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Before
FREELAND CLOSE
FISHBOURNE, CHICHESTER PO19 3SA
The brief was to provide Chichester District Council with high quality short stay accommodation for vulnerable individuals and families who face hardship through their circumstances. A single storey bungalow that housed three bedsits was demolished and replaced with 17 flats designed to be highly sustainable, with a mixture of unit typologies from one-bed studios to two-bed family units and one wheelchair accessible unit.
Submitted by: MH Architects Limited. www.mharchitects.co.uk
Architect: Jonathan Moore, MH Architects Limited.
Main Contractor: W Stirland Limited.
Other: LRW Civil Designs (Civil Engineer). www.lrwcivildesigns.com | Archibald Shaw (Structural Engineer). www.archibaldshaw.co.uk | SRE Ltd (Energy Consultant). www.sre.co.uk
Before
WINGS, EXTENSIONS AND ANCILLARY BUILDINGS CONVERSION
KING EDWARD VII ESTATE, KINGS DRIVE, MIDHURST GU29 0BJ
Since winning a Sussex Heritage Trust Award in 2016, City & Country has further developed the sanatorium, which was originally built in 1903 and includes new and refurbished wings. New work also includes ancillary buildings such as The Engine House, Engine House Cottages and the Old Nurses Accommodation building along with further amenity leisure areas and communal facilities.
Submitted by: City & Country. www.cityandcountry.co.uk
Architect/Contractors/Craftsmen: City & Country.
Site Manager: Matthew Ward.
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MITHRAS STUDENT VILLAGE, UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON
LEWES ROAD, BRIGHTON BN2 4QX
Transforming a former carpark into a vibrant new centre for living and learning, Mithras Student Village consists of five new towers arranged over a two-story podium. The towers range in height from eight to eighteen floors and provide 804 student bedrooms and space for a new Student’s Union alongside essential amenities. To minimise impact on neighbouring structures, each of the towers are purposefully staggered and interwoven between the main Mithras building and Preston Barracks. Notably, the tallest tower utilises highly reflective terracotta tiles to conceptually represent the South Downs in the distance.
Submitted by: Hassell. www.hassellstudio.com
Architect: Hassell.
Site Manager/Contractors: Bouygues (U.K.) Limited. www.bouygues-uk.com
Other: Terrell Ltd (Structural Engineer). www.terrellgroup.net | WSP (Environmental / M&E Engineer / Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant / Project Management / Sustainability). www.wsp.com | Proudlock Associates (Access Consultant). www.proudlockassociates.com | Turkington Martin (Landscape Architect).
www.turkingtonmartin.com | ECE Architecture (Interior Design / Executive Architect via Bouygues). www.ecearchitecture.com
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EXTERNAL REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO ‘THE HOO’
CHURCH STREET, WILLINGDON BN20 9HR
The Hoo is an exceptional Grade I listed building designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens with a Grade II* registered park and garden created in partnership with Gertrude Jekyll. Originally constructed in 1902, it became a girls’ school before being converted into 11 flats in 1955. The recent works consisted of external repairs and improvements to elevations and roof covering including 194 individual window repairs and major repairs to the four Oriel windows.
Submitted by: Anthony Sherwin.
Architects: Anthony Sherwin, details on request | Fred Courtney Bennett, AJK Architects. www.ajkad.co.uk
Site Managers: Fred Courtney Bennett (Architectural) | Kevin Francis (Contractors), J H Payne and Sons Ltd. www.jhpayne.co.uk
Contractors/Craftsmen: J H Payne and Sons Ltd | Clarke Roofing Southern Ltd. www.clarke-roofing.co.uk | Sussex Blast Cleaning. www.sussexblastcleaning.co.uk
Other: Deborah Gardner, DGC (Historic Buildings) Consultants Ltd. www.dgc-consultants.com