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Paul Cashin Architects 'PCA' is a creative architectural practice based in Winchester, Hampshire. PCA takes a design-led approach to the practice of contemporary architecture, believing that well thought and considered design is essential to the creation of successful architectural space.

The practice undertakes contemporary architectural design projects across residential, commercial and civic sectors of the construction industry. Currently having a number of live projects across Winchester, Hampshire and the South Coast including one-off new build houses, extensions and commercial business projects.

As a small practice, our strength lies in our inclusive and personal approach, working directly with clients, consultants, and contractors, encouraging the cross over between architecture and other areas of art and design.

We are in a consistent state of process, working through a range of media including physical and computer models, hand and computer drawings, sketching and conceptual diagrams, discussions and presentations.

Paul Cashin Architects was founded in 2012 by Paul Cashin. Paul studied Architecture at the Universities of Portsmouth and Vienna, graduating in 2011 with an RIBA Presidents Medal nomination. He has worked for numerous practices, including Design Engine Architects working on contemporary university, school, housing and one-off house projects between 2008 and 2012. Paul has also taught at the University of Portsmouth and was a member of the Project Office for the school. Paul started PCA in 2012 which has set up offices in Winchester in 2016.

Paul Cashin Architects / Fairlea House, Emsworth, Hampshire, Receives Planning Approval

Our design for a contemporary single storey rear extension and renovation to a bungalow in Emsworth, Hampshire has received planning approval.

The project includes building a new rear extension containing an additional living space with a feature hearth, as well as re-modelling the existing property internally. Additionally, a landscape scheme to the rear garden has been developed to complement the extension.

The concept looked to respond to the clients requirements in a simple and sensitive manner that is subservient to the existing property.

The proposed extension will sympathetically reflect the scale and proportions of the existing property while providing a precisely detailed contemporary addition. The new extension purposefully does not reflect the hipped roof of the existing property and embraces traditional gables to give a counter point which will help to visually maintain the scale of the existing property, whilst providing a dynamic vaulted internal space.

The new extension will be constructed of white painted brick and bituminous corrugated cladding. The pitched roof will also be finished with the same recycled bituminous corrugated cladding giving the feeling of wrapping.

For more examples of our contemporary architecture designs please view our selected projects here, or if you would like to discuss a project please view our contact page here.