This site is situated on the edge of Newquay, directly opposite the coastline, representing an amazing opportunity to create a building of Architectural merit in a stunning natural environment. A hotel currently exists on the site, with the proposals to demolish and replace with 70 private and affordable residential apartments.
To reflect the local coastal environment, it was decided to create a clean white mass to offer a freshness which highlight the shadows associated with coasts. Cladding was succested, as opposed to render, to prevent degradation in tough marine conditions.
The site was narrow and deep, with the shortest axis orientated towards the coastline. The client wanted each apartment to enjoy a coastal view. Due to the proximity of the adjacent buildings running along the long axis, an angular geometry was proposed which allowed each apartment to orient away from the surrounding buildings towards the beach.
To encourage the horizontal language inherent with a building of this nature, the angular geometry shifts from floor to floor on this axis.
Recessed balconies were provided to move principal windows further away from the adjacent buildings. Fritting was added to the glass to distort views further. Secondary windows from bedrooms were directed into the balconies to increase the daylight and ensure privacy.
TootingWe inherited a Planning consent for 29 residential apartments and circa 5,000ft2 of commercial floor space in a modern new build development on Tooting High Street, Wandsworth, South London. The client wanted us to develop the technical design based on a JCT Traditional form of contract, delivering the works through to conpletion. Our technical information has been generated using Vectorworks 3-d BIM software, facilitating the production of the tender documents for a construction start date of February 2024.
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The CourtyardGloucester Avenue is a complex collection of buildings configured in a courtyard arrangement in North London. The site sits in the heart of the Primrose Hill conservation area and straddles the North Western Trainline into Euston Station. Once planning consent was sought, the works were constructed on-site to deliver 39 residential apartments, 1 detached house, and just over 8000 sqft of Commercial B1(a) floor space.
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New MaldenThe client's brief was to develop the upper floors whilst retaining the existing Commercial space on ground floor. Planning permission is sought for 9 residential apartments within a modern building over 5 stories. The intention is to occupy the commercial space before the rest of the development is completed so the team has had to factor this into the design. The existing first floor, roofs, structure and slab will be removed; with the existing external walls on ground floor retained creating the Commercial demise. This allows for a cleaner phasing of the construction works.
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Leaside RoadThe client had owned this existing commercial building on Leaside Road in Hackney for a number of years, and wanted to explore options to develop the site into something of merit. A series of developments had been recently completed to transform this area into a prominantly residential area, enjoying the local landscaping and Leaside Canal. The resultant development, which has been submitted for Planning consent, accommodates 35 residential apartments, including 6 affordable apartments, with 10,000ft2 of commercial space.
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