C60 News
We are delighted that 'The World Around Us' Our collaboration with Mencap has been nominated for a Digital DNA award. Together Mencap and C60 Architects form an innovative, dynamic collaboration, drawing on their combined expertise in learning disability, spatial design and the use of virtual reality as a communication tool. The easily accessible online platform [...]
Belfast based C60 Architects have been appointed to help Mencap in the development of Virtual reality (VR) tools that replicate a real environment (or create an imaginary setting), and simulate the user's physical presence in this environment. Through the project Mencap wants to explore how VR technology can be used to support the facilitation of [...]
C60 Architects and Town Planners are delighted to have lodged an application to make improvements at Carrickfergus Sailing Club. The works will include measures to make the launching and landing of craft much easier and safer. More details to follow soon.
Check out the latest issue of the Institute of Directors, Inspiring Business to see an article on how C60 is leading the way in the use of Virtual Reality to communicate design ideas: "Your gleaming new expansive, Grade A office stretches out in front of you. The contemporary furnishings, paint on the walls and shiny [...]
Planning Permission has been granted for 8 contemporary homes on Comber Road in Dundonald. The design process utilised virtual reality to allow the developer to visualise the proposals and the same technology will now be used in the marketing of the development, allowing potential purchasers to view the homes before they have been constructed. “In [...]
In the most recent planning statistics published by the Department of Infrastructure covering Q3 of 2016, there is has been a small drop in the number of planning enforcement notices compared with Q2, but the year on year trend continues to show a steep increase with new planning enforcement cases being up 18.8% on the [...]
C60 Architects and Town Planners have successfully gained planning permission for this contemporary home to be built in Upper Ballinderry. Despite a previous planning restriction of the site which had limited development to a single storey bungalow, C60 Architects and Town Planners successfully argued that this contemporary 2 storey building form was appropriate for this [...]
Department for Communities (DfC) Community Halls Programme The Department for Communities (DFC) are calling for applications for the Community Halls Programme. This is an opportunity to apply for up to a £25,000 grant towards the upkeep of your community hall. Communities Minister, Paul Givan, has encouraged eligible organisations to the Community Halls Pilot Grant Programme [...]
We are very excited to be attending the Towards Zero Carbon Dwellings - Passive House in Northern Ireland briefing tonight at Ulster University. This is guaranteed to be a really interesting briefing on the future of building in Northern Ireland both from a technical and a political perspective. It will include talks on Passive [...]
C60 is leaving behind its infant years and reached the grand age of four years old. Thanks to all our friend and clients for their continued support which has helped us grow and develop. We love what we do, and in the last four years we have seen massive changes in the way buildings are [...]