Interview with ‘Jonathan Ross’ the needs of the listed building not forgotten, and the overall outcome was seen as a wellconsidered contribution to the increasingly important provision of care. 2019 New Buildings Awards Scheme, Commendation Award for Kimberly West Care Home. Amongst their comments, the judges were impressed by the trouble taken over the exterior design and detailing, and all felt that the building had a very welcoming atmosphere and clearly provided excellent facilities for its residents. Kimberly West is one of a pair of buildings (with Kimberly East), which together make up a new care home in Salisbury. The Relph Ross Partnership Ltd has been in business/based in Salisbury, Wiltshire for over 30x years and regularly undertakes projects in the local area, as well as throughout Berkshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Surrey and London. The Practice works in a variety of sectors, but specifically listed buildings, private residential, health/care homes, sports and commercial buildings, with a strong track record of achieving successful planning consents and designing sympathetic and environmentally sound buildings. A few examples are recent successful planning approval for alterations/renovations to a listed cottage in Salisbury, conversion of a listed barn in the Test Valley and 28 x bed care home in Salisbury, with facilities specifically designed for people living with Dementia. Over the last few years, the practice has been recognised by the Salisbury Civic Society – 2021 New Buildings Awards Scheme, Award for an outstanding new building for Little Manor Care Centre, Salisbury. The new work was aimed at upgrading the care home facilities for 30x CQC-compliant care rooms, whilst treating the listed building with due respect, maintaining it as the focal point. The judges were happy that these aims had been successfully met, with
2017 The Lord Congleton Award for most outstanding new building Gold Hill. Amongst the judges’ comments ‘... a purpose-designed house of enormous character, set within gardens of outstanding quality. The adoption of a projecting Lutyens-style bay window as the focal point of the main outward-looking elevation, across a beautifully formulated sunken garden, was a masterstroke, while the other two principal elevations, with their verandas, were equally successful. The well-handled use of local stone, found on the site, was an additional plus point, fully in keeping with the Arts and Craft ethos underpinning the project ...’ Led by Jonathan Ross, Director, The Relph Ross Partnership Ltd is a small team dedicated to excellence in every sense and takes particular interest in ensuring we understand a client’s brief and what is involved in undertaking such work and a client’s ambitions for their project. We take time to communicate with a client on an ongoing basis and offer solutions, advice and alternatives to ensure the result is as they wish. Alterations to an existing property or undertaking a new build is often a once-in-a-lifetime project, resulting in a lot of ‘firsts’. We are there with the client, guiding them through specialist consultant/ report requirements, the Planning process or appointing a contractor.
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