roof, providing daylight tot the deep building plan and forming a striking feature in the building roof space. External over-cladding with black profiled  metal provides a faint pin-stripe aesthetic with projecting vertical box windows and coloured reveals, creating a bold adaptation of the industrial aesthetic.

Tofee Factory - Newcastle

The design of the refurbished Victorian factory aims to retain and exploit the qualities of the existing brick structures and extending it to provide 2,600 sqm. of office space.

I think that the renovation of the building is a great way to modernize it and provide all of that extra space for office and commercial purposes. I also respect the fact that some of the existing features of the old Victorian factory are kept untouched, such as the brick structure and chimney. The bright colours and the illuminating lights give a feel of individuality and character of the whole building.

Reference:
http://www.onenortheast.co.uk/page/news/article.cfm?articleId=4486

Industry awareness & North East Design Company Investigation

I have been researching some of the companies operating in The North East in order to get better understanding of the market and the companies within the Interior design and architecture industry. I looked at Xsite Architecture:

Boho One - Middlesbrough.  3,200 sqm. office building, providing workplace in Digital Sector. The building has been awarded couple of times as Best Sustainable Building in 2009, Awarded by BREEM Excellent, using a ground source heat pump and wind turbines as well as natural daylight and ventilation to minimize the building's energy consumption. in 2010 as Best Workplace Building by RICS North East Renaissance Awards.

Plovdiv, Bulgaria Personal Photos

In terms of architecture, the main street Nikola Giaurov is more modern than the Old Plovdiv with its Art Deco and Art Neuveau buildings. Many of them are used as galleries, private accommodations, shopping centers and clubs.

http://plovdivcity.blogspot.com/2010/11/art-nouveau-building.html

Paintings of Plovdiv

Tsanko Lavrenov is one of the famous Bulgarian  artists inspired by the beauty of the Old City.                                          




















Image taken from:  http://www.pravoslavieto.com/art/shkoli/samokovska/1896-1978_Lavrenov_tvorbi_portreti.htm

 Plovdiv Home Page Address:  http://www.plovdiv.org/home/places.html