NEW LAYOUT @ MANOR FARM
NEW LAYOUT @ MANOR FARM
Client: County To County Property Group
Location: Manor Farm, Swindon Village, near Cheltenham

NEW LAYOUT @ MANOR FARM

DHA Architects are undertaking the detailed design and construction of 4 new houses and barn conversion in the grounds of the existing Manor Farm farmhouse, which is also undergound a refurbishment scheme.

The development within the Swindon Village Conservation Area and, as such, has ...

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CONSERVATION @ THE ROUND TOWER
CONSERVATION @ THE ROUND TOWER
Client: GL50 Properties Ltd
Location: Siddington

CONSERVATION @ THE ROUND TOWER

DHA Architects were commissioned to assist with completing the detailed design of this unusual conversion and extension to a Grade II listed Victorian folly in the Cotswolds.

The project comprised the change of use of the existing building and the ...

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DESIGNING WITH MISSION IN MIND @ ST ANNE'S HOME
DESIGNING WITH MISSION IN MIND @ ST ANNE'S HOME
Client: The Little Sisters of The Poor
Location: London

DESIGNING WITH MISSION IN MIND @ ST ANNE'S HOME

Located just a few miles from central London in the Borough of Hackney, this scheme has created a 21st Century convent and nursing and elderly care home to replace an existing Victorian building on a site adjoining the former Abbey ...

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STABLE REFURB @ WELLESBOURNE HALL
STABLE REFURB @ WELLESBOURNE HALL
Client: Private
Location: Wellesbourne

STABLE REFURB @ WELLESBOURNE HALL

DHA Architects have been engaged by the owner of Wellesbourne Hall to undertake a phased redevelopment of the estate, the first phase of which has now been completed.

The existing C18th Stable block is Grade II Listed and comprised 2 ...

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REVITALISATION @ HOLY CROSS
REVITALISATION @ HOLY CROSS
Client: Diocese of Lichfield
Location: Lichfield

REVITALISATION @ HOLY CROSS

To celebrate their 200 year anniversary, the parish of Holy Cross commissioned DHA Architects to help bring about a revitalisation of the somewhat dilapidated Georgian / early Victorian Church.

The brief also requested a new Narthex entrance from the rear of the Church ...

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REFURBISHMENT + EXTENSION @ ST CHRISTOPHER'S INN
REFURBISHMENT + EXTENSION @ ST CHRISTOPHER'S INN
Client: Beds and Bars Ltd
Location: London

REFURBISHMENT + EXTENSION @ ST CHRISTOPHER'S INN

DHA Architects have undertaken an extensive refurbishment and extension of this 19th Century building for back-packer hostel and bar operator, Beds and Bars.

The challenging site within a conservation area required a "light touch" approach to create additional hostel accommodation ...

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REFURBISHMENT + EXTENSION @ ST TERESA'S
REFURBISHMENT + EXTENSION @ ST TERESA'S
Client: Parish of St Teresa of the Child Jesus
Location: Stoke on Trent

REFURBISHMENT + EXTENSION @ ST TERESA'S

This commission required DHA Architects to re-order, refurbish and extend the existing Church to create an atmosphere which was warm, well lit and welcoming to foster a greater sense of the full and active participation of the entire assembly.

The ...

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NEW BUILD @ HOMELANDS
NEW BUILD @ HOMELANDS
Client: County to County Property Group
Location: Bishop's Cleeve

NEW BUILD @ HOMELANDS

DHA Architects were appointed to take on an extant planning approval for 3 commercial units as part of a larger residential village extension scheme.

The practice has worked closely with the developer and prospective tenants to amend the approved scheme ...

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RE-DEDICATION @ ST JOSEPH'S
RE-DEDICATION @ ST JOSEPH'S
Client: The Little Sisters of The Poor
Location: St Joseph's Care Home, Manchester

RE-DEDICATION @ ST JOSEPH'S

As part of a phased refurbishment of St Joseph's Care Home, DHA have breathed new life into the existing Chapel.

-- Further project info is being prepared --

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REFURBISHMENT @ ST JOSEPH'S HOME
REFURBISHMENT @ ST JOSEPH'S HOME
Client: The Little Sisters of The Poor
Location: Manchester

REFURBISHMENT @ ST JOSEPH'S HOME

DHA Architects were commissioned in 2015 to undertake a long-term refurbishment programme of this 1980's care home to improve the quality of nursing care provision in line with Care Quality Commission requirements. The primary aim of the refurbishment works is ...

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NEW BUILD + REFURBISHMENT @ PITMASTON
NEW BUILD + REFURBISHMENT @ PITMASTON
Client: Kingerlee Homes
Location: Birmingham

NEW BUILD + REFURBISHMENT @ PITMASTON

This project initially involved the production of a masterplan for the development of The Grade II Listed Ideal Benefit Society's headquarters in the Moseley district of Birmingham.

The proposals which were brought forward by the practice included the conversion of ...

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REFURBISHMENT @ ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH
REFURBISHMENT @ ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH
Client: Archdiocese of Birmingham
Location: Birmingham

REFURBISHMENT @ ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH

St Michael's Church is the centre of the Polish Catholic community in Birmingham. The current building was constructed in a Neoclassical Doric style in 1802, however, refurbishment works in the 1960's had largely covered over the features of interest.

It ...

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GETTING OUT OF A CORNER @ LONDON ROAD
GETTING OUT OF A CORNER @ LONDON ROAD
Client: County to County Property Group
Location: Cheltenham

GETTING OUT OF A CORNER @ LONDON ROAD

DHA Architects have transformed this awkward corner plot and created 2 luxury 5 bedroom detached dwellings in the place of one dilapidated 1970's house.

The project required a creative engineering solution to ensure the adjacent highway at higher level received adequate ...

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EXPANDING EXPERTISE @ QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM
EXPANDING EXPERTISE @ QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM
Client: NHS
Location: Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Birmingham

EXPANDING EXPERTISE @ QUEEN ELIZABETH II HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM

DHA have been engaged to deliver the re-design of various areas of the hospital as part of ongoing works to improve the efficiency and spatial usage of both clinical and staff areas.

So far, works have involved:

- Modifications to the ...

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HARMONIOUS SEPARATION @ CITY HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM
HARMONIOUS SEPARATION @ CITY HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM
Client: NHS
Location: City Hospital, Birmingham

HARMONIOUS SEPARATION @ CITY HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM

DHA Architects are involved in phase 1 of the project to separate the City Hospital Estate, providing Principal Designer services in support of a number of other design professionals and contracting teams.

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NEW BUILD @ ST ANNE'S CHAPEL
NEW BUILD @ ST ANNE'S CHAPEL
Client: The Little Sisters of The Poor
Location: London

NEW BUILD @ ST ANNE'S CHAPEL

Constructed as part of the St Anne's Home development, the associated Chapel gives prominence to the Christian mission of The Little Sisters. 

The building is embranced by the sweeping architectural forms of the main care home building to signify ...

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REFURBISHMENT + EXTENSION @ BELUSHI'S
REFURBISHMENT + EXTENSION @ BELUSHI'S
Client: Beds and Bars Ltd
Location: London

REFURBISHMENT + EXTENSION @ BELUSHI'S

DHA Architects were appointed to carry out 2 elements of work at this landmark Grade II Listed building on Hammsmith Broadway.

Firstly, a complete refurbishment of the ground floor pub was completed, including a new bar and improvements to the ...

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NEW BUILD @ ST JOSEPH'S HOME
NEW BUILD @ ST JOSEPH'S HOME
Client: The Little Sisters of the Poor
Location: Manchester

NEW BUILD @ ST JOSEPH'S HOME

In association with a separate set of phased refurbishment works at the same home, DHA Architects have delivered a new 3 storey care wing to provide 18 new nursing care bedrooms, ancillary spaces such as assisted bathrooms, sluices, storage areas ...

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NEW BUILD @ THE CROSS HANDS
NEW BUILD @ THE CROSS HANDS
Client: Hawkfield Homes
Location: Alveston

NEW BUILD @ THE CROSS HANDS

DHA Architects worked with developer, Hawkfield Homes, to transform a derelict public house on a large corner plot into four high quality detached houses.

An awkward topography ultimately lent itself to the creation of split-level floor plans for two of ...

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RESTORATION + REDEVELOPMENT @ AYNHOE PARK
RESTORATION + REDEVELOPMENT @ AYNHOE PARK
Client: Aynhoe Park
Location: Aynho

RESTORATION + REDEVELOPMENT @ AYNHOE PARK

DHA Architects have undertaken several projects at Aynhoe Park over a period of several years all as part of a wider scheme to restore the original house and parklands and create a financially viable site which provides a heritage and ...

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NEW BUILD @ BISHOPSWORTH
NEW BUILD @ BISHOPSWORTH
Client: Hawkfield Homes
Location: Bishopsworth, Bristol

NEW BUILD @ BISHOPSWORTH

This project saw the redevelopment of an old police station site on a prominent, elevated corner in a Conservation Area to create 8 semi-detached family homes.

The layout of the site and the design of the houses carefully responds to ...

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PURE BATHONIAN @ BLOOMFIELD PARK
PURE BATHONIAN @ BLOOMFIELD PARK
Client: Hawkfield Homes
Location: Bath

PURE BATHONIAN @ BLOOMFIELD PARK

DHA worked with Hawkfield Homes to deliver this deceptively complex development of 7 apartments and a townhouse on a tricky site on the outskirts of Bath.

The project involved the demolition of a large existing 1950's property on a plot within Bath's Conservation ...

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NEIGHBOURLY LOVE @ LONDON ROAD
NEIGHBOURLY LOVE @ LONDON ROAD
Client: County To County Group
Location: Cheltenham

NEIGHBOURLY LOVE @ LONDON ROAD

DHA Architects have worked with County To County on 2 neighbouring buildings on London Road, Cheltenham, to re-vitalise and create a variety of residential dwellings.

First, the practice undertook a full refurbishment of a 4 storey Georgian townhouse + basement to ...

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USING MATTERPORT TECHNOLOGY IN STONE RESTORATION @ MOSELEY SCHOOL
USING MATTERPORT TECHNOLOGY IN STONE RESTORATION @ MOSELEY SCHOOL
Client: Moseley School
Location: Birmingham

USING MATTERPORT TECHNOLOGY IN STONE RESTORATION @ MOSELEY SCHOOL

DHA worked closely with caretaker, facilities management contractor and stonemason to obtain Listed Building consent for a series of stone repair, strengthening and restoration works on this local landmark building.

The practice also worked closely with the school management to ...

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BLENDING IN @ LITCHBOROUGH
BLENDING IN @ LITCHBOROUGH
Client: Private
Location: Litchborough, Northamptonshire

BLENDING IN @ LITCHBOROUGH

DHA Architects have completed this new residential property which lies in what was originally a large garden to another house, but had more recently fell into disuse.

It is in the immediate vicinity of a Grade II Listed building and ...

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CONVERSION @ POWELL STREET STUDIOS
CONVERSION @ POWELL STREET STUDIOS
Client: DHA Architects
Location: Birmingham

CONVERSION @ POWELL STREET STUDIOS

The practice undertook the conversion of this existing industrial unit in order to create purpose-built office and meeting room space for the expanding practice. 

The existing steel portal frame was retained and exposed to express the original construction of ...

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ALL RISE @ BURTON MAGISTRATES COURT
ALL RISE @ BURTON MAGISTRATES COURT
Client: GL50 Properties Ltd
Location: Burton-upon-Trent

ALL RISE @ BURTON MAGISTRATES COURT

DHA have been commissioned to obtain planning approval for a new residential development straddling the old Magistrates Court in Burton-upon-Trent.

-- Further Project Info to Follow --

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NEW BUILD SAINSBURY'S LOCAL
NEW BUILD SAINSBURY'S LOCAL
Client: County to County Property Group
Location: Cheltenham

NEW BUILD SAINSBURY'S LOCAL

Through close collaboration between DHA Architects, the client, end user and local planning authority, this disused petrol station site has been transformed into a striking Sainsbury's Local store.

High quality natural stone and intricate brick detailing coupled with a striking ...

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QUICK THINKING @ BRAYS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
QUICK THINKING @ BRAYS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Client: ENGIE UK
Location: Brays International School, Birmingham

QUICK THINKING @ BRAYS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

With less than 3 weeks to the start of the new school term, DHA Architects were commissioned by our client to help deliver internal changes to a number of classrooms in two separate parts of the school site. These works ...

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NEW BUILD NURSERY @ WOLVERHAMPTON
NEW BUILD NURSERY @ WOLVERHAMPTON
Client: ABC Nursery
Location: Wolverhampton

NEW BUILD NURSERY @ WOLVERHAMPTON

DHA Architects were commissioned to obtain planning approval for a 120-place nursery with associated external spaces on an overgrown site on the edge of a business park in Wolverhampton.

The design provided 8 no. ground floor Ofsted standard childcare rooms ...

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SENSITIVE ADDITION @ AMPNEY CRUCIS
SENSITIVE ADDITION @ AMPNEY CRUCIS
Client: Private
Location: Ampney Crucis

SENSITIVE ADDITION @ AMPNEY CRUCIS

DHA Architects obtained planning and building regulations consent for a private client to extend and alter to the existing house within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Assistance with tendering and construction was also provided with the works involving ...

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SCHOOL FEASIBILITIES
SCHOOL FEASIBILITIES
Client: ENGIE
Location: HML and Waverley Schools, Birmingham

SCHOOL FEASIBILITIES

DHA Architects have been working closely with ENGIE, Waverley and HML Schools in Birmingham to understand the feasibility of a number of projects, ranging from new change of use of individual spaces through to whole-building optimisation studies into how the school utilises the space they ...

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APPEAL SUCCESS @ KEYNSHAM
APPEAL SUCCESS @ KEYNSHAM
Client: Hawkfield Homes
Location: Keynsham

APPEAL SUCCESS @ KEYNSHAM

DHA Architects have obtained planning approval at appeal for a scheme of 26 apartments on the site of a former police station in Keynsham.

The scheme proposed 2 separate blocks: one sited on a prominant gap site within the town's Conservation Area ...

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REFRESH @ ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
REFRESH @ ST NICHOLAS CHURCH
Client: St Nicholas Church, Archdiocese of Birmingham
Location: Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield

REFRESH @ ST NICHOLAS CHURCH

DHA Architects were appointed to oversee the restoration of the principle elevations of this 1950s romanesque style church.

This involved brickwork cleaning and re-pointing, new stone parapets and a stone apex cross.

 

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WARD REMODELLING @ WARWICK HOSPITAL
WARD REMODELLING @ WARWICK HOSPITAL
Client: Warwick Hospital
Location: Warwick

WARD REMODELLING @ WARWICK HOSPITAL

DHA Architects have assisted the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust on 2 projects at this Hospital. 

The first was the re-design of existing ward areas to create a new kitchenette, administration and meeting roomswithin the Dugdale and Avon Suites on Charlcote ...

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DESIGNING BIG @ THE FORGE
DESIGNING BIG @ THE FORGE
Client: PGWM
Location: Kidderminster

DESIGNING BIG @ THE FORGE

DHA were appointed to undertake a change-of-use, refurbishment and extension of this existing disused warehouse facility to create a new state-of-the-art die-casting plant for an international engineering firm.

Close liaison with the client, end user and Local Authority was required to ...

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LUNCH TIME @ WAVERLEY SCHOOL
LUNCH TIME @ WAVERLEY SCHOOL
Client: FM
Location: Birmingham

LUNCH TIME @ WAVERLEY SCHOOL

DHA Architects were appointed to review the existing lunch servery provision at Waverley School and propose a new kitchen servery point within the existing primary school dining hall.

The proposal comprised the conversion and extension of an existing store room ...

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TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT @ HML SCHOOL
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT @ HML SCHOOL
Client: HML School
Location: Birmingham

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT @ HML SCHOOL

The school has identified issues with managing the flow of pupils in the morning and afternoon peak times as the existing staircase was not sufficient to meet capacity.

In response, DHA carried out a complete assessment of all the existing ...

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INFILLING @ GLOUCESTER DOCKS
INFILLING @ GLOUCESTER DOCKS
Client: County to County Property Group
Location: Gloucester

INFILLING @ GLOUCESTER DOCKS

DHA Architects were appointed to develop a residential scheme which comprised the change-of-use of 2 existing late 19th Century townhouses alongside a new-build apartment block on a vacant parcel of land within the Conservation Area behind Southgate Street which fronted ...

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EXTENDING EXISTING EXPERTISE @ FOOTHERLEY HALL
EXTENDING EXISTING EXPERTISE @ FOOTHERLEY HALL
Client: The Sisters Hospitaller of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Location: Shenstone

EXTENDING EXISTING EXPERTISE @ FOOTHERLEY HALL

DHA Architects worked closely with The Sisters to develop a proposal for a new-build assisted living apartment block on this green belt land to complement the existing care provision on site.

The practice engaged led a large team of consultants ...

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EXTENSION / REFURBISHMENT @ HIGHCROFT HOSPITAL
EXTENSION / REFURBISHMENT @ HIGHCROFT HOSPITAL
Client: Mental Healthcare Trust
Location: Birmingham

EXTENSION / REFURBISHMENT @ HIGHCROFT HOSPITAL

The Trust appointed DHA Architects to assist in the production of a feasibility report to review the existing spatial arrangement and usage of various buildings across the Highcroft Hopital site. Optimal refurbishment and extension strategies were proposed, including...

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COMMUNITY INTEGRATION @ ST LUKE'S
COMMUNITY INTEGRATION @ ST LUKE'S
Client: St Luke and St Peter's Parish
Location: Portsmouth

COMMUNITY INTEGRATION @ ST LUKE'S

DHA Architects were appointed to carry out a feasibility study to unlock the potential of this Grade II Listed Church. The key aspirations of the project were:

- To create greater visibility of the Church within the wider urban setting

- To ...

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EXTENDING @ MEADOWCROFT
EXTENDING @ MEADOWCROFT
Client: Mental Heathcare Trust
Location: Birmingham

EXTENDING @ MEADOWCROFT

The Meadowcroft facility is a medium security psychiatric intensive care unit located in Birmingham. The existing building was not purpose-built for this use, however, and DHA Architects were appointed by the Trust to provide a new extension to house a seclusion ...

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CONVERSION @ NORTON BARNS
CONVERSION @ NORTON BARNS
Client: Central and County
Location: Norton, Gloucestershire

CONVERSION @ NORTON BARNS

DHA Architects converted the existing wareshouses on this challenging reclamation yard site into 9 new family houses, set around a shared courtyard with the construction of 4 additional semi-detached cottages to Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3.

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INFILLING @ WAVERLEY SCHOOL
INFILLING @ WAVERLEY SCHOOL
Client: FM
Location: Birmingahm

INFILLING @ WAVERLEY SCHOOL

DHA Architects worked on behalf of the school to convert a series of existing recessed balcony spaces into additional classrooms to include new IT and Science teaching spaces.

The existing balconies were part of the environmental design of the original ...

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NEW SCIENCE LAB @ HML SCHOOL
NEW SCIENCE LAB @ HML SCHOOL
Client: HML School
Location: Birmingham

NEW SCIENCE LAB @ HML SCHOOL

DHA have delivered a retro-fit bespoke science room installation for the school to provide an enhanced in-the-round teaching environment within the existing science block.

The spaces were first modelled using CGI software to give the school the benefit of being able ...

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URBAN COTTAGES @ STATON STREET
URBAN COTTAGES @ STATON STREET
Client: County to County Property Group
Location: Cheltenham

URBAN COTTAGES @ STATON STREET

DHA Architects have successfully created 2 detached houses on a narrow strip of land in Cheltenham's Central Conservation Area.

A traditional one and a half storey architectural form and material palette was used for the main house, articulated with traditional ...

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BOUNDARIES @ ASHCROFT
BOUNDARIES @ ASHCROFT
Client: Mental Healthcare Trust
Location: Birmingham

BOUNDARIES @ ASHCROFT

DHA Architects were appointed to to deliver a scheme of replacement secure boundary treatments to this psychiatric intensive care unit in Birmingham.

The brief was very specific in its requirement for areas of 3.2 and 5.2m high anti-climb ...

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NEW BUILD APARTMENTS @ CLEVEDON
NEW BUILD APARTMENTS @ CLEVEDON
Client: Hawkfield Homes
Location: Clevedon

NEW BUILD APARTMENTS @ CLEVEDON

DHA Architects were commissioned to obtain planning approval and assist with the construction of a new-build block of 9 apartments on the site of a former police station.

The design follows the Victorian and Edwardian townhouse architecture of the immediate ...

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REFURB + RE-USE @ TRINITY
REFURB + RE-USE @ TRINITY
Client: Trinity Centre
Location: Birmingham

REFURB + RE-USE @ TRINITY

This project involved obtaining planning consent for the change of use of a former Grade II Listed church in Birmingham city centre.

Alongside this, consent was achieved for an apartment block on adjacent land.

The proposed works included the opening ...

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SEN @ MAYFIELD SCHOOL
SEN @ MAYFIELD SCHOOL
Client: HML School
Location: Birmingham

SEN @ MAYFIELD SCHOOL

DHA Architects were appointed to assist with the design of a new sensory room in the PMLD department at Mayfield School.

The brief called for a number of connected spaces which included a changing room, physiotherapy area, feeding bay and soft ...

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FUTURE ENERGY @ THE FORGE
FUTURE ENERGY @ THE FORGE
Client: PGM
Location: Kidderminster

FUTURE ENERGY @ THE FORGE

DHA Architects have been working on a project to construct a new energy and resource centre on part of The Forge site in Kidderminster.

The practice worked alongside an extensive design team to develop designs which met the brief of ...

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NEW BUILD @ ST AUGUSTINE'S HOME
NEW BUILD @ ST AUGUSTINE'S HOME
Client: The Sisters Hospiteller of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Location: London

NEW BUILD @ ST AUGUSTINE'S HOME

DHA Architects have obtained planning approval for the redevelopment of this existing care home site to create a new 60 bed care home with associated convent and landscaped gardens alongside a new 50 unit residential scheme.

 

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