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the white horse hotel, wincanton
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preserving the past, enabling the future.

respect the past.
reimagine the present.
protect the future.

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great heritage architecture protects what matters, solves complex challenges and creates value for generations to come.

the challenges we solve

every site brings its own set of challenges. here are some of the complex problems we've solved for our heritage clients [scroll left-to-right].

the white horse hotel, wincanton

development & difficult sites, ecology & trees, planning & consent

saving a building at risk.

the white horse hotel, wincanton

a grade II* former hotel on the heritage at risk register, being brought back to life as homes and a shop front.

yeomanry house, reading

heritage & listed building, reuse & refurbishment

a house with many lives.

yeomanry house, reading

a georgian villa that has been a family home, a school, a cavalry base and a register office, now designed to be homes again.

the old british school, reading

heritage & listed building, reuse & refurbishment

giving a school a second life.

the old british school, reading

a grade II listed school converted into 14 homes, keeping the traces of generations of pupils.

uxbridge cemetery gatehouse

community & places, heritage & listed building, planning & consent

care without a payback.

uxbridge cemetery gatehouse

rescuing a grade II listed victorian gothic gatehouse on one of uxbridge's busiest frontages.

grade II* listed house restoration, reading

heritage & listed building, planning & consent

putting things right.

grade II* listed house restoration, reading

a grade II* listed house brought back from enforcement through research, mediation and specialist repair.

townhouse restoration, clapham common

heritage & listed building, reuse & refurbishment

giving old buildings new life.

townhouse restoration, clapham common

a listed townhouse restored from the ground up, from neglected shared house to family home.

audley house fire station, hove

heritage & listed building, planning & consent, reuse & refurbishment

a fire station's second life.

audley house fire station, hove

a run-down fire station in a conservation area, turned into homes that celebrate what it used to be.

victorian house renovation, highmoor

heritage & listed building, homes & family living, reuse & refurbishment

creating homes that actually work.

victorian house renovation, highmoor

reimagining a victorian house by completely rethinking how the family lives inside it.

listed farmhouse extension, woking

heritage & listed building, homes & family living

the next chapter of an old house.

listed farmhouse extension, woking

a grade II listed farmhouse with 300 years of change, given light, space and a zinc-clad extension for family life.

central club, reading

community & places, development & difficult sites, heritage & listed building, planning & consent, reuse & refurbishment

reviving a community landmark.

central club, reading

a much-loved music venue becomes 17 new homes, with its celebrated mural of black history at the heart of the design.

central london workplaces

commercial & budget, reuse & refurbishment

a trusted london team.

central london workplaces

visualisation, design and specification for high-end offices, from st james's to the strand.

calcot park golf club, berkshire

reuse & refurbishment, sports & leisure, sustainability & future-proofing

making sport more inclusive.

calcot park golf club, berkshire

a clubhouse designed for every generation, not just golfers.

agricultural conversion into four homes, ashmore green

development & difficult sites, planning & consent, reuse & refurbishment

less building, more home.

agricultural conversion into four homes, ashmore green

four disused chicken sheds reduced to two, and reborn as four contemporary country homes.

what are you trying to achieve?

extending a listed building

can you create a contemporary home without compromising its history?

when heritage meets ecology

what happens when protected wildlife changes the design?

bringing historic buildings back to life

how do you give redundant buildings a meaningful future?

working with conservation

how do you achieve consent without endless redesign?

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recently solved:

listed hotel on the heritage at risk register, brought back to life

not sure where to start? talk to us.

book a conversation with one of our architects. no jargon. no obligation. just practical advice.

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stu hall
architect & director

talk to stu about
heritage & homes.

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ed mather
architect & director

talk to ed about
commercial spaces.

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gill williamson
office manager

talk to gill about
people & the practical stuff.

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