ESHA architects

Architecture Masterplanning & Urban Design Planning Consultancy

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The redevelopment of a tight trapezium-shaped site of the former Wai Yee Hong Chinese supermarket in Montpelier, Bristol, into 24 one and two bed apartments. There is a 3.4 m drop across the site between Station Road and the narrow Cheltenham Lane. The flats are designed as two blocks, a 3 and 4 storey block onto Cheltenham Lane and a 5 storey block on Station Road built up against the retaining wall with two floors below street level. The two blocks are separated by a courtyard, with upper access provided by arched steel and glass bridges, which will become the centrepiece of the development. The architectural treatment is 'robust contemporary' with crisp white render above a rubble stone plinth which links the development to its neighbours.

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