Commercial
We have a vast experience delivering commercial projects from offices to hotels. We enjoy working with our commercial clients to help produce designs that meet their needs.
ARC Architecture were commissioned by the FJB Hotel Group and Fortitudio ltd. to design three re-development schemes for the Haven, Sandbanks & Harbour Heights Hotel sites on Sandbanks. The three existing hotels have been unsympathetically extended over the years and appear tired and in need of modernisation.
The Harbour Heights site benefits from an e…
Our client instructed us to develop a design to convert a former Odeon building into a mixed use development of retail units and apartments.
Situated in Westover, Bournemouth. The design consists of over 900m2 of retail/ leisure units along with 64 apartments above. Retaining the existing Italian renaissance style façades and elements of the existing b…
ARC Architects are proud to have designed the £100 million redevelopment of The Salterns Marina, approved at committee in May 2016. The scheme contains 73 apartments, a 60 room hotel and multiple retail units, as well as fully re-designed surface parking areas to incorporate hard and soft landscaping areas between parking bays. The scheme is split into …
ARC have recently submitted an Outline Planning Application for the conversion of the former ABC Cinema, situated in a prominent central location within Bournemouth Town Centre. Retaining the existing facades, the scheme introduces a new mixed used development consisting of circa 70 apartments and 1100m2 of retail area. The total GIA = 9582m2.
Our proposed scheme occupies the former Poole Pottery site, the site is currently filled with industrial corrugated metal warehouses and a dated 1980’s building to the street frontage. Our proposal seeks to reflect and respect the vernacular of the historic Quay through architectural design and materials pallet.
The design incorporates a mixture of Qua…
ARC were instructed to carry out the designs for the conversion and refurbishment of the Royal Arcade in Boscombe. The Grade 2 Listed arcade is one of the finest examples of Victorian architecture in the UK. The upper two levels of the building were converted into 30 residential units without altering the exterior facades.
Having been responsible as Diocesan Architect for the recovering of the roof of this fine listed building we were commissioned to design the internal reordering of the Church and new extensions to address the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act.
After considerable opposition from the local Conservation Officers we were finally successful …
Following multiple refusals by a London architectural practice, the previous site owner sold The Lyndhurst Park Hotel to our clients; Hoburne Developments.
Our fresh design approach moved away from the previous more suburban tower block style schemes to a more local vernacular, picking up on the heritage of Lyndhurst and the surrounding New Forest area…
40 -44 Holdenhurst Road is a vibrant student living scheme in the heart of Bournemouth, designed to breathe new life into a fire damaged while preserving its existing historic frontage. This thoughtfully reimagined development seamlessly blends heritage with practical design, creating a dynamic and welcoming space for students to live and study.
The sc…
Located on the outskirts of Ringwood retail park, this industrial development consists 21 factory and warehouse units. The individual spaces vary from 950sqft to 1860sqft suitable for various commercial enterprises and use classes. ARC gained planning approval for the development accommodating the required parking ratios and allowances for delivery vehi…
The Sandbanks Hotel is located on Sandbanks Peninsula, one of the world’s most prestigious locations. Sitting on the gateway to the peninsula, site has the unique situation of have harbour view to the West and sea/beach views to its East.
Our design sought to replace the dilapidated and dated existing hotel with a state of the art 171 room hotel with …
Planning approval was gained first time to demolish the former Baptist Church that occupied this site on Bath Road and construct 84 student apartments / rooms. The 8 storey building sits close to Bournemouth's centre and provides much needed easy accessed student accommodation.
ARC have designed the building to be constructed in the light weight Metsec…
ARC have recently designed this scheme consisting of 48 industrial units on a site situated in Poole, Dorset.
Located in the heart of Bournemouth, this scheme fills the gap between the surrounding buildings and repairs the grain of development in Albert Road. The development comprises of 79 one- and two-bedroom luxury apartments over five floors, and two retail units to the ground floor.
Surrounded by listed buildings the design required a sympathetic approach…
The site is located the heart of Yeovil’s industrial area on St George Smith Way. We gained planning approval for Fortitudio ltd. for 27 light industrial units varying from 1,137 to 1,594 sq.ft per unit, all with mezzanine levels to provide extra usable space within each unit if required.
Site area: 1.44 acres
Located in Bournemouth's Lansdowne area this site is a prime location for student accommodation and high-rise architecture.
The design incorporates 16 storeys of student living comprising of 426 contemporary pods, common room facilities, cycle storage and student study areas.
ARC have achieved a number planning approvals on the former Punshon Church site on Exeter Road, Bournemouth. This due to the changing market conditions and ownership over the years. The final scheme soon to commence comprises of 107 residential units over 6 storeys and over 5000sq.ft of commercial / retail space on the ground floor.
The design incorpo…
ARC were instructed by our client The Whitelock Group to remodel and develop their office building on Bournemouth Road in Poole.
A clean-cut contemporary design approach was taken to re dress the existing dilapidated building. An additional floor stepped back from the existing flat roof has been created to accommodate 1272sq.ft of commercial space.
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