It has been two years in the making, and many more in the minds of the Komedia team but at long last, at 7.30 this evening, the club will swell to the sounds of singer Roddy Frame and a sell-out crowd.

The buzz about town has been amazing, with so many local (and not so local) people genuinely excited about this new venue - even the front of house team at Jamie’s Italian in Bath yesterday told us they couldn’t wait!

“This is such an important venue for Bath,” says Stubbs Rich Associate Director, Paul Younger. “It brings a whole new range of contemporary entertainment into the city centre, fully complementing the existing offerings. Its combination of cafe society, comedy, cabaret, music and more is unlike anything else in the city. The former cinema has been empty for over five years and now it has been beautifully restored and re-created to provide the perfect showcase for such a wide range of entertainment.”

Information about Komedia Bath can be found at www.komedia.co.uk/bath/

Stubbs Rich can report that the recent BRE air leakage test at 103 Milton Park has smashed an impressive target of 5m 3(h.m2) @ 50 Pa by delivering a figure of 2.26 3/h.m2) @ 50 Pa.

The energy performance of buildings is forefront in the minds of developer MEPC so we, along with  principal contractor Mace, were looking to achieve the best result; building on experience gained in other previous Milton Park developments.

Simon Lloyd of Building Sciences, who undertook the test, says: “This excellent air permeability result reflects the importance assigned to the appraisal of the design at an early stage and to the standard of workmanship achieved throughout the project.”

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A Stubbs Rich design has been awarded a prestigious British Council for Offices Award.  97 Milton Park, Oxfordshire was declared Regional Winner Commercial Workplace South of England (outside M25) and South Wales at the BCO Awards ceremony in London.

Stubbs Rich have worked with park operator and developer MEPC for many years and have designed several buildings on the Park. Stubbs Rich director John Hewitt who attended the Awards evening commented:

“I am delighted that the BCO has recognised 97 Milton Park with this award because it represents a truly leading edge, sustainable workplace design. We are proud to contribute to the growing reputation of Milton Park as a great location for innovative, contemporary business space. This challenging brief presented us with an interesting opportunity to incorporate a number of sustainable characteristics rarely found within commercial space such as low energy air conditioning and sensitive water usage.”

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