Inspiring, innovative and flexible – education designs that break the mould
Hamilton Architects specialise in the design of education facilities which create innovative and inspiring learning environments that foster academic excellence and promote student well-being. Our approach to every project is informed by a deep understanding of both traditional and contemporary educational design and ensures the successful integration of cutting-edge concepts with practical functionality. Working closely […]
A new look for Old Mill Surgery
A new single storey extension to the existing Old Mill Doctors Surgery, Newtownards, wraps around a new light filled entrance lobby and reception space. The new lobby provides a more prominent entrance to the surgery and sits alongside a restructured parking layout which allows a simpler, safer pedestrian approach. External finishes consist of white rendered […]
Three HA partnership projects reach the finals of CEF Awards 2024
Hamilton Architects are delighted that three of our projects are finalists in the Construction Excellence Awards 2024. Roe Valley Integrated Primary School in Limavady, constructed by Lowry Building & Civil Engineering, has been shortlisted in the hotly contested category, Education Project of the Year. Our contractor partners Martin & Hamilton have taken The Courthouse Shared […]
Planners give the green light to new sports complex for NICSSA
Planning approval has been granted for a new centre of international sporting excellence at the Stormont Estate in Belfast, designed by Hamilton Architects. The NI Civil Service Sports Association (NICSSA) complex at Dundonald will be redeveloped to deliver a wide range of sport and leisure services, including training programmes, to members and non-members across Northern […]
Edendork Primary School receives capital funding go-ahead
Capital funding has been secured for work to begin on a new primary school for the village of Edendork, Co Tyrone, designed by Hamilton Architects. The newbuild school will be situated on a 1.78-hectare site which currently accommodates the now vacant St Malachy’s Parochial Hall. A new single-storey design will provide 11 classrooms, a multi-purpose […]
St Malachy’s PS, Armagh, receives planning approval
Planners have approved our design for a new 7-classroom, two-storey replacement for St Malachy’s Primary School, Armagh. Accommodations include a multi-purpose hall with an independent entrance for extra-curricular events, library, plant room featuring a polycarbonate lantern, and glass curtain walling to a brick kitchen to the rear. A split-level design maximises views of the surrounding […]
Refurb delivers sustainable new lease of life for library in historic village
Bessbrook Library, Co Armagh, has received a half-million pound highly sustainable refurbishment, courtesy of Libraries NI and Hamilton Architects. The old library, built in the 1990s, was in urgent need of updating to EnerPHit standard to enable it to continue delivering vital services to the local community. EnerPHit is a new Passivhaus Trust standard which […]
Education Minister announces funding for Mary Queen of Peace
Mary Queen of Peace PS, a newbuild school for Co Antrim designed by Hamilton Architects, is one of the educational projects to benefit from an £80m funding injection announced by Education Minister Paul Girvan. Two local primary schools, St Mary’s of Cargan and Glenravel PS of Martinstown, will be amalgamated in a new 9 classroom […]
Benvenuta to Celine as practice hosts Euro intern
Benvenuta to Ceine Ghisla, our Swiss intern, who will be spending five weeks with the practice under the auspices of the RSUA European Internship programme. Celine, an interior architecture design student in Lugano, enjoys arts and history and is looking forward to gaining more experience in the profession during her time with Hamilton Architects. She […]
Fab Four UU awards students join the Hamilton team
Meet the Fab Four! Four of Ulster University’s finest have joined the practice, thanks to their success in the recent Hamilton Architects UU Bursary Awards 2024. Part 1 Architecture students Lloyd Andrews and Hoklim Joyce Lui will be joining the team for the summer, before resuming their studies at the York Street campus in September. Architectural […]