A Prestige Office Development

James Durrans Group

Offices

The new office development for James Durrans Group represents a confident and contemporary addition to the Penistone landscape—an efficient, highly functional workplace that reflects both the company’s forward-looking ethos and the architectural ambition of the design team. Conceived with clarity and purpose, the building delivers strong architectural merit through its considered massing, material richness, and intelligent response to site constraints.

Set within a challenging topography, the scheme makes strategic use of significant level changes across the site to minimise its built footprint while maximising usable internal area. This approach not only preserves the surrounding context but also enables a dynamic spatial arrangement across four distinct levels: basement, lower ground, upper ground, and first floor. Access is elegantly resolved, with entry points from Saville Lane at upper ground level, the dedicated car park at lower ground, and a further connection via the basement—ensuring seamless circulation for staff and visitors alike.

Services

  • Design services
  • Project delivery

Location

Thurlstone, Penistone

Contractor

JF Finnegan

Engineer

JPG Engineering

What the client said about us

HTC have been outstanding in designing and delivering over 20 industrial schemes with a further 19 sites in the pipeline; a total of 4m sq ft across the board. Their ability to turn around feasibility drawings quickly and in a professional manner helps us obtain the best site layouts, especially on awkward-shaped sites.

Ian Dunckley , Development Director, Tungsten Properties

HTC have been outstanding in designing and delivering over 20 industrial schemes with a further 19 sites in the pipeline; a total of 4m sq ft across the board. Their ability to turn around feasibility drawings quickly and in a professional manner helps us obtain the best site layouts, especially on awkward-shaped sites.

Ian Dunckley , Development Director, Tungsten Properties

A purposeful space

Step inside Centurion Park, Colchester — a striking example of large-scale industrial design with purpose at its core. This 357,500 sq ft high-volume distribution centre combines architectural clarity with functionality. Explore the space in full through our 360° digital walk-through and experience the scale, efficiency, and considered design that define this BREEAM Excellent-rated development.

THE PROCESS

Reinforcing its Industrial Heritage

Material selection plays a pivotal role in anchoring the building within its setting while asserting its contemporary identity. Smooth and pitch-faced Ashlar stonework lends civic weight and texture, referencing local vernacular traditions with a refined execution. Feature curtain wall glazing introduces transparency and rhythm, allowing natural light to penetrate deep into the plan and offering framed views outward. A raised seam roofing system adds sculptural definition to the roofline, while exposed structural steel elements articulate the building’s tectonic expression—celebrating its construction and reinforcing its industrial heritage.

TEAM

Carla Pinto

Architect

The results

Together, these elements coalesce into a building of distinction—one that stands proudly within Penistone as a symbol of enterprise and architectural quality. It is a workplace that not only meets the operational needs of James Durrans and Sons Ltd but also contributes positively to the town’s built environment, reinforcing the company’s legacy through design excellence.

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