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The brief was to convert the existing agricultural building to offices. The project was constrained by planning requirements to re-use the existing steel frame of the original building, which defined its size, position and overall shape.
Submitted by: Robert Thornton, Thornton Architecture & Design, West Chiltington. www.thornton-design.com
Architect: Robert Thornton, Thornton Architecture & Design.
Contractors: R W Armstrong Ltd, Basingstoke. www.rwarmstrong.co.uk
Other: MCA Ltd (Building Services Consultant), Horsham. www.mcaltd.co.uk
Built in 1966 to designs of Messrs. Tyler and Dixon, the brief was to refurbish the two upper floors and their associated common parts to bring the floors into line with contemporary office expectations, while the retail uses continued on the ground floor level.
Submitted by: James Wells Commercial Architects, Chichester. www.jameswellscommercial.co.uk
Architect: James Wells Commercial Architects.
Contractors: Westmount Construction, Havant. www.westmountconstruction.co.uk