Refurbishment

The ecomonic difficulties of recent years have meant that attention has returned to adapting our existing building stock to new uses. The Fuse team has considerable experiance in this area, having carried out major refurbishments in the residential, workplace, higher education and leisure sectors.

We are very pleased to confirm that Fuse has recently been appointed by the University of Leeds to oversee the partial refurbishment of one of the University’s and indeed the City’s most iconic landmarks: the Roger Stevens Building.
Fuse is acting as Architects and Interior Designers for what will be a sensitive and thoughtful refurbishment of this important Grade 2* Listed Building; designed originally in 1963 by one of the country’s most foremost architects of the time, Chamberlin Powell & Bon.

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Fuse is delighted to announce that we have recently secured planning permission for the extensive refurbishment of 84 Albion Street in Leeds, into modern Grade A office space, on behalf of London and Harrogate based developer, Commercial Estates Group.

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Fuse Studios are delighted to confirm that they have been appointed by J Pullan & Sons Ltd for the refurbishment of one of Leeds’ landmark buildings: Apsley House on Wellington Street. Please watch this space for more details and project images in the coming …
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Fuse Studios was appointed in 2010 by SMG Europe to design a refurbishment of the then vacant Barbican Centre in York. Earlier that year, SMG Europe had won the right to be the operator for the landmark building, owned by …
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The University of Northumbria appointed a careyjones team led by Mike Harris to reorganise an existing gallery space that had become a little tired and under-used.

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The Sarah Coggles store in the historic centre of York won a string of awards for careyjones and its client and was applauded by York City Council as one of the very best examples of the integration of modern design into the …
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A sister project to the ultra-contemporary, rubber-clad Soundhouse, the Jessop Building could not be more different. The Jessop Building was once part of a Victorian Hospital that occupied this prominent site and is still known affectionately by many as the …
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The site is located within Hull’s city centre, at the junction of two of the city’s most principal and historic roads: Alfred Gelder Street and Lowgate. In essence, the site and building have always been at the city’s heart and …
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