ESHA architects

Architecture Masterplanning & Urban Design Planning Consultancy

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The site is an unusually beautiful one on the fringes of Abergavenny, close to a listed Victorian former psychiatric hospital and containing Larchfield House, originally its annexe. It is steeply sloping, boasts a quantity of magnificent trees and has views over the town towards the Sugar Loaf and Brecon Beacons. Despite the planning brief which stipulated no more than nine houses on the site, our design providing 51 houses achieved full planning consent. The focus of the development is a central green related to Larchfield house around which the majority of the houses are grouped. The architecture is strictly based on the character of the old town.

What We Do
Planning Consultancy
Project Planning & Programming
Feasibility Studies
Detailed Briefing and Design
Achieving Planning Consent
Building Regulations
Production Information
Tender Action and
Appointment of Contractor
Site Inspection and
Contract Administration
Post Completion Feedback
 
 
 
Other Services
Public Consultation
Design Review / Client Advisor
Design Intent Details &
Specification
Design Monitoring
Preparation of Design Codes
Illustration & Visualisation
Design Competitions
Single Houses and Small Scale
Conversions / Extensions
 
 
 
 
 
Potfolio
Masterplanning & Urban Design
Housing in Urban Areas
Rural Planning & Housing
in Villages
Housing for Specialist Groups /
Elderly / Students
Single Houses & Small Scale
Conversion / Extensions
Refurbishment & Reordering
of Buildings
Health
Education including laboratories
Conservation Areas &
Listed Buildings
Offices / Defence / Other
Sustainability
Introduction
Mixed use
Long life, loose-fit, low energy
Thermal insulation and mass
Water drainage and flooding
Natural lighting and ventilation
Embodied energy
Natural landscape
Renewable energy sources
Aesthetics
Building Design
Design Process
Built Form
Conclusion