By the end of August we aim to submit an application for planning permission and listed building consent for the repair and alterations to a Grade II listed cottage dating from the C17. The proposals include the remodeling of the first floor which has modern partitions and the conversion of a C20 workshop to provide an annex for home working. Two more applications are now well advanced – one in Bridport for a sustainable contemporary extension to a modest two bedroom listed terraced cottage, providing a second bedroom and family bathroom with the ground floor open plan kitchen opening onto […]
Yearly archives: 2021
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Architects are the guardians of the built environment. It is incumbent on all of us who are professionally trained in multiple skills, to collaborate, balance risk and problem solve. We cannot work effectively on shoestring fees, unreasonable time constraints or low budgets. The service we provide is bespoke to every one of our clients and their historic buildings, regardless of their status. The projects that we work on are sometimes complicated and require expertise and input from others. Collaboration with one or more architects is becoming more popular with clients who recognise that together we can not only add value […]
The team met at the C16 Mapperton Manor House (Grade I) and Gardens for a working lunch in the converted C17 Coach House, which received Leader Grant Funding (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development). This is a fantastic resource and a great events space and venue on a par with Manor Barn at Symondsbury. The Practice has projects in Netherbury, Broadwindsor and Corscombe so this was a central location to all 5 sites.
An application for planning permission for a Solar Port at Plottingham Fields car park in Bridport has been submitted to Dorset Council, the first of several solar port schemes to be commissioned by Bridport Town Council, in partnership with Low Carbon Dorset. The cantilevered solar port provides solar charging for electric cars, motorbikes and bicycles, comprising 4 bays with space for 6 vehicles to be charging simultaneously. The scheme also provides additional panels on the adjoining garage roof which can be stored or used to generate electricity to flood light the adjacent tennis courts. This is part of an extensive council […]