Studio Four News

Work at Mere United Reformed Church is well underway, with the new mezzanine floor substantially complete and some beautifully-cut stonework where an existing window is being converted to form a new doorway. The project will create new meeting spaces and provide much...

Some stunning aerial photos taken shortly before Christmas by John Fielding Aerial Images of our Wells-next-the-Sea lifeboat station for the RNLI, showing Mackley piling to raise the beach levels prior to building construction commencing by Reside Construction...

For the first time in our history, we won't be sending our Studio Four Christmas cards out in the mail this year.  With so many colleagues working from home and/or taking a well-earned early Christmas break, we've created an e-card instead, which we hope captures...

This is a unique opportunity to build your own home in collaboration with our client, Edgecombes Ltd, for whom we obtained Planning permission for this new 5-Bedroom house at Sparsholt, just outside Winchester.                ...

Planning has been granted for two new dwellings following demolition of a single dwelling. The site presented a few challenges, of which the main constraint was not adversely affecting the existing trees on or immediately outside the site - especially those with a...

The new Cafe at the entrance to the refurbished Totland Pier on the Isle of Wight, for the Totland Pier Company, is progressing well on site.  The two-storey Cafe in this prominent seaside location will have 70 covers and a separate kiosk. Steelwork has been...

Work has started on our RNLI Lifeboat Station at Wells-next-the-Sea in North Norfolk.                                                 The initial...

The new 'Ashford' LDRU at Tatchbury, just outside Southampton, was officially opened last Friday by RT Hon Dr Julian Lewis, Councillor Roger Huxstep and Southern Health Trust Chair Lynne Hunt.                    ...

Winchester Round Table will be running a new exciting #LightUpWinchester event on Saturday 7th November this year, to replace their iconic Bonfire & Fireworks night.                            ...

Using our in-house landscaping designer, Studio Four was commissioned by Solent NHS Trust to develop two charity-funded gardens for staff at St Mary’s Hospital in Portsmouth and the Western Community Hospital in Southampton.            ...

Our state-of-the-art Maritime Simulation Centre at Solent University was shortlisted for an LABC award in the south-east regional finals in two categories; Best Education Building and Best Change of Use.              Unfortunately it...

We are delighted that our Penlee Lifeboat Station for the RNLI has won the "Best Public Service or Educational Building" category at the LABC Building Excellence Awards south west region and will progress to the national finals later this...

We were delighted to receive Planning permission recently for the College Street Yard scheme in Southampton. This exciting new development uses shipping containers to create a ‘pop-up’ venue for small businesses, retail and food outlets, studios and performance...

Recent changes to Permitted Development rights have opened up a number of opportunities for extending or replacing existing buildings for residential use, including providing additional floors. Studio Four have recently been involved in a number of similar schemes and...

Studio Four are proud to be part of the NHS’s SBS Framework which provides Trusts and other public-sector organisations with an easy procurement route for architectural appointments, and we are pleased to have been appointed on a number of projects using this route....

Wiltshire Council has granted Planning permission for development of a Previously Developed Land site in Great Bedwyn, near Marlborough. This particular project proposes a new 3-bedroom chalet bungalow of 118sqm in the large garden of an existing property, formerly a...

Studio Four took part in its first virtual Planning Committee meeting this week; Gareth Jenkins made representation via Teams to Southampton City Council and was pleased to get a unanimous approval for a scheme to provide additional parking behind the...

Studio Four are pleased to be presenting a webinar as part of the Design in Mental Health Digital Week this week. Gareth Jenkins will be speaking about the recently-completed Austen House project in Southampton today (Tuesday 9th June) at 4:00pm. To join in, please...

We were delighted to receive the wonderful news that our Penlee lifeboat station project for the RNLI won the "Land and Rural" category at the south-west regional finals of the RICS Social Impact Awards. The Land & Rural category rewarded projects that “improved...

We were appointed as D&B architects by Brymor Constrruction Ltd and have together recently completed the refurbishment of two floors of offices at Unit 5, Waterside Place, Town Quay, Southampton for owners RO Real Estate.  As part of the works, the ground...

Full Planning permission has been received for a replacement 280sqm 4-bedroom house on a rural site at Sparsholt in Hampshire. Studio Four assisted the client with creating Concept sketches, obtaining pre-application advice and submitting a successful Full Planning...