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Fibre Architects win new church design bid

Huddersfield architecture firm Fibre Architects have won a bid to design the re-development of a former local factory into a community hub and worship area.

The factory, at Willow Lane, Birkby, was formerly used to bottle Britvic drinks and was put up for sale when Britvic stopped production in January 2014.

The Rivertree Trust, who now owns the site, held a competition in order to determine which architecture firm would oversee the site’s redesign.

After a detailed selection process, Fibre Architects’ proposals impressed the Trust and the firm came out on top.

Fibre Architects are a high-quality design firm based in Edgerton and have designed a number of projects, both residential and commercial, in the Birkby and Huddersfield area before.

The new church and community centre is intended to be multi-purpose in its use, hoping to offer not only a place to worship, but meeting rooms for charities and a place to offer support for families or those in need in the local community.

Managing Director of Fibre Architects Martin Booker said of the project: “We are pleased to announce our appointment as architects by the Rivertree Trust and Community Church Huddersfield for the design of the exciting re-development of the former Britvic Factory on Willow Lane in Birkby into their new Community Hub Facility.”

“An application for full planning approval with more detailed proposals for the new facility should be submitted next year, and in the meantime we will be working hard with the client team to ensure the proposals are appropriate, deliverable and of a high quality design fitting for this important new community development for Birkby and Huddersfield as a whole.”

Operations Manager of the Rivertree Trust, Chris Haygarth, enthused: “We are very pleased to be partnering with Fibre Architects on the project. Out of 7 potential partners, Fibre, as a local company, really stood out to us as being passionate about Huddersfield.”

“I am very thankful to have found a partner who understands us as an organisation and is willing to work with us to co-create this exciting Community Hub Venue in Huddersfield.”

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