The site consists of three buildings, which were re-developed out of the former agricultural buildings associated with Horseshoe Farm and a farm shop. Two of the units are existing buildings given Planning Permission for external alterations and Change of Use from mixed agricultural, business and storage, to commercial offices and storage, classes B1 and B8. The third unit, The Hub, is an entirely new office that replaced the existing farm shop and together with buildings one and two, creates a whole 1,400sqm / 15,000sqft of quality workspace. The buildings form a courtyard, providing a central parking and circulation area.
The development has enabled our Client, The Select Group who are a locally based development company, to provide valuable local employment and investment in the area and expand, to now operate their Vita brand across the UK and internationally, on development projects focused largely in the student housing and private rental sectors.
The proposed extension unit and new unit retain the courtyard configuration of the existing site and continue the use of the traditional materials previously used, including Cheshire brick, zinc standing seam and oak cladding, which together create some visual animation.