Simon Redman, partner at Cowper Griffith, is cycling over 200 miles tomorrow to support ‘Please Take Me There’, a local charity helping seriously ill children reach essential, specialist medical treatment, both in the UK and abroad.
You can support Simon here:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/simonredman200
We are delighted to see our designs for the Grade II* Roundhouse in Birmingham nearing completion, in their original form, in this recent article in the RIBA Journal.
A unique and wonderful building, and a fine example of commercial and community activity sustaining the restoration of an important asset.
We wish them great success!
CGA has recently secured consent for alterations and replacement extensions to a grade II listed property in Suffolk. Set within an area of outstanding natural beauty, the unique house sits on a promontory on the north side of Martlesham Creek facing south east towards the Deben River Estuary.
The house was built in 1933 and remained in the ownership of the architect Hilda Mason and her sister for their own use until her death in 1955. Hilda Mason is noteworthy as one of only 7 women architects who designed Listed buildings between WW1 & WW2.
Following a pre-app with the local authority, CGA successfully obtained permission for replacement extensions including a modern living room, study and gym. Permission was also granted a number of fabric alterations including the replacement of the existing windows, external insulation and the installation of underfloor heating within the existing house.
CGA are currently preparing a tender package for the construction works with a view to starting onsite late 2020.
Work is close to completion at our construction site for the new Suffolk Wildlife Trust Visitor Centre in Carlton Marshes. The progress of the work slowed significantly due to government restrictions to contain Covid-19 adding approximately three months to the programme. The last of the charred timber cladding is now being installed, along with the remaining interior fit-out and external works allowing the centre to open next month.
Works have been undertaken by Barnes Construction
http://www.barnesconstruction.co.uk/
We are pleased to announce that the David Parr House Project has won the Heritage Award as a part of the 2020 RICS Social Impact Awards. This year’s award ceremony took place virtually and can be viewed at
The win follows the project’s recent award for the 2019 Cambridge Design & Construction Award for Best Conservation, Alteration and Extension (under £2 million construction costs).
The David Parr House is a rare survival of a C19 painted domestic interior. It was the home of David Parr, an artisan painter from 1886-1927. The interiors reflect the work that Parr was carrying out for a local firm with important commissions all over Britain.
Cowper Griffith Architects were appointed to secure a change of use and to prepare a scheme of repairs following a Conservation Management Plan by John Maddison Ph.D, FSA. Work to the interiors has involved the careful removal of friable plaster and its replacement with new lime plaster, together with the painstaking repair of joinery, architraves and decorative finishes. Main contractor role was undertaken by F.A Valiants & Sons
Further information on the project can be viewed within our website https://www.cowpergriffith.co.uk/conservation#/david-parr-house/
Photographs by Matthew Smith Architectural Photography
CGA are pleased to announce that planning permission been granted by Norwich City Council for the construction of a new 25-unit sheltered housing scheme for the elderly. The project marks the second phase of CGA’s involvement with The Great Hospital, a charitable foundation, which has been providing care in Norwich for over 750 years.
CGA have aided The Great Hospital in preparing a masterplan for its Norwich Campus. The first major phase of works was completed in 2014, providing 18 flats & two new courts in the centre of the historic site.
This phase of work sees the introduction of a new purpose built 19-unit accommodation block & the remodelling of the East Ward to provide enhanced resident facilities. Listed building consent has also been granted for remodelling & change of use for the adjacent building White Cottages in order to provide a further 6 units. This programmatic change of use is a part of the charity’s strategic aim to become a 21st Century best practice model of care delivery for the elderly.
Further project details and photographs of the first phase can be found of our website here;
https://www.cowpergriffith.co.uk/housingmasterplanning#/the-great-hospital/
CGA are pleased to announce the recent completion of new student accommodation for the Bell Language School in Cambridge.
CGA were instructed to design new accommodation within a former Georgian villa which had once been home to the trust’s founder, Frank Bell. Through a number of sensitive alterations CGA were able to provide space for up to 20 students in a total of 17 rooms.
The project marks the first built phase of a campus masterplan, which CGA have worked up with the school over a number of years. Phase 2 which is currently in for planning includes the addition of a further 98 bed new-build unit adjacent to Hillscross.
CGA are proud to announce that the recently completed conservation of the David Parr House in Cambridge has been awarded the 2019 Cambridge Design & Construction Award for Best Conservation, Alteration and Extension (under £2 million construction costs).
The David Parr House is a rare survival of a C19 painted domestic interior. It was the home of David Parr, an artisan painter from 1886-1927. The interiors reflect the work that Parr was carrying out for a local firm with important commissions all over Britain.
Cowper Griffith Architects were appointed to secure a change of use and to prepare a scheme of repairs following a Conservation Management Plan by John Maddison Ph.D, FSA. Work to the interiors has involved the careful removal of friable plaster and its replacement with new lime plaster, together with the painstaking repair of joinery, architraves and decorative finishes.
The house opened its doors to visitors in May 2019 & visits/tours can be booked online at davidparrhouse.org
More project information and photographs can be found within the project page on our website.
CGA has recently secured planning permission for a high-quality bespoke home within an area of outstanding natural beauty on the North Norfolk Coast.
CGA were appointed by the client following a design competition held over the autumn (2018) to develop proposals for a unique family home. Two architects were shortlisted to participate in the competition and after a selection process CGA were awarded the contract owing to their distinctive response to the client brief and innovative design proposals.
The house is designed with 2 distinct parts, a solid plinth of brick and flint that encloses the ground floor rooms, and a series of lightweight pavilions which house the principal living spaces and maximise long views out over the surrounding landscape.
CGA are currently preparing technical design information and construction is intended to start in June 2020.
After a 2-year planning battle CGA has recently secured planning permission for a unique new build house within a sensitive woodland setting in South Cambridgeshire.
CGA were appointed by the client following a design competition held over the summer (2018) to develop proposals for a high quality, highly sustainable residential dwelling to replace an existing outmoded, and poorly functioning house. A total of four architects were shortlisted to participate in the competition and after a rigorous selection process Cowper Griffith Architects were awarded the contract owing to their carefully considered, sensitive design that fulfilled the client’s brief and integrate well in the setting.
The proposed house uses materials & building styles referenced from the surrounding village and adapts them to suit the client’s unique needs and design tastes. The design is arranged around ‘spine’ path which runs through the centre of the house connecting the different rooms to the surrounding landscape and flooding the centre of the house with natural daylight.
We are in the process of preparing construction drawings, and the project is due to start mid-2020.