stanton williams: bourne hill offices, salisbury, wiltshire

the new council building is a marriage of a new building and the restored grade II* listed bourne hill house. the new building has 2600sqm of flexible, open plan offices that enjoy generous views of the surrounding gardens. externally, it is given presence and scale by a full-height colonnade set in front of its glazed elevations and there is thus a strong relationship between the architecture and the external landscape. the design incorporates an integral low-energy strategy in order to achieve an ‘excellent’ breeam rating.

western flank © hufton+crow

bourne hill house has been fully restored. it had been subjected to a series of detrimental external additions and these accretions have been swept away, reinforcing the architectural integrity of the house. on a sensitive site and within an historic city, the final design was arrived at following an extensive process of consultation with the local community and with expert bodies including english heritage.

colonnade © hufton+crow

colonnade © hufton+crow

courtyard © hufton+crow

Internal courtyard © hufton+crow

exposed concrete © hufton+crow

glazed link © hufton+crow

office space © hufton+crow

glazed link © hufton+crow

restored mansion interior © hufton+crow

restored mansion exterior © hufton+crow

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