We designed this new build detached house to replace a tired 1930’s property on an existing mature plot in Gayton, Wirral. Our brief was to provide a large contemporary home, which offered open plan living with ancillary space for hobbies and fishing tackle.
LOCATION: Gayton, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed December 2018
We were asked to maximise the value of a 1930’s detached property on a large prime site in Heswall, which has far reaching views across The Dee estuary to Wales. In doing so, we secured planning approval for a complex of 5 apartments which had been purchased by a developer and is currently on site.
The scheme provides a new two storey house on land in Lower Heswall. The site has fantastic views over the River Dee towards Wales and the design of the house maximises this feature by placing the main living accommodation upstairs.
The site slopes and we have used this feature to partially bury the ground floor so that access to the rear garden is at the same level as the main living accommodation at first floor.
The house contains three bedrooms, an open plan living space with kitchen and dining areas, a cinema room and a study in the loft space over the master bedroom.
Materials are restrained to a simple palette of through coloured render and clay tiled roof. Windows are PPC aluminium and a wood burning stove is used to heat the house. Insulation levels are greatly enhanced but stop short of passivhaus levels.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Lower Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed
This project was designed to sit on a building plot that already had planning approval for a small apartment development.The brief was to create 4 large semi-detached houses that reflected the character of the surrounding residential area. The resulting scheme takes its references from the large Edwardian houses in the vicinity and utilises traditional detailing for gables, windows and bays. Chimney stacks are used to add character and the proportions of the elevations are carefully considered, using the Golden Section to ensure a harmonious feel.
Materials were all chosen to blend seamlessly with the area and are all sourced from within a 35 mile radius to cut down on carbon emissions during transportation.
LOCATION: Romily
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: on site with completion expected in mid 2015
We were approached by the owners of a tired bungalow in Lower Heswall to design a contemporary replacement dwelling on part of their existing garden and to provide a development plot that they could sell. We designed an energy efficient home with open plan first floor living accommodation and ground floor bedrooms. The rear elevation has extensive glass elements which flood the living space with natural light and allow access onto the raised balcony overlooking the garden. The windows in the front elevation are modest in comparison to provide a degree of privacy from the road.
LOCATION: Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed 2019
We were asked to re-design a scheme to provide a complex of 16, one bedroom supported living apartments which will offer homes with onsite support to adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental health needs and behaviours that challenge.
We successfully managed to increase the overall number of flats in the scheme by 2, without compromising the living spaces in each unit, whilst completely redesigned the scheme to significantly reduce the construction costs to make the project economically viable.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: The Midlands
VALUE: £1.2M
STATUS: Completed June 2020
Pindar House is a new build 22 bed Neuropsychiatric rehabilitation facility for men affected by acquired brain injuries. This new facility that has been designed specifically to provide a clinically led evidence based neuropsychiatric pathway for those individuals presenting with behaviours that challenge.
It is a safe and secure place to aid recovery as well as offering those diagnosed with a progressive neurological disease, like Huntington’s Disease, a caring and long term placement to support and help manage the progression of their symptoms.
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LOCATION: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
VALUE: £TBC
STATUS: Completed JULY 2020
This project involved the extension and remodelling of an existing traditional bungalow, on a corner plot in Lower Heswall. Three large flat roofed dormers were added to the rear elevation with picture windows to capture the estuary views and maximise the internal space.
We were asked to design a contemporary scheme that improved the internal layout and made the most of the estuary views. We provided open plan family living spaces, additional first floor bedrooms with picture windows, a new defined entrance, a gym and playroom.
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LOCATION: Lower Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed 2019
We were asked to look at a project in Cheshire that involved redeveloping a derelict Grade II listed building that had formerly been used as a public house. Planning approval was obtained to convert the building into a single dwelling. The existing building was repaired sympathetically using traditional skills and techniques and we have added a traditional oak fame extension with infill panels to reflect the existing building.
LOCATION: Hassall Green, Cheshire
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed October 2019
We were asked to help with the extension and refurbishment of a Grade II listed pub in Erbistock, North Wales. The new owners required better kitchen facilities, toilet facilities, a centralised bar area and they also asked us to open the building up in order to make it feel like one space, rather than a series of disconnected rooms, whilst maintaining the history and charm of the building.
This was a challenging project and we worked closely with the client, heritage consultant and local authority conservation officer to extend the property at the rear to provide a modern kitchen, toilet facilities and hard landscaping of the existing quarry. The main focus of our design was to conserve and enhance the existing period features, whilst providing a warm and inviting interior that flows well for both staff and customers.
LOCATION: Erbistock, North Wales
VALUE: £
STATUS: Completed October 2019
The project looks at the Partial Demolition, extension and conversion of an existing the pub/restaurant and adjacent B&B accommodation block into 4 residential dwellings. The proposals have been sensitively designed to retain the important historic appearance of the core building and provide replacement accommodation which complements the original vernacular and creates a unified architectural composition which appears at home within the landscape.
Natural stone is used in all main facades, with stone tiles being used for roofs. The new single storey outriggers to two of the units are finished in off white render to help distinguish between each dwelling whilst providing visual interest and emphasising the archaeology of each distinct building phase. This distinction between all phases of the buildings construction is important in continuing the buildings story.
The building layouts are largely predetermined, however the site has been redesigned to provide a layout which adapts the existing features, such as access and planting to create four attractive and practical residential curtilages. Each house has a private garden immediately adjacent, with nearby storage for cycles, bins and utility equipment. Each house has its own detached garage which have been grouped close together, near to the existing buildings and against the background of the conifer tree plantation to minimise their prominence.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Mellor, Stockport
VALUE: £Undisclosed
STATUS: Complete
Dove Valley Mews is a new build community residential scheme providing outcome focused care for adults living with a learning disability and associated complex needs who may have behaviours that challenge.
This project provides modern residential accommodation comprising of a three bed and a two bed apartment and an enclosed outdoor garden with occupational therapy cabin.
A contemporary renovation of a bungalow to provide openplan living and connection to the surrounding gardens.
LOCATION: Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed July 2015
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We were asked to carry out a feasibility sketch design for a childrens hospice in the North West area, in order to facilitate an application for funding the new project.
This scheme completely reimagines a tired split level 1960’s bungalow into a contemporary family home by extending into the existing loft space and ground floor garage and relocating the entrance from the first to the ground floor.
LOCATION: KELSALL, CHESHIRE
VALUE: Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed 2019
A new client contacted us after viewing a property that we had designed for a local developer. They particularly liked the design and layout and asked us to design a similar house for a potential plot at the side of their own property. We submitted a planning application to divide their existing garden and they have now built and moved into their new, more energy efficient home before putting their old house on the market.
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LOCATION: CALDY, WIRRAL
VALUE: UNDICLOSED
STATUS: COMPLETE
Nearing completion this scheme re-imagines an existing 1960's detached property. The original house was a good size, but had a number of dark disconnected ground floor rooms. The client wanted all areas of the house to be utilised on a daily basis, rather than having rooms that were only used for family gatherings, so the solution was an open plan concept to the rear of the property to improve the flow. We also opened up the back of the house to the garden, by creating a family living space in a new single storey extension and used picture windows to the kitchen, lounge and extension to flood the centre of the house with as much light as possible.
Outside the house was improved with a palette of contemporary materials, including through colour render, aluminium windows, thin profile fibre cement roofing tiles and larch cladding. The scheme includes a contemporary garden 'shed' which will be used as a home office.
LOCATION: Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: £ 100,000
STATUS: Nearing completion
This project involves remodelling and extending a dated bungalow on an elevated position in Heswall with stunning estuary views. The original bungalow had steep external steps leading to the elevated front door. We have redesigned the layout to provide an internal light filled stairwell leading from the new ground floor entrance into the heart of the home.
The ground floor garage has been converted into a new guest bedroom suite and we have completely remodelled the layout to provide a large open plan living/ kitchen/ dining area with connection to the rear garden and estuary views. A wrap around balcony increases the outside space and we have extended at both sides and to the rear to provide a master suite, tv snug and larger kitchen with utility area.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Lower Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: Undisclosed
STATUS: Feasibility design
This project saw the renovation and extension of a traditional house in Heswall. An oak framed extension was added to the rear with balcony to catch the views of the estuary.
LOCATION: Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed 2019
This project reimagines a dated bungalow with fantastic views over the River Dee to Wales. We were asked to extend and remodel the property to provide a modern open plan living space. This was achieved by adding a side extension which maximises the Dee views, creating an additional bedroom and study in the loft space and adding a large double garage.
Love Lane, Wallasey, Wirral
This project for 20 detached and semidetached houses provides contemporary family accommodation on a formed hospital car park site. The houses are designed with a limited palette of contemporary materials and utilise sharp contemporary detailing. The houses vary from three bedroom to four bedroom and offer purchasers a range of flexible accommodation over two or three floors. Each has generous garden space and parking and cycle storage.
LOCATION: Liscard, Wirral
VALUE: undisclosed
STATUS: awaiting planning approval
This project involved the extension and refurbishment of a traditional local pub to provide, a more cohesive internal layout, increased dining capacity and welcoming entrance at the rear of the property. We had redesigned another of their pubs, the Jug and Bottle in Heswall, which has been a great success and the owner wanted to reinvent the Fox and Hounds in a similar manner. The building was remodelled and extended to provide additional dining space, which is flooded with natural light and we repositioned the bar area to improve the internal flow. It was important to maintain the traditional snug area of the pub which is popular with locals and dog walkers alike, whilst increasing the catering capacity. The Fox and Hounds reopened just before Christmas 2018 and has successfully created a warm and welcoming space for both customers and staff.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Barnston, Wirral
VALUE: Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed December 2018
For this project we were asked to designed a modern four bedroom family home, to replace a small, tired bungalow. The site in Lower Heswall on the Wirral has outstanding views across the Dee Estuary to wales.
We wanted to reduce the impact of the new house from the road and surrounding buildings, so utilised the existing slope of the plot to create a split level design. By excavating extensively at the rear of the property, we increased the living space available by incorporating a lower ground floor into the design, which is to be used as a lounge area that opens up onto the garden.
The main kitchen and family living space are on the upper ground floor which has a spectacular view point across the Dee.
This scheme, currently under construction consists of 396 student bedroom spaces in 77 flat clusters in a 13 storey building. The site is located in Liverpool City Centre adjacent to University campuses.
The project is clad with Rockclad cladding, facing brick and curtain walling to ground floor communal areas. The external appearance of the building is designed to look like two separate and distinct buildings.
The more prominent ‘slab’ part of the scheme is clad in a lighter colour and has a regular two storey fenestration pattern. The ‘tower’ element is set back from the main façade and is clad with a dark grey cladding. Windows appear more random and the glazed feature on the corner is designed to be read as one glazed space. The ‘tower’ is all about lightness and transparency whilst the ‘slab’ conveys solidity and strength.
Each bedroom has ensuite bathroom facilities whilst residents will enjoy the use of a dedicated gymnasium, hi tech laundry, private garden space, student lounge and games areas. The city centre location will make it a sought after development for new residents.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Hatton Garden, Liverpool
VALUE: £4.5M
STATUS: Completed April 2015
For this project we were asked to look at a Pub with 6 guest bedrooms to provide a more cohesive internal layout and welcoming entrance. The building was remodelled and extended to provide new kitchen facilities and toilets and the internal layout was redesigned to create a warm and welcoming space for both customers and staff with a connection to the outside space.
The different sides of the existing building felt disjointed in appearance and the outside spaces did not make best use of the sunny aspects. To address these issues the project included the external renovation of the property to replace the windows and doors that were not in character with the original building. A new porch was constructed along with outside dining space on raised decking to take advantage of the southerly aspect.
A development of 6 detached three, four and five bedroom modern family houses, for a local developer.
LOCATION: Thingwall, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Full planning aquired and On site - completion due for April 2018
A small development consisting of a pair of 4 bed semi detached homes and a 5 bed detached house on the site of a bungalow with a large garden plot.
LOCATION: Thingwall, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed July 2015
Our client a local developer, wanted us to design a large 4 bedroom house on a garden plot in lower Heswall, which had a more traditional feel on the outside, but which allows for modern family living in the internal arrangement. We designed the house with an large open plan family living/kitchen/dining space connected to the rear garden with bi-folding doors, incorporated a substantial separate living room and a sitting room to the front of the property. There are 4 bedrooms to the first floor, with the master bedroom having a walk in wardrobe and ensuite. The red brick exterior of the property was enhanced by adding stone window heads and cills to meet the required traditional brief.
This project saw the redevelopment of a tired mid-century bungalow into a modern family home with a contemporary feel. The back of the existing bungalow was opened up to the garden, bedrooms were added in the roof space and the addition of a sun terrace from the first floor bedroom offers a fantastic view of the surrounding countryside. The front of the property was enhanced with a contemporary entrance hall whilst all the external walls have been rendered. A new roof completes the transformation.
LOCATION: Lower Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed 2016
This project saw the refurbishment and extension of an existing care home to provide a new neuropsychiatric care and treatment facility for women, comprising 12 hospital bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and 8 transitional care beds.
Our clients focus was to create a therapeutic rich environment which engages service users and offers them the opportunity to maximise their independence. The hospital has been designed specifically to provide a clinically led evidence based neuropsychiatric pathway for those individuals presenting with behaviours that challenge as a result of their acquired brain injuries or functional neurological disorders
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LOCATION: MIDDLESBROUGH, CLEVELAND
VALUE: £TBC
STATUS: Completed JULY 2020
We were asked to extend and redesign an existing care home to create a fully refurbished high dependency inpatient rehabilitation service for women.
Cygnet Lodge Salford provides 19 en-suite bedrooms and three bespoke apartments for individuals to live independently with staff support. The apartments were designed to allow individuals from the main service to move along their care pathway by safely testing out their independent living skills prior to re-integration into the community.
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LOCATION: Salford
VALUE: £1.2M
STATUS: Completed 2019
The project includes the demolition of the former Hurstwoods International Ltd food processing factory, offices and associated buildings on site, and subsequent construction of four residential blocks comprising 111 apartments.
The style and form of the proposed apartment complex is a direct response to the site’s context. The immediate surroundings are characterized by a mixture of both new and old residential buildings with varying heights and materiality. The varied use of red-multi brick, render and sweet chestnut cladding in the proposed elevations along with the varying scale of the four buildings are designed to reflect this context.
The contemporary style challenges the traditional expectation of developer housing and reflects the 21st century standards that the client intends to provide. The gabled style of Blocks B and C also provides a contemporary take on the Victorian properties which are dotted around in the surrounding streets.
The density of development on the site has been influenced by a variety of factors, including consideration of the mass and height of each individual block in the development taken in context with the surrounding dwellings and residential blocks, and also economic factors affecting the overall financial viability of the scheme.
Overall, the development contains 111 apartments of varying sizes across the four blocks.
All images used with permission from Infinite 3D.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Alexandra Road, New Brighton, Wirral
VALUE: £4.5M
STATUS: Submitted for Planning Approval November 2015
The brief for this project was to design two large family homes on the site of an existing bungalow with extensive mature gardens. The internal design was tailored to suit modern family life whilst the exterior is influenced by the Arts and Crafts style evident in the older buildings in the vicinity. The site contains a significant amount of trees, a number of which are protected with tree preservation orders. The scheme was carefully designed to ensure all protected trees were safeguarded, whilst also maintaining the special landscape character of the site by ensuring the trees to the boundaries remain.
LOCATION: Gayton, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Full planning approval obtained Jan 2016
This contemporary scheme provided a modern 4 bedroom new build home arranged over two floors. The brief required an open plan kitchen and living area at the rear overlooking the garden with the bi-folding doors bringing the outdoors in. The design incorporated a substantial separate living room and 4 bedrooms to the first floor with the master room making the most of the Dee estuary views.
LOCATION: Lower Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: £Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed August 2015
We were asked to extend and remodel the back of a 1960’s detached house in Parkgate. The house had previously been extended with a conservatory which was too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. Our client wanted to take full advantage of the view over the Dee Estuary and to connect the living space with the garden by introducing a wall of sliding doors.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Parkgate, South Wirral, Cheshire
VALUE: Undisclosed
STATUS: Complete December 2018
We were approached to extend and reimagine a tired 2 bedroom single storey dwelling which, although of a good size, comprised of a number of disconnected rooms. The brief was to create a bright and spacious living area that connected well with the garden. We were also asked to improve the appeal of the front of the property and add a third bedroom. We designed a two storey bay at the front of the property and a new entrance porch along with a single storey rear extension to accommodate a family kitchen and living space.
The redevelopment of a 1960’s residential bungalow in Lower Heswall. The existing building has been altered and added to throughout the years and become an irregular and irrational layout to the current occupiers. The scheme looks to redevelop the existing residential bungalow with key internal modifications and extensions.
The main aim of the project looks to rationalize the existing spaces and create a flowing contemporary layout which optimised natural light. The alterations include the demolition of an existing conservatory to create a new open plan living /kitchen/dining space which opens onto the garden. The main roof structure is to be raised to accommodate 2 new bedrooms, a study and bathroom facilities at first floor.
Additional features of the design look to modernise the bungalow with the inclusion of a contemporary corner glazed timber pod to highlight the stairs and provide an open feel to the entrance and hall spaced. Aluminum windows, sliding doors, and a mixture of render and brick finishes to the elevations are also included to provide a contemporary feel to the property. The new open plan family space includes flat roof lights and feature corner glazing to maximize the light and re-establish the connection with the garden.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Ronaldsway, Lower Heswall
VALUE: £UNDISCLOSED
STATUS: Concept design completed October 2015
This scheme was completed in 2013 and involved the fit out of an existing office building to create a state of the art private IVF Clinic in Manchester. The brief included consultation suites, patient recovery suites, procedure rooms, an Andrology lab and a full IVF lab with cryo storage facilities.
SHACK designed the facility and acted for the client pre contract before novation to the main contractor post contract.
The unit opened in summer 2013.
Location: Cheadle Royal
Value: £
Status: Completed 2013
This project creates an 80 bed residential care facility on a previously developed site. The scheme has a sheltered feature courtyard garden accessable to all residents with communal day facilities and a cafe for use by residents visitors and staff.
LOCATION: Rixton, Cheshire
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Planning application submitted
This health care project in Darlington, County Durham, involved the refurbishment of an empty residential home into a 12 bed Neuropsychiatric service offering care and treatment to those affected by acquired brain injuries.
Our client asked us to redesign this existing unit to provide a modern facility which has been designed specifically to provide a clinically led evidence based neuropsychiatric pathway for those individuals presenting with behaviours that challenge. Our clients focus was to create a therapeutic rich environment which engages service users and offers them the opportunity to minimise their challenging behaviour and maximise their independence.
DESIGN DETAILS
LOCATION: DARLINGTON, COUNTY DURHAM.
VALUE: £1 Million
STATUS: COMPLETE
This scheme brought back into use a prominent building in the heart of Heswall, Wirral. The existing building was constructed as a Co-op in the 1950’s and had been empty since 2006 when Kwik Save vacated the premises.
The building was subdivided into a number of smaller retail units and the external elevations were redesigned to soften the corner and create a distinctive, contemporary but not overstated building. It integrates the units on the corner of Telegraph Road and The Mount and uses sympathetic materials. The natural red sandstone of the piers and fins reflects the traditional local use of sandstone, especially the sawn sandstone in Lloyds Bank (Grade ll Listed) on the other side of The Mount. The green cladding matches the green slate cladding at roof and first floor level on the adjacent Castle Buildings.
In addition the signage palette employed by each business has been restricted to simple white lettering [some with illumination] which has added to the coherence of the finished scheme.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: £4.5M
STATUS: Completed April 2012
This scheme to provide a new 76 bed care facility on a previously developed site in Tyldesley has been designed to fit well with its context. The site is surrounded on three sides by residential properties and the buildings are arranged in three main blocks with a two storey service zone link on the western side of the site. The scale varies from single storey to three storey and the blocks are positioned carefully on the site to respect surrounding houses.
The main entrance to the building is situated on the corner of Alma and Elliot Street and is set back from the main roads to provide a sense of arrival. A portal structure at the street edge announces the entrance and guides visitors to the secure front door.
The buildings have been sensitively designed using a limited palette of materials. Red multi facing brick is used in the main outward facing elevations with through coloured acrylic render used in the courtyard on the three storey block. The single storey wing on Alma Street is also rendered to provide variety and to reflect light. Pitched roofs are finished in dark grey standing seam metal, with the same material used to define the projecting oriel bays on Alma Street. Sweet Chestnut timber cladding is employed to highlight window groups on the principle elevations, both facing the courtyard and the street. Windows and doors are all finished in dark grey aluminium.
LOCATION: Tyldesley, Greater Manchester
VALUE: £
STATUS: Full planning was approved in October 2015
A redevelopment of a small Victorian bakery currently being used as storage space, to provide a 3 bedroom house with a small courtyard garden. The elevations are designed in red faceing brick with brick detailing to reflect the ares Victorian heritage.
This bespoke residential project created two large detached houses which have been carefully designed with reference to the existing Victorian houses lining the street. Care was taken to reflect traditional brick detailing at plinth, eaves and window reveals with sandstone cills and boundary walls designed to blend seamlessly with the surrounding area.
The accommodation in both properties is spread over 3 floors and is designed to maximise the outstanding views from the rear over the Dee Estuary towards Hilbre Island and North Wales.
LOCATION: Devonshire Road, West Kirby, Wirral
VALUE: undisclosed
STATUS: Completed December 2015
This residential scheme was developed to provide two modest detached family houses within a disused paddock, situated in The Lydiate, Lower Heswall. The paddock lies within the Lower Heswall Conservation Area, near the heart of the old village and great care was taken to ensure the overall design and massing of the project did not detract from the village scene. The overall architectural styles around the site are mixed and this development aimed to provide modern contemporary homes which would blend sympathetically with the surrounding area by ensuring that the palette of materials used reflected the eclectic surrounding buildings.
LOCATION: The Lydiate, Lower Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: undisclosed
STATUS: Full planning permission received November 2015
We were asked to design a new commercial outlet in a disused high street unit for an expanding local Estate Agency. The design required a new facade, internal space planning and interior design to make best use of the unit.
LOCATION: Allerton, Liverpool
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Completed
We were commissioned by the clients to prepare designs for a new house to replace the current house on the site. The brief was specific in requiring a contemporary house full of light for their young family to enjoy. Principal design decisions included the creation of a central atrium circulation space that divides the house into two principal zones: living spaces are provided on the right with sleeping spaces on the left. The principal living area is located at first floor with access to the main bedrooms across the central atrium.
Materials were chosen to reflect the contemporary nature of the design and are principally through coloured render with timber cladding and aluminium glazing. The building is designed to be constructed utilizing thin joint masonry construction for thermal efficiency and speed.
LOCATION: Lower Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Full planning approval received April 2015
A new project to look at the redevelopment of a dilapidated site in Birkenhead. The concept looks to bring the existing façade back to life and dividing the large warehouse into 4 individual trade units. The main façade is simply re-clad in contrasting shades of grey trespa whilst colour is applied to the feature entrance portals and loading bay
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Birkenhead, Wirral
VALUE: £TBCM
STATUS: Planning submission due January 2016
We were asked to design a new satellite IVF clinic for the Hewitt Fertility Centre in Knutsford. Our Director Antony O’Toole, had designed their main clinic in Liverpool in 2008, when he worked at a previous Architectural Practice. The Hewitt Centre asked him to design their new facility, as he had a great understanding of their process and the flow needed to create a successful and efficient clinic.
This scheme was completed in 2015 and involved the fit out of an existing office building to create a state of the art private IVF Clinic. The brief included, patient recovery suites, procedure rooms and a full IVF lab with cryo storage facilities.
Location: Knutsford, Cheshire
Value: £ undisclosed
Status: Completed 2015
The scheme looks to develop a vacant site in the small valley village of Walsden, Yorkshire. The proposals look to create a modern/traditional care village with a 32 bed care home and 34 extra care apartments offering a range of living care facilities for those looking for independent living with the added security of communal facilities and on site services.
The design of the buildings is based around two independent blocks constructed from traditional local stone. The scale and massing is set back from the main road and the main bulk of the building is broken down with double height glazed entrance links. The form of the proposals has been directly influenced by the linear nature of the site with Wolsden Water (river) and the railway line forming the sites natural boundaries. The main access has been retained dissecting the site in two and in effect zoning the site into the spaces for the two blocks. The scheme aims to assist individuals in the transition from independent living to life in a care home.
DESIGN INFO
LOCATION: Walsden, Yorkshire
VALUE: £TBCM
STATUS: Concept design completed July 2015
This residential remodelling scheme was designed to provide additional bedroom space over the existing garage and to incorporate unused space to create a functional family home with improved flow. A dated conservatory was replaced with a rear extension to accommodate a new sun/garden room.
The design aimed to maximise natural light with large areas of glazing to the rear extending the living areas into the garden and optimizing views towards the River Dee. The addition of a new contemporary porch to the front elevation makes entry into the home more of an event.
LOCATION: Gayton Lane, Lower Heswall, Wirral
VALUE: undisclosed
STATUS: Completion due January 2016
An exciting new project to provide a modern care facility for children in the North West. Our brief was to provide a set of independent houses which will cater for children of all ages, with a central staff facility linking the houses together. The centre has been designed to provide a safe homely feel, with children of different ages being cared for in the three independent units.
LOCATION: North West
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Design development
We were commission to seek outline planning for a single corner plot, soon after the planning moratorium was lifted. During the design phase we needed to take account of the existing building lines to both the front and side elevations to ensure the position and massing did not adversely alter the existing street scene. We designed a contemporary 3 bed home with open plan living accommodation for modern living, which and was designed to fill the space with as much natural light as possible and provide views over the garden.
LOCATION: Thingwall, Wirral
VALUE: £Undisclosed
STATUS: Outline Planning Permission received 2014
This scheme aimed to save, renovate and extend a largely untouched early Regency villa in Rock Ferry. A little more traditional than our usual projects but one that we are very pleased with. It provides 17 new apartments contained within the existing house and a new build extension. The new part of the building is designed to reflect the existing house and as such window detailing and roof detailing have been borrowed from the original. The facades are finished in roman cement stucco, again to match the existing house. The scheme also has off street parking and landscaped gardens to the rear.
LOCATION: Rock Ferry, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Full planning approval received August 2015
We were contacted by Create Health to design there new IVF facility in an existing office building on Cheapside in London. This scheme was completed in 2014 and involved the fit out of an existing office building to create a state of the art private IVF Clinic.
A commercial project that required a dated restaurant to be converted into a contemporary eatery and bar with an industrial / urban interior which referenced to our costal location without being themed. This scheme involved creating a new bespoke bar and kitchen area whilst improving the flow of the space and providing intimate eating and drinking areas with direct viewing access into the kitchen space.
LOCATION: Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral
VALUE: undisclosed
STATUS: Completed July 2014
This project reimagines a disused warehouse by an airfield, as a new office for an award winning digital media company. The brief was anything but traditional and we wanted to develop a calm creative and multifunctional space We had a lot of fun with this one and designed a hot air balloon sculpture to provide a hub space for meetings.
Following on from our design for their Allerton branch, the Clive Watkin Partnership asked us to redesign the internal space and facade at their premises in Crosby.
LOCATION: Crosby,
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Design development
This contemporary office development completes a forgotten corner of the Shay stadium in Halifax. It provides accommodation for 70 people over 4 floors with the emphasis on collaborative working. The building’s interior scheme is designed to provide views from all floors through the central atrium space. The ground floor contains show suites for the client’s business along with a gym and smoothie bar where staff can relax.
Upper floors contain office space, meeting rooms, board rooms and lounge areas. The larger communal offices are all designed to have a view over the pitches.
LOCATION: Halifax Yorkshire
VALUE: undisclosed
STATUS: Design development
This mixed use scheme reuses a previously developed plot in the heart of the University quarter in Bradford to provide 247 student bedspaces in individual studio flats and a 35 bed apartment hotel.
The buildings use brick as the primary material for their facades, with a random pattern of recesses and protruding panels providing relief over the whole building. Massing was carefully designed to reflect the prevailing street scene whilst a public square links the two parts of the scheme together. The ground floor provides a large student lounge and retail units opening into the square.
LOCATION: Listerhills, Bradford, yorkshire
VALUE: circa £13 million
STATUS: Design development
This domestic scheme consists of extension and refurbishment to a Georgian, detached family home in Hoylake. The house is located in a beachfront location, part of the Kings Gap Conservation Area. The design has been driven by maximizing the views to the waterfront and Hilbre island and orientating the key family spaces towards the views. The new plan rationalizes the spaces around the kitchen which provides a more efficient space and route through the house. The façade treatment differs between the two zones of the extension. Floor to ceiling glass is used in the new family room and the smaller, playroom is a solid form with a feature box window creating a window seat and play opportunity.
LOCATION: Hoylake, Wirral
VALUE: £ Undisclosed
STATUS: Design development
