Kelmscott Manor
Conservation and repair of the C17 manor and farmstead buildings within an important landscape setting. Kelmscott Manor was the summer residence of William Morris, and it was a vital influence on his work.
The project upgraded the visitor facilities and interpretation. This included a new entrance through the South Road Barn, the expansion of the cafe and kitchen in the stable barn, new toilets, and a new learning building in the farmyard.
Education Centre
The repair of a late 18c water mill and 19c barn at Hestercombe Gardens, and their conversion into an education centre. Old equipment has been refitted in the mill, together with an exhibition of early energy production. The barn has become a multi function education space.
The intention was to demonstrate how old buildings can be converted sensitively, and incorporate low energy modifications. The roofs, walls and floors have been super insulated, and the complex is heated with a log batch burning boiler.
Stover School Science Building
The science building is the second in a chain of new facilities for Stover School, that link the two main 18th century buildings on the site through the old kitchen garden, in a listed landscape.
The two wings of the building contain 4 classrooms and 4 laboratories, which were designed for multiple worktop layouts and flexibility.
Stover School Art Building
The grade 1 house and parkland were analysed and possibilities explored, to establish the feasibility of future development for Stover School. The art building was the first housing the school’s art and media classrooms.
They demonstrate the potential for light, modern architecture to sit appropriately in an historic setting while making its own positive contribution.
WCA Warehouse
This was the first concrete-framed building in Bristol (1905) and had many problems associated with that construction. An inventive plan allowed an economic conversion into social housing, with the complex servicing integrated around the existing elements of the handsome original building.
Detailed negotiations with English Heritage and Bristol City Council ensured a positive approach to the reuse of this Grade II listed building.