Paul Cashin Architects
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Pagham

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.

PAGHAM BEACH HOUSE

Pagham, West Sussex

A reconstruction of a beach house on Pagham Beach. The new house will incorporate the two original train carriages, whilst providing flood protection from the beach.

Beach House | Pagham | West Sussex

Status: Current

Client: Private  

Type: Residential

Pagham Beach House is a residential reconstruction project, of a train carriage house on Pagham Beach.  Located near Pagham Harbour the existing house has a unique selling point - the two original train carriages that form a large portion of the house remain in situ and are in good quality. The brief for the project is to bring the house up to a sustainable level and give it a new lease of life.

It is thought that around 1918, a policy decision was made by the London Brighton & South Coast Railway to replace many of its existing rolling stock to such an extent Chichester, Bognor Regis and Brighton saw their yards filled with redundant wooden-bodied Victorian carriages.   While some of the carriages were used as holiday homes and also by railway staff, there was mounting pressure on the railway company to utilise their yards more effectively. It decided to either break down the carriages or sell them to the general public. Many of them were bought for £10 to £50 each. The transportation of these carriages from the railway to Pagham would have been on trailers pulled by horses. 

A planning application approved in March 2023 for the reconstruction of the house, with a new arrangement of the carriages which took 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 which captures afternoon light.