Parkgate Hotel was a real opportunity to do the things that matter to us. Rescuing unloved and empty buildings. Working with enthusiastic and committed clients. Contributing to our cities with high quality design. We were delighted then when Rightacres asked us in 2017 to design a new 4* hotel in Cardiff city centre. They wanted … Continued
We successfully gained planning consent for a new care community of 172 retirement homes in the village of Scarcroft, some eight miles north of Leeds in Yorkshire. The 20-acre site had been the location of N-Power’s headquarters. GFA prepared designs for a new care community for Audley Group, centred around Scarcroft Lodge. The Lodge is … Continued
Set within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, the Sunningdale site is in the Greenbelt. It contains a Grade II listed mansion (Northcote House) within a Grade II Registered Park and Garden. Audley Villages commissioned Gaunt Francis Architects to prepare designs for a new care community to supplement Audley’s growing portfolio. Our proposals build … Continued
The airbase at RAF Bicester essentially dates from 1925 until 1994, when the final United States Air Force personnel stationed there vacated. In 2008, many parts of the site were designated a Conservation Area; including the technical site, airfield and defence structures, which Bicester Heritage then acquired in 2013. Overall there are more than 60 … Continued
Sir Edwin Lutyens was best known for his country houses, but also carried out several significant commercial buildings in the centre of London, including Britannic House at Finsbury Circus which has been since acclaimed as ‘the masterpiece of the Circus’. The building is now listed grade II* and given a new identity as ‘One Finsbury … Continued
The original mansion that occupied the site dated back to the start of the 19th Century, and over time was expanded with Presidents Hall, Pillar Hall and College Hall. However, following the vacation of the site by Brunel University in 2008 this locally listed building suffered water damage and fell into disrepair. The new Audley … Continued
Mote House is a Grade II* Listed Building set in the grounds of Mote Park near Maidstone. Working with Audley, we have transformed this site into an award winning development of 101 residential units. The scheme comprises new accommodation sensitively created within the walled garden and the comprehensive restoration of the main house as well … Continued
Set against the backdrop of the Worcestershire countryside, Audley Ellerslie is situated in the beautiful spa town of Malvern. This site was extremely challenging due to the steeply sloping topography and high number of valuable trees. Construction of Ellerslie phase II began in May 2016 and comprises 101 retirement properties. Three restored Victorian mansions, including a … Continued
Formally the Public Records Office – ‘the strong box of the empire’ – Kings College London acquired this massive Victorian gothic edifice with a view to rationalising their various London libraries onto one site near their Strand Campus. Our concept was to break down the ‘prison-like’ internal planning to create a more spacious facility and … Continued
The Pearson Building and the Slade School of Fine Art form two sides of the Grade 1 Listed quadrangle at the heart of the UCL Campus in central London. Through careful co-ordination with English Heritage and the Camden Planning Department, the interior of the 2600m2 Pearson Building has been reconfigured to create a series of … Continued
