Paul Cashin Architects

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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.

Woodcote House features in Architects Data File

Nestled in a secluded valley in the South Downs National Park is Woodcote House, our collaboration project with Design Engine. The home is strikingly modern, whose contemporary design displays vernacular touches such as brick cladding, but also remains something of a coup for its designers.

Planning permissions are rare in such a setting, however despite its crisp, rectilinear looks, the building made it through on appeal. Located just north of the village of Upham, near Winchester, Woodcote House replaces a series of brick buildings that had fallen into disrepair, including Herdsman’s Cottage, the original dwelling.  

Work started in 2017 on this new four bedroomed house, a small cottage, a garage and barn were demolished to make way for the new house, its footprint covering the combined square meterage of the buildings it replaces. The planning permission that got through at appeal also included a basement, which would have no visual impact, however this didn’t end up getting built as the client decided they no longer needed this space. 

The derelict state of the existing buildings meant that it would not be cost effective to refurbish them. However, the push to create a low-profile but substantial, monolithic modern home – one which would fully exploit the great views – was driven by the architects.  

The clients contacted Design Engine, a well-known practice locally, having seen director Richard Rose-Casemore give a lecture, and asked him if the firm would be interested in taking on the project. However, with the firm normally specialising in larger schemes particularly in the education sector, and substantial overheads, they decided to offer it to former Design Engine architect Paul Cashin, who had formed his practice in 2012, to deliver the precisely detailed design. “I have a good relationship with them, we have collaborated on a number of projects,” he tells ADF.

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