Julian Bicknell Associates - Architecture of Fine Quality

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MAGNA CARTA PARK, RUNNYMEDE

Magna Carta Park is a comprehensive redevelopment of a site previously occupied by part of Holloway College on the ridge above the Thameside water meadows at Runnymede. The master plan was developed by John Thomson and Partners and includes several elements: the refurbishment of the original Victorian house as an assited living establishment; a group of student apartments and associated facilities; a section of social housing; and an estate of over fifty private dwellings providing a variety of houses and apartments. Large areas of the original open parkland with its many mature trees available to all the residents.

The private housing was designed by Julian Bicknell and Associates for Art Estates with various house types and apartment blocks. Some of the houses are freestanding; some are semi-detached; some are arranged as terraces. The apartment buildings are designed to complement the houses in scale and style. Together they enclose a community of compact streets and squares.

All the buildings use a vernacular vocabulary of materials: brick, stucco, artificial stone, slate, tile, painted joinery and iron-work. The designs vary from building to building with different colours of brickwork, different window treatments, different porches and other details - providing a pleasing variety and individuality, while retaining an overall consistency and formality of the layout in both plan and elevation.

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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.