December 2020
CGI sketches
View from The Forbury
Proposed Scheme
2019 Approved Scheme
Comparison
- General massing in keeping with approved scheme with overall heights reduced.
- Materiality maintained through proportions altered to enable ‘grounding’ of stone portion.
- Window heights still relate to adjacent properties.
- Recessed opening to avoid unnecessary service alterations, not impinge on neighbouring property entrance and enable a generous covered entrance to both the restaurant and arcade/ hotel entrance.
View from Friar Street
Proposed Scheme
2019 Approved Scheme
Comparison
- General massing in keeping with approved scheme with overall heights reduced.
- Materiality maintained through proportions altered to enable ‘grounding’ of stone portion.
- Window heights still relate to adjacent properties.
- Recessed opening to avoid unnecessary service alterations, not impinge on neighbouring property entrance and enable a generous covered entrance to both the restaurant and arcade/ hotel entrance.
View from Blagrave Street
Proposed Scheme
2019 Approved Scheme
Comparison
- General massing in keeping with approved scheme with overall heights reduced.
- Materiality maintained through proportions altered to enable ‘grounding’ of stone portion.
- Window heights still relate to adjacent properties.
- Recessed opening to avoid unnecessary service alterations, not impinge on neighbouring property entrance and enable a generous covered entrance to both the restaurant and arcade/ hotel entrance.
View from Market Place
Proposed Scheme
2019 Approved Scheme
Comparison
- General massing in keeping with approved scheme with overall heights reduced.
- Materiality maintained.
Elevations & sections
North Elevation
Proposed Scheme
2019 Approved Scheme
Comparison
- General massing in keeping with approved scheme with overall heights reduced.
- Materiality maintained through proportions altered to enable ‘grounding’ of stone portion.
- Window heights still relate to adjacent properties.
- Recessed opening to avoid unnecessary service alterations, to not impinge on neighbouring property entrance and enable a generous covered entrance to both the restaurant and arcade/ hotel entrance.
East Elevation
Proposed Scheme
2019 Approved Scheme
Comparison
- General massing in keeping with approved scheme with overall heights reduced.
- Materiality maintained in general but with additional
brick panelling along arcade to articulate it as a distinct element and reference heritage. - Courtyard created to offer generous hotel entrance and spill out dining from the restaurant on upper and lower levels.
- Glazing reduced so as to be appropriate to the building function
South Elevation
Proposed Scheme
2019 Approved Scheme
Comparison
- General massing in keeping with approved scheme with overall heights reduced.
- Materiality maintained in general.
- Glazing reduced so as to be appropriate to the building function.
West Elevation
Proposed Scheme
2019 Approved Scheme
Comparison
- General massing in keeping with approved scheme with overall heights reduced.
- Materiality maintained in general.
- Glazing reduced so as to be appropriate to the building function.
- Light well increased and extended.
Hotel façade in day
Hotel façade at dusk
