Winning with a complex project
We were appointed by Merseyside Probation Service to rationalise and group six Wirral Probation offices into one central office facility that would assist the function and efficiency of service provision.
Careful planning of office facilities and publicly accessible space was critical to maintaining a balance of client privacy, confidentiality and safety.
The built […]
Incisive design solutions
We have been involved in a range of mixed use schemes from the large scale
Alderley Edge, which included a 200 sq.ft design for Somerfield and 44 apartments, to a 500 sq.ft. Tesco metro at Eastham Rake, Wirral with 6 apartments over.
Schemes have also included refurbishment and regeneration projects such as a series of […]
Transforming townscapes
We were commissioned to act as Masterplanners for the development of leisure and commerce facilities at Conway Park and as Architects for a number of the key buildings. The brief also included the public realm works to create links from the central plaza to the Vue cinema and Europa Pool.
We are currently working […]
New identities
A new build steel frame, metal clad retail unit enclosing 2000 sq.ft. The scheme was developed to create a new brand image for the store. The final proposal used the centrepiece of a tilted cube to form the new entrance & for an integral lighting scheme to enhance the night view.
Maximising high impact locations
We were commissioned to design a new flagship Volkswagen Dealership on the A41, Bromborough, one of highest traffic volume A-roads in the UK. The building is due for completion in late 2007 and will stand at the Pool Lane gateway of Wirral’s International Business Park.
Adding use & value
Following a successful bid for Heritage lottery funding the new centre was opened by the Port Sunlight Village Trust in Autumn 2006.
The building had stood empty for some years, but it was recognised that with its proximity to the Lady Lever Art Gallery and prominent central position, it provided an excellent opportunity […]
A national pilot
We were selected by competition as architects for this national pilot scheme for supported accommodation. The final commission came from Great Places/Imagine and provided for a series of individual units of accommodation, plus ancillary facilities for 6 staff.
Occupying a brown field site within Salford’s regeneration area, the scheme was designed to enclose a […]
Adding new dynamics
The scheme included the redevelopment of a 9 Acre site on the edge of the Manchester Ship Canal. The complete scheme comprised over 100,000 sq.ft. of speculatively built light industry and office units of varying size.
Changing townscapes
Europa House provided for a landmark building at the centre of the regenerated Conway Park area of Birkenhead Town Centre. The brief was to develop a flexible multi-let plan capable of easy sub-division into 1500, 3000 or 4500 sq.ft. independent offices.
The external appearance was developed through a lengthy planning consultation and affords a […]
Pathways for business
Forming part of a competition bid for the redevelopment of the Wirral Pierhead, we proposed a series of low rise sub-lettable office units arranged around a central
plaza which formed the principal pedestrian thoroughfare to wider regeneration
proposals.
The inner elevations fronting the plaza were to be finished in white render to promote reflection of light […]