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10 March 2021 – Building works progressing at the SLG Covent

Building work is progressing well on the externals to the Sisters of the Love of God Convent in Oxford! Ubu Design were appointed by SLG Convent to develop landscape proposals as part of the redevelopment of the existing convent.  Working closely with MEB Design and the wider project team Ubu have produced a ...

15 February 2021 – The Valley

The landscaping has started to be installed in The Valley, our social housing development in Stanmore, Winchester. UBU have worked with Snug Architects and Winchester City Council’s New Homes Delivery Team to produce a comprehensive landscape masterplan to deliver 76 new affordable homes.  The scheme ...

10 December 2020 – Planning granted for Gorse Ride

Plans have now been submitted for Gorse Ride, a low energy housing development in Wokingham. Ubu were appointed by Wokingham Housing Ltd ( a subsidiary of Wokingham Council) as part of a team led by Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt, to develop a regeneration masterplan for Gorse Ride, a post war housing estate. Originally built as ...

5 December 2020 – Plans submitted for Downlands Park

Plans have been submitted by Architects Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt for Downlands Park in West Sussex, a Victorian care home which will be redeveloped into a 'campus for later living' for Eden Retirement Living. The original Victorian villa was built in 1876 and later converted into a school during the 1900s before becoming a ...

2nd December 2020 – Elmstead Place, Colchester

Elmstead Place in Colchester has now been handed over by the contractor Osborne, who were also the developer and operator.  Ubu provided the landscape design for the scheme which is located opposite the University of Essex campus. This 138 bed student accommodation scheme is a mix of townhouses and studio flats and ...

17 November 2020 – Construction starts on site for Hanborough School extension

Work has now started on site at Hanborough Manor School in Long Hanborough, Oxford on a new state-of-the-art £3 million extension and refurbishment. Ubu have provided the landscape design for the project, with Collado Collins as the Architect and the build is being carried out by Morgan Sindall Construction. It has been ...

11 November 2020 – Redesign of town pump ‘Cornhill’ site, Dorchester town centre

Proposals have been put in place which will see the historic Cornhill site, known locally as the town pump area, redeveloped with a new public seating area. The redesign could also include water features, sculptures and lighting to create atmosphere and a place for people to meet during the day and evening.This redevelopment ...