New office acquired.

December 2010

Hayward Smart Architects are pleased to announce that new premises have been acquired for the practice within the market town of Shipston-on-Stour.

The existing building requires significant refurbishment and extension, which will be due for completion in Spring 2011.

Director Martin Smart commented, “it is fantastic that we now have the opportunity to expand our business within the local community, and have been able to tailor the building to suit our requirements both now and for the future. We are very excited by the prospect of revitalising this interesting property and stamping our identity onto it.”

The form of the proposals follow the traditional pitch of the existing building, although this is broken down into an asymmetrical composition with the dominant first floor, timber clad element projecting over the transparent ground floor shop front. The solid rendered block forming the entrance lobby to the office buttresses both the ground and first floor elements.

In addition to providing office space for the practice at first floor, the ground floor will be refurbished for retail use.

Please see the project page for more details.