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Continued growth for Coda

Award winning Sheffield architects, Coda Studios, which delivers urban regeneration projects, is projecting a 40% team growth across the next 12 months after seeing turnover increase by over 30% in the last financial year and projections of equal growth this year.

As a result, the practice is relocated to larger city centre offices, in Cornish Place in the heart of the city’s historic Kelham Island industrial quarter, after outgrowing its Mowbray Street premises.

Managing director, David Cross, said: “Our increasing volume of commissions both regionally and nationally has prompted the move to accommodate our expanding team of architects, designers and technicians.”

Among key recent assignments for the 21-strong business, is the £2m plus Dun Fields scheme for 18 student houses on a brown field site in Kelham Island. The practice celebrates its tenth anniversary this year,

Richard Smith, partner at the Sheffield office of hlw Keeble Hawson, one of Yorkshire’s largest law firms, which has acted for Coda for more than five years, handled the relocation to the 3,000 square foot offices in the grade II listed building.

He said: “Coda’s move to larger offices underpins a successful growth story for this vibrant Sheffield architectural practice that is fast gaining a client base outside Yorkshire. After several challenging years for all firms involved in the construction sector, we hope that Coda’s expansion signals a more optimistic mood in the city.”

David Cross added: “The regeneration of historic city centre buildings to meet the needs of 21stcentury life and business is something that is central to our design philosophy. The Kelham Island area is already a well-established urban village with so much potential for further growth and regeneration.

“We are extremely grateful to Richard Smith of hlw Keeble Hawson and other advisors for their enthusiasm and support in ensuring that this important move was achieved quickly and efficiently.”

Rebecca Schofield of Frank Knight Sheffield acted for the landlords in the transaction.

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