ESHA architects

Architecture Masterplanning & Urban Design Planning Consultancy

The experience of the Partners includes

Refurbishment and Reordering of Buildings

In Bristol we have carried out two radical remodellings of existing blocks for the Council; at Kingsley House enclosing external access balconies and adding staircases, and at Orlebar Gardens resculpting five storey maisonette blocks into houses with flats above.

More recent work includes Project Armada at HMS Drake, Plymouth, where a number of existing buildings have been upgraded to meet current MoD standards for single living accommodation, and the conversion of the Bristol North Baths swimming pool into a health centre.

Lookout, Weymouth. A new timber house within the curtilage of a Grade II listed observation tower overlooking Chesil Beach.
Health Centre, Bishopston. The conversion of a listed Edwardian swimming pool into a Health Centre, including the insertion of an intermediate floor.
General Office, Ebbw Vale. The refurbishment and extension of the Grade 2* General Office at the heart of the Ebbw Vale Masterplan Area.
Merchants’ Almshouse. The reinstatement of the wing lost to bombing during World War 2.
Town Hall Site, Tiverton. Competition winning design including 58 new and converted homes, cafe/gallery & amphitheatre on this unique steeply sloping site between the listed town hall and the river Exe.
Middle Farm, Poundbury. The conversion and extension of an existing farm grouping to provide new facilities for a software company.
Cotshill Gardens, Chipping Norton. Conversion of a grade II listed workhouse into 22 houses for Regalian Properties.
Chemistry Overcladding, Bristol. The recladding of the complete building complex, and design for the first phase which won an INCA award for the “Best use of Insulated Render and Cladding for Refurbishment of Commercial Buildings” in 2003.
Orlebar Gardens, Bristol. Remodelling of a fifties deck-access block for Bristol City Council to provide 56 flats. Won a Bristol Civic Society Award and a Civic Trust Commendation.
Kingsley House, Bristol. Remodelling of a thirties deck-access block for Bristol City Council to provide 56 flats for single people. Won a Bristol Civic Society Award and a BALI landscape award.
The Glove Factory, Yeovil. A new mixed-use urban block incorporating a listed industrial building and providing 27 houses and 10 flats.
Great Western Road, Chard. A proposed mixed-use development including 23 houses and 24 flats centred around the grade II listed ex-railway station which is converted for commercial use in Chard, Somerset.
Firepool Lock, Taunton. High density mixed use canalside development designed around a listed Victorian pumphouse.
St. Andrew Street, Tiverton. The conversion of 12 houses, including two listed buildings, in a conservation area in the heart of Tiverton. (Part of our competition winning design for the Town Hall Site).
Knightstone Island, Weston-super-Mare. Competition entry for an exclusive residential development including the re-use of three listed buildings.
Northeaze, Tetbury. Four houses on an infill site in the Cotwolds. The project incorporates a listed barn.
Project Armada, HMS Drake, Devonport, Plymouth. Remodelling of HMS Drake to provide up-to-date accommodation for 1650 personnel.

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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
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