Ivanhoe terrace by OB Architecture
Ivanhoe Terrace is a project designed by OB Architecture and is located in the heart of the Winchester Conservation Area in a predominantly residential area. The existing structures on the site consisted of a 3-storey Victorian end of terrace house with a 2-storey 1960?s extension to the side. The two structures had been combined together to form an office space for the Women?s Institute.
“Our clients, local developer Robert Weston Limited, purchased this site in the winter of 2015. They were keen to use the project as an opportunity to develop their brand as ?lifestyle? developers.
OB Architecture was approached to come up with a vision to enhance and re-invigorate the dilapidated and dated building, returning it to residential use. Our brief was to provide a unique design and a highly marketable product for our developer client.
The Victorian section of the building was a prominent and attractive feature in the street scene, but was undermined by the incongruous 1960?s extension to the side.
Taking advantage of the relaxation in the planning rules, we submitted a Prior Approval application to Winchester City Council for the change of use from offices to residential.
The converted office arrangement has been stripped back to the structural core and three new town houses have been carefully inserted into the existing fabric. The division between the units reinstates the original ?break? in the Victorian fabric, thereby helping to r...
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