Property & Construction

Wallingford: Regeneration at Howbery Business Park

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Regeneration is more commonly associated with old industrial or brownfield sites, but in the lush Oxfordshire countryside Howbery Business Park is currently undertaking its own form of regeneration with its run-down gate house being transformed into a 863 sq ft state-of-the-art office space which will become the global headquarters for KKDC Design House, the global product-design and marketing team for KKDC, an international architectural lighting manufacturer specialising in LED.

The Lodge, which was formerly residential accommodation, had been empty for some time.  Starbuck & James, the architecture and interior-design practice which is a tenant at the Park, has been appointed to reconfigure the space and manage all planning approvals including the change of use from residential to commercial.

Oliver Margison, director at Starbuck & James, commented: “The property is within the curtilage of the Grade II listed Manor House so we have been sensitive and respectful of this in our plans, while ensuring that the layout provides a pleasant working environment.”

Donna Bowles, estate manager, Howbery Business Park and Oliver Margison, director at Starbuck & James, on-site at The Lodge.

TBM Team

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