Product category:
Architectural Services
News Release from: Papa Architects | Subject: Redeveloping Dropmore House
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 June 2005
Papa Architects redevelops Dropmore
House
Papa Architects has been granted planning permission to restore one of Europe's most important estates.
Papa Architects, one of London's leading design practices, has been granted planning permission to restore one of Europe's most important estates Plans to restore and refurbish Grade I listed Dropmore House and its associated listed grounds in Taplow, Berkshire follows a one year feasibility study by the architects, carried out in close collaboration with South Bucks District Council and English Heritage
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 17 Jan 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Multi-Million Pound Contract for 16 PoliceStations
Abb Building Systems awarded multi-million pound contract to work on 16 new police stations in Manchester.
ABB Building Systems Electrify The 2004 Boat Show
ABB Building Systems has been appointed by Sir Robert McAlpine to carry out the electrical modification programme for The London International Boat Show.
Situated in the green belt, extensive works to the 220 acre site which houses a Grade I listed early nineteenth-century Aviary and rare tree specimens in its renowned Pinetum, will include the construction of 56 luxurious dwellings.
The project is due to start on site this summer and last two years.
Costs are anticipated to be in the region of GBP 15 million.
Further reading
Refurbishment Project For Mobile Phone Giants
Abb Building Systems completes a £1.4 million refurbishment project for mobile phone giants, T Mobile.
ABB Completes M And E Project For Hospital PFI
ABB Building Systems has completed an £8.1 million project to provide the entire mechanical and electrical installation for the new Hexham General Hospital.
ABB I-Bus Intelligent System Takes Control
The ABB I-Bus Intelligent System takes control of vital area in prestige office block in the heart of Birmingham.
The architects' sympathetic and sensitive refurbishment programme features the conversion of a listed water tower in to a two bedroom house with conservatory, and the creation of a three bedroom house at the southern most part of the estate, from what was the original staff accommodation.
Extensive works to the main house, courtyard buildings and grounds as well as a new residential wing, which has been designed to complement the estate's numerous historic buildings and grounds, are also being included.
"We were given the task of identifying a viable proposition that would guarantee the long-term sustainability of Dropmore, whilst at the same time seeking to balance green belt and listed buildings issues," said George Kalopedis, director, Papa Architects.
"We are delighted that our proposals were eagerly accepted and look forward to restoring this English gem." The grounds to the estate will be restored and maintained under a 10-year rolling programme of works.
About Dropmore Estate In 1990, fire razed the eastern third of the house to ground level, followed by a further fire in 1997, causing damage to the Victorian rooms.
The estate has also suffered from vandalism and theft over the years.
Dropmore House was designed by leading Georgian architect Samuel Wyatt for Lord Grenville who purchased the estate in 1792.
During building, a nearby hill was removed to provide a view of Windsor Castle from the windows of Dropmore House, while lawns, paths, planted trees and shrubs contributed to turning the grounds into an area of exceptional beauty.
The first renovation of the house took place in 1795 at a cost of GBP 14,000.
About Papa Architects Established in 1989, Papa Architects is a design-based practice boasting a wide range of experience in modern and traditional architectural and interior design projects.
The firm has worked on a variety of projects ranging from mixed-use urban developments to speculative offices and hotels, and remodelling of restaurants and recreational buildings.
More recently it was appointed by Hustler Hollywood UK to design the UK's first adult erotic emporiums.
Papa also the Lifetime Homes Award for the conversion of a row of Georgian stables in Islington and won the Environmental Design Award 98 for its NW1 restaurant project for the London Borough of Camden and was nominated for a civic design award for the refurbishment on the Salisbury Hotel Public House, London N4.
• Papa Architects: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Buildingtalk email newsletter
• Buildingtalk Home Page
