Julian Bicknell Associates - Architecture of Fine Quality

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HATTON COURT, WINDLESHAM, SURREY

A detailed proposal (un-built) for a new house on a large site in Surrey approached by a winding drive through mature woodland. The house was to provide for a large extended family and numerous domestic staff. The buildings are of two colours of brick with stone dressings, white painted timberwork and a slated roof. The main part of the house has three storeys above ground (including the attic) and basement below. The formal entrance is on the East, a service court with five garages and staff accommodation on the North, and on the West a group of single storey buildings including a leisure and pool suite. All the main reception rooms open onto the garden on the South.

The main entrance leads to a central stair hall, rising through three storeys to a domed roof-light. There are four main reception rooms and a family dining/kitchen opening off the central hall. The service areas include a service kitchen, secondary stairs, and a lift to all floors. A large double bedroom suite and two guest suites occupy he first floor. There are six further bedrooms suites and a sitting room on the second floor. There are extensive leisure facilities in the basement.

Julian Bicknell & Associates is a London based architectural practice of thirty years standing, specialising in quality buildings, interiors and landscapes - mainly in classical or traditional style. The practice has worked for private clients and developers all over the UK and in Japan, Russia, the USA, Morocco, Germany and Kazakhstan. The work includes spacious country houses, luxury homes on the prestige estates at Wentworth and St. Georges Hill, museums, restaurants, theatres, schools, a golf club and modifications to important historic buildings. The design philosophy combines a deep sympathy for traditional design and building methods, with a full understanding of energy strategies and construction management. The practice works closely with other professionals and experienced craftsmen to achieve low-energy buildings of real quality within predetermined budgets.