GLOUCESTER RENAISSANCE
At the heart of Gloucester’s renaissance
As one of the largest architectural firms in the region, Roberts Limbrick is proud to be a Gloucester-based practice, born and bred in the city and located at its heart. It is unashamedly passionate about design and the built environment and proud of the part it has had to play, so far, in the recent regeneration of the city. Joe Roberts, a director at the BrutonWay-headquartered firm, said: “We are delighted to be part of this issue of Punchline magazine. “The city of Gloucester remains our home and the beating heart of our practice.Whilst we work all over the country, we are always excited by the opportunities to work in our own city, after all there’s no place like home.” Roberts Limbrick was involved in a number of key developments that took place right at the outset of the regeneration of Gloucester Docks. Aaron Terry, a fellow director of Roberts Limbrick, said: “When we got involved with Barnwood Construction in the redevelopment of Albert Warehouse, it was an interesting and challenging project, surrounded with a lot of scepticism locally. “This project was long before the construction of the college or the development of the Quays began and the concept of Gloucester Docks as a place to live, let alone a vibrant mixed use destination, seemed a long way away.”
The project was a real success, with the former flour mill sympathetically and imaginatively renovated and converted into 28 luxurious flats, capturing all the charm of its historic past with features including exposed brickwork and beams, and floor to ceiling steel pillars. Subsequently, Roberts Limbrick was involved in the conversion of more Docks buildings, including the former Gloucester Antiques Centre. “Now when you visit the Docks, it is hard to think back to the way it was” said Joe.“It is a wonderful, mixed-use development which has been a huge success and given the city it’s mojo back. The bigger question is ‘what’s next for the city?’.We have to keep moving forward.” More recently, Roberts Limbrick was involved in the early master planning concepts for the proposed King's Quarter redevelopment, with its in-house urban design team helping shape a series of options for the future of this important part of the city. One of these options was taken forward and now forms part of the proposals currently being considered for planning approval. In developing these options, Roberts Limbrick brought its unique understanding of the city and its experience of redevelopment and regeneration from other schemes across the country to help develop realistic proposals for Kings Quarter.
70 | July 2019 | www. punchline-gloucester .com
Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs