Architects appointed to complete vision for £18m therapy centre
An £18m therapy and research centre for children with autism and neurodevelopmental conditions has moved forward with the appointment of architects to help complete the scheme.
Caudwell Children, the charity backed by Phones4u founder John Caudwell, is building the Caudwell International Children’s Centre in Keele, Staffordshire.
Architects and project management firm C4 Consulting, based in Cheshire, has been appointed to complete the design of the building.
The 60,000 sq ft building will have curved steel roofs around two internal courtyards, clad in timber and stone.
Damian Horridge, managing director of C4 Consulting, said: “Caudwell Children have very clear aspirations for the building and provide invaluable insight into the day-to-day use of the building and the potential challenges the children who will visit the Centre may face.
“It is our job to realise these aspirations and I’m thrilled with the way the building looks at this point.”
Caudwell International Children’s Centre
Buckingham Group Contracting has been appointed as the main contractor, with Tier Consult and KGA Partnership leading the structural and mechanical electrical engineering respectively.
The Caudwell Children CICC is part of a long-term project by the charity to provide a new structured programme of support, therapy and research for autistic children and their families.
Backed by a group of prominent philanthropists led by the charity’s founder, John Caudwell, the charity has been working with leading clinicians, academics and researchers to finalise the plans which are due to be announced shortly.
