Bespoke property developer and architect StudioHIVE celebrated its 10th anniversary with a colourful party at Bristol’s Royal West of England Academy (RWA).
Family, colleagues, clients and contacts joined founder-directors Jason and Natalie Collard at the event, which coincided with the RWA’s prestigious annual open exhibition.
The RWA’s exhibition space also hosted a ‘crash’ of model rhinos for the evening, with one, named Harry, painted 10 years ago by a student at Worlebury School in Weston-super-Mare to mark the firm’s launch.
Now StudioHIVE has partnered with Wraxall C of E Primary School in North Somerset and Bristol’s Jamaica Street Studios for its #ColourMyRhino2” competition to design a mother and baby rhino.
Jason said the couple’s youngest son Freddie started school the same day the business was launched – and now 10 years later, he videoed its anniversary event.
“There are three members of the family working full-time at StudioHIVE, so we are truly a family business – but the team we have around us is family too,” he added.
StudioHIVE is currently transforming the former Battleaxes pub in Wraxall into offices, homes, a business hub and a licensed cafe/coffee shop – with the business moving there from its office in Clifton once it is complete.
StudioHIVE is also involved in some of the South West’s most high-profile projects, including the creation of new offices, homes and student accommodation on Silverthorne Lane in Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.
One of the artworks on show at the RWA’s 171st open exhibition was submitted by StudioHIVE architect Ade Olaosebikan.
All photos by Neil Phillips
Pictured above, from left: Molly Wyatt, Tristan Beard, Josh Picton and Alex Brakspear
Pictured above, from left: Jack Collard, Ade Olaosebikan, Tilly-Mae Collard and Natalie Collard
Pictured above: Jason Collard welcomes the guests to the RWA
Pictured above: Party guests enjoying Jason Collard’s welcome comments
Pictured above: StudioHIVE’s rhinos take their place at the RWA
Pictured above: Natalie and Jason Collard in front of the ‘crash’ of rhinos
