Archive for March, 2007

Corn Exchange, Liverpool

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Creative city profiles
A keynote building which reflects the strong, contemporary profile of the city.
Our involvement in incremental improvement has extended over a period of successful schemes. A new first floor mezzanine with infill lightwell was completed in 2002 creating an additional 12,000 sq.ft of office space. A new basement car park was completed […]

4 & 6 Europa Boulevard, Birkenhead

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Flagship regeneration
A flagship development in a high profile economic regeneration area.
A speculative new build office development comprising 20,000 sq.ft of flexible, sub-divisible lettable office suites.
The building stands in a prominent position on Europa Boulevard and is elevated
in a contemporary style with service cores and lift shaft exposed externally.
The buildings have featured in major publicity for […]

Sienna Close, Merseyside

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Quality in social housing
Commitments to quality and best practice have been at the heart of our involvement on work for Housing Associations on a wide variety of social housing schemes.

Philip Leverhulme Lodge, Port Sunlight

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Innovative inputs
Demand is high on new and improved private residential dwellings within the important conservation area of Port Sunlight. We have been involved in a number of new build and refurbishment schemes to provide both houses and apartments.
Phillip Leverhulme Lodge was a new build development designed to suit the village vernacular and complete […]

Thornton Manor, Wirral

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

New opportunities
Thornton Manor is the original ancestral home of Lord Leverhulme & one of the finest period houses in the region.
We have enjoyed a continuing working relationship with new owners of the Manor over several years, working with them to provide for effective and contemporary use of the Manor’s resources in various exciting ways. Works […]

Alderley Edge

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Visionary solutions at a complex site
Planning permission has been gained for a mixed use development, where imaginative design was required to overcome various physical obstacles inherent in the site. The project comprises a food retail store, additional retail units, a multi-storey car park and 44 two and three-bedroom apartments at the Parade Precinct, Alderley […]

Lincoln Court, Merseyside

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Contemporary excellence in a key area
A new build contemporary development comprising 12 flats arranged around a lightweight glazed stair.
The scheme utilised Ibstock’s firebourne brick alongside Trespa cladding, timber, and brick.
Apartment layouts provided for an internal ‘pod’ kitchen with wrap around circulation leading to 2 bedrooms, living room, dining room and bathroom. […]

Shaftsbury Hotel, Liverpool

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Style in the City
The project includes for 39 ‘City Living’ apartments, arranged over 6 floors with basement car park and ground floor commercial unit.
Design meets the client’s objective of a durable, but contemporary interior that responds fully to the current market demands. Finishes were selected based on a simple pallet of materials, timber, glass […]

Refurbishment of existing Terraced Housing, Burnley

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Renaissance in action
Our HMRI Masterplan for Burnley recommended selective clearance to form wide boulevards and parks, creating the opportunity for innovative housing design.
The principal intervention was the forming of new ends to the existing 18th century terraces. The design complements the existing terraces, whilst providing a wholly contemporary backdrop to the new green […]

Sheltered Housing, Hawthorn Road, Seacombe

Wednesday, March 7th, 2007

Sustainability based on flexibility
The scheme was designed alongside Wirral Methodist Housing Partnership to create a fully inclusive environment based around a sheltered central courtyard and incorporating low impact materials.
Whilst being DDA compliant, the scheme responds to the need for major future flexibility and has a plan form that can be converted easily to housing for […]