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£2m to £2.99M
New Build
The Fountain Head , 20 Quarry Street , GUILDFORD , Surrey , GU1 3UY
Despite a small footprint of 0.02ha the innovative design of this prominent site has yielded 10 flats at a density of 500dw/ha in a highly sustainable town centre location adjacent to the railway station. Gently curving away from the eye, the building naturally draws you to and then away from its form. The Walnut Tree Close elevation is wrapped in a blanket of render along this curve which appears as though it can be peeled away from the façade. Use of plain/light coloured materials to the upper section and brickwork to the lower section is intended to give weight to the ground level. The brickwork returns on the end elevations further reinforcing the peel of the front façade. The railway station elevation has a sculptural quality and offers a spine to the curved building in front. The top storey is set back from the curve of the building and is clad in a light cedar to give this prominent site the exclamation point it demands.