Soller Group
The client wanted to regenerate this existing building on Oxford Street, Manchester, a thriving student area on the doorstep of both campus undersities.
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The existing building is a tired concrete structure, with a modernist language and rational window pattern. It sits at one end of a book ended urban block, with all buildings in between subservient in massing and style.
On this basis it seemed logical that any extension should be of equal height. Due to the buildings solid language, it felt natural that the extension followed the same footprint to avoid a set back condition which is not common in the local area.
To ensure the extension read holistically with the existing building, a brick slip cladding was chosen to unify the buiding's language. Windows were enlarged to create a simple grid, which was used for the extension to follow the same holistic design principles.
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Sulivan RoadThe works involved the refurbishment and extension of an existing building in Fulham; adjacent to the Hurlingham club and within close proximity to the Thames. 14 apartments were created, with additional commercial space to the rear, whilst the existing Commercial tenant, and top floor residential tenants, continued to operate and reside in the building. The resultant facade works are a striking Architectural solution to a highly constrained but sought after property.
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Gloucester AvenueGloucester 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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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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Avenue HeightsThe project brief was to extend a existing linear residential block on the edge of Crouch End, North London. As the design developed, the client extended the works to demolish and rebuild the linear block to improve the quality of the apartments whilst maintaining the contemporary architectural style.
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