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Architects return to Quayside home

A NEWCASTLE architectural practice has gone through a transformation to rebrand from Purves Ash to Tench Maddison Ash Architects (TMA Architects).

TMA reflects the names of the present directors, Graham Tench, Ces Maddison and the practice founder, David Ash, who remains as a Consultant.

They have relocated to the Newcastle Quayside where the practice started over 30 years ago.

The practice kick-started the regeneration of the Newcastle Quayside area by taking over one of the numerous derelict buildings as one of their own offices and carrying out the restoration of a number of other buildings including the Trinity House and Redhouse building complexes.

Director, Ces Maddison, said: “Even though times are tough, we have managed to maintain and expand our ‘blue chip’ client base which contains many well known national and regional companies.”

The firm is currently working on a number of key projects for Newcastle University as well as health and community projects having recently completed a pioneering community hall/sports facility at Shilbottle, Northumberland which contains a number of renewable technologies and sustainable features.

Their experience in conservation work led to the practice being appointed as conservation architects by Farrells to work with them on the Great North Museum: Hancock project which received a 2010 RIBA Award in May and has just been awarded a Silver Medal in the North East England Tourism Awards 2010.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .