No. 22, previously known as Hestia House, is a 3 storey office block which has been converted into 23 high quality apartments for social housing.
Spring Housing Association is a local charity who aim to provide high quality accommodation for people in housing need. Their mission statement is “to create long term prosperity by investing to prevent homelessness and social isolation”.
At No.22 Spring intend to house their tenants in the apartments to the upper floors, with a community & enterprise resource space together and offices to the ground floor.
BHB Architects were appointed to design the ground floor refurbishment, prepare the public consultation and assist with providing information to accompany a grant funding application.
The existing spaces were constrained by limited light to the rear (owing to the railway station directly behind), as such BHBs concept was to “open up” the interior with a glass corridor, to allow the largest room at the rear to “borrow” light from the large amount of glazing on the front elevation. The modern interior design was suggested to create an environment that inspires both staff and tenants. This includes large scale local map prints to fill entire walls in smaller offices, and “the cave” in the large Communal Hub room – a series of profiled timber fins to infer a more private space within the larger room.
The Master’s House, St John’s Hosptial, Lichfield.
Assessment of historic fabric to ensure a secure understanding of the historic fabric, and how appropriate breathable insulat ions and secondary glazing could be sympathetically installed.
Solution: A breathable IWI Sheep Wool Insulation and lime mortar on wood wool. Sympathetic interiors following the completed installation of secondary glazing, breathable insulation, lime plaster and breathable decorations. The property has reduced its winter energy costs and enjoys a more comfortable thermal environment.
Arca, Birmingham
CAT A fitout Office project located in Birmingham City Centre which achieved Excellent under the BREEAM UK Refurbishment and Fitout criteria. Careful design decisions chosen alongside consulting with BREEAM Professionals allowed us to achieve the required Excellent BREEAM Rating and achieve a modern, flexible and focus driven working space interior fitout.
Our design teams can identify when thermal modelling software, daylight assessment or building fabric analysis is required for U-value calculation or other aspects of building performance.
St Peters Church, Maney Hill.
Works undertaken to provide solar panels to the south facing pitch of the nave, to reduce operational running costs.
The role of a building and site in supporting and enhancing ecosystems and native species.
The greenhouse gas emissions from the lifecycle of building materials, including extraction, manufacturing, transport, construction, maintenance, and disposal. The conservation team has an especially thorough understanding of how different building materials respond to climate and weather in the short and long term. This expertise helps us to avoid costly errors when specifying building materials.
The greenhouse gas emissions from energy consumption required to operate a building (e.g., heating, cooling, lighting, appliances). The engagement of Services and Energy consultants from the feasibility stage onwards helps our clients to explore lifetime energy consumption and improve efficiency.
The amount of water consumed during a building's operation and its broader impact on water resources.
The impact of building design and materials on occupants' physical and mental health. We guide clients through all their options when it comes to occupant well being and technology.
BHB Architects
Georgian House
24 Bird Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 6PT
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mail@bhbarchitects.co.uk
BHB Architects
1 St Margaret's Terrace
Cheltenham
GL50 4DT
Tel: +44 (0) 1242 521 608
mail@bhbarchitects.co.uk
