Reading + West's aim is to combine originality and practicality to create contemporary buildings and interiors. Our work is informed by a belief in the continuing development of modern architecture, with its emphasis on honesty to materials and construction methods. We approach every project without preconceptions, and value the dialogue between the client and architect, which we see as an essential part of the design process. We like to design spaces people feel good in, and help them make the most of their lives.
R+W Architects won the commission at Ripley Primary School following an invited design competition. A new extension provides the school with much needed pre-school accommodation, a new catering kitchen and main entrance to the school. The new building features rendered walls with openings scaled for both children and adults which leads visitors from the main entrance gate to the new reception. To the rear, the pre school room enjoys full height glazing below a canopy allowing a seamless connection to the outside play space.
We were commissioned to fully refurbish and extend this splendid Twentieth century house located within a conservation area. The project involved digging a new basement level below the entire house and a loft extension within the existing roof space that added a total of 1500 square feet to the property, providing five bedrooms, four reception rooms with a private gym and a large home study. The exterior of the building was sensitively refurbished with repairs to the brickwork and pointing, new roofs and new double glazed steel windows that were designed to match the original pattern.
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