Projects & News

2023 has been a busy year for Aspect360 with a variety of projects undertaken across the region. Consents have been forthcoming for a variety of developments and for many sites, we have been addressing the technical issues associated with planning conditions.
We have major housing sites that are steadily working their way through the planning process.
We’ve also been dealing with listed buildings, providing advice to owners and managing the process for securing listed building consent.

Planning and Listed Building Consent has been granted for clients to build a couple of flats within a backland site near Whiteladies Rd in Bristol. A challenging site with several issues to address (setting of listed buildings, conservation area, noise, amenity, energy and drainage), project Architects 105 West produced a scheme that will positively respond to the character of the area.
The development will complement two other residential developments we have secured permission for within the lane, both of which were for students.

Following pre-application discussions and having addressed a variety of technical issues, planning permission has been granted for a contemporary extension to a period dwelling a short distance from the Bristol Suspension Bridge in Leigh Woods. Given the sensitive location, conservation area, setting of adjacent listed buildings, trees and ecology, Aspect360 had to provide a clear case as to why permission should be forthcoming from the local planning authority.

The addition will provide open-plan accommodation for the two historic cottages that are to be amalgamated into a single dwelling. These will be renovated and thermally upgraded to make them suitable for 21st-century living. A new front boundary with gated entrances will also be created.

105 West Architects has provided the design input with assistance from Structural Solutions.

Working for private clients and with Hyde + Hyde Architects (www.hydearchitects.com), planning permission has been secured for the redevelopment of an existing dwelling within the Green Belt. It will be replaced by a unique contemporary piece of architecture that is designed to have a high environmental performance and includes a range of renewable energy and sustainable design technology.

The project architect described the concept emerging “… with the intention of representing the client’s connection with the site through an architectural response. The design focuses on symbolism and geometry, to create a beautiful space with deeper meaning.

The form takes precedence with the design process. A canopy wraps around the entire perimeter of the plan. This simple move simultaneously provides a way to passively shade the home, shelter from the rain and introduce an important interstitial zone between inside and out.

The architecture and structure are unified into a single coherent concept of triangular geometry. This provides a simple point load structure for the entire home. Each triangle could be seen to represent a single tree, creating a transcendental experience of shifting views, glimpses and angles around the home. Such spatial dynamic interest is often absent in perpendicular contemporary architecture.

The triangular structure on this elevation is split by a symbolic marker of Saulė, the Latvian word for sun.”

A major development of an apart hotel has been approved by Bristol’s planning committee. Aspect360 managed the input of several consultants who had to address a number of technical issues on the restricted city centre site. Following negotiation
with the planning department and a committee site visit, planning permission was secured.
The development will deliver 19 serviced apartments which are intended to serve professionals working in the city, tourists or parents who have children in the nearby children’s hospital.
As well as converting existing buildings within Colston Yard, a parcel of land will be developed with the new block that will contain the majority of the 19 serviced apartments. Along with the business hub, a 5-bed house in multiple occupation will be created.
The project architects were 105 West Architects, the sustainability advisors SCS Partnership, ecologists Integrated Ecological Solutions and transport consultants Mark Baker Consulting.