Paul Cashin Architects | News

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.

Planning for Pagham Beach House

We have achieved planning permission for our Pagham Beach House project, a residential reconstruction project of one of the unique train carriage houses that can be found near Pagham Beach, West Sussex.

The brief for the project is to bring the house up to a sustainable level and give it a new lease of life. Our design reconstructs the unusual dwelling, with a new arrangement of the two carriages that takes better advantage of the narrow site.  We have proposed a low level single storey home with black cladding, efficient use of space, and a bold roof window to capture the afternoon light. Additionally, the design looks to upgrade the sustainability of the home and provide adequate flood protection from the beach.