Architecture
City & Country
City & Country is a developer restoring and converting historic and listed buildings into homes, alongside new-build housing across the UK.
Overview
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- Regions
- UK - England - Kent
- Sectors
- ResidentialConservation
Flagship projects
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Three projects are selected for this profile. Explore the project directory for more.
Bath Press
The former Sir Isaac Pitman printing works is being renewed as homes organised around retained industrial fabric, courtyards and rooftop gardens.
Factory No.1
The former W.D. & H.O. Wills tobacco factory combines converted industrial buildings and new homes within a landscaped Bristol neighbourhood.
Priory Fields
A new residential community at St Osyth combines two to five-bedroom homes with ponds, landscaped open space and coastal connections.
About
About City & Country.
City & Country is a developer that specialises in restoring and converting historic and listed buildings into homes, alongside designing and delivering new-build housing. The company takes redundant or neglected buildings, from former Victorian institutions and factories to country houses, and reworks them into apartments and houses while retaining the character and craftsmanship of the original architecture.
Conversion sits at the heart of the company's work, often paired with sensitively designed new build that helps each scheme come forward. City & Country collaborates with a range of architectural practices as well as its own in-house design team, and works closely with conservation officers and Historic England on listed and heritage sites. Design Director Simon Vernon-Harcourt featured on the Architecture Social podcast discussing the craft, challenges and rewards of converting historic buildings into places people want to live.
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Podcast · Episode
Are Developers the New Architects? Simon Vernon Harcourt’s Journey
Join us on the Architecture Social show as we dive into the world of historic building conversions and modern design with Simon Vernon-Harcourt, the Design Director at City and Country. Simon shares his journey from studying architecture to working in various renowned architectural practices, and ultimately transitioning to a developer role. We discuss the intricacies and challenges of restoring Victorian buildings, the impact of new technologies, and the evolving landscape of architecture. Simo
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- Website
- cityandcountry.co.uk ↗
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