Lee House,St.George's Hill, Weybridge
Brian Taggart Associates - Tom Heneghan & Mark Walker


Amidst the heavily wooded and exclusive enclave of St. George's Hill's palatial pastiche dwellings, Lee House stands in cubical simplicity, it's initial reference being Ben Nicholson's sculpture at nearby Sutton Place. The roots of the plan lie in the conventional country house first seen in the late 19th century when the appreciation of garden, fresh air and sun became plan generators. Entry is from the north with two wings extending either side of a large double volume galleried hall, which looks south over the swimming pool courtyard and gardens.

Hancock House, East Horsley
Heneghan Walker
An existing 'L'shaped house estate cottage is doubled in size and made 'U' shaped. In the centre is built a double storey sun room with the 'spitfire' roof form and 'bulls horn rainwater pipes.

Cheyne Place, London
Walker Cox
A radical remodelling of an existing house. A large glass block window and rooflight illuminates a spiral stair placed centrally on the plan. The bathrooms are grouped around the stair and borrow light from the stair through smaller glass block panels.

Kiddicraft, 1400 Aztec West, Bristol
Brian Taggart Associates - Mark Walker

The fitting out for a childrens toy manufacturer of a portion of a light industrial building. The architectural idea becomes the juggling of a series of brightly coloured simple shapes analogous to the toys in question. This develops and enlarges the vocabulary of coloured insertions into the neutral silver envelope that the shell building had established.

Richard Wilson Arts Centre, Wales.
Walker Cox
An existing country house and semi derelict stable block are converted into a residential Arts Centre. New buildings are added that mirror the simple forms of the stables and through repetition give the pitching roofs an enigmatic presence. glass and steel canopies slide over the slate roofs at entrance positions.

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