A range of projects which included new parking, roof terraces and courtyard gardens. Although within the domain of the hospital, the area is fully open to the public and needed to be designed to create a strong sense of place and for robust use. The photographs show the gardens adjacent to the main entrance andRead more
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Portus + Whitton were appointed by the JW Sly and Sons Charitable Trust to help design an affordable Homes scheme on a steeply sloping former builders yard close to the centre of Northleach. Working with Mungo Park Architects two short terraces were built stepping down the slope. Low Cotswold stone walls define property boundaries andRead more
This development for Richmond Care Villages was designed with PRC Architects. It comprises 60 care bedrooms, 47 care suites and 79 care apartments set within a new landscape. The existing site contained little in the way of existing landscape features except for boundary hedgerows and a small pond which was retained an incorporated as theRead more
A 31 acre former hospital site within the derelict grounds of a Grade II* mansion. Site features include Ancient Woodland, a Local Wildlife Site and historic parkland. The scheme restores historic vistas, enhances known wildlife features and creates new ones. A broad ‘parkland’ corridor running through the length of the site provides maximum landscape frontageRead more
The scheme occupies a former open meadow on sloping ground on the fringe of the town centre. This is a locally sensitive and highly visible location. Working with Tyack Architects, the current scheme has been achieved only after a lengthy planning, consultation and inquiry process. The Landscape design reflects the contrasting open and confined spacesRead more
This care village development replaced the former Dow research laboratory. The new scheme, designed with Tyack Architects and PRC Architects, occupies the original development footprint in such a way that no additional impact is made on either the conservation area or AONB. The landscape scheme enhances and restores existing features such as the lake, meadowlandRead more
