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two detached homes, reading
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time is money – value is everything.

unlocking sites.

modernising existing buidings.

maximising value.

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we help organisations unlock difficult sites, modernise existing buildings and maximise long-term value.

the challenges we solve

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

two detached homes, reading

development & difficult sites, ecology & trees, homes & family living, planning & consent

making room on a tight plot.

two detached homes, reading

a pair of new detached houses, fitted onto a constrained street and approved on appeal.

gatehampton road, goring

community & places, development & difficult sites, planning & consent, sustainability & future-proofing

unlocking a reserve site.

gatehampton road, goring

around 14 family homes in a protected landscape, brought forward when another allocated site stalled.

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.

upper crown street, reading

community & places, commercial & budget, development & difficult sites, reuse & refurbishment

unlocking a complex town-centre site.

upper crown street, reading

46 new homes on a former car park, keeping every leased parking space and adding a garden square.

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.

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.

the triangle, greenwich

development & difficult sites, sustainability & future-proofing

zero carbon, social homes.

the triangle, greenwich

five low-energy council townhouses on a tight enclosed site, built with off-site timber frame.

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.

what are you trying to achieve?

unlock a development opportunity

making difficult sites commercially viable.

reinvent an existing building

helping your buildings work harder.

create better places

buildings people actually enjoy using.

future-proof property

expert guidance on planning permission and what is possible.

two detached homes, reading

recently solved:

a difficult plot isn't the same as an impossible one.

which challenge are you facing?

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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