The Snug Team Explores Oxford

The Snug team being the fun loving crowd we are, recently decided to venture beyond the office walls and into the realm of the real world. Whilst in the real world we decided to take in the sights and sounds of Oxford and its Ashmolean Museum. After contemplating for a while the recent work of Rick Mather, we shifted our attention from architecture to our tummies and enjoyed a filling steak pie. All in all a joyful and refreshing office outing for the team.

‘Artchitecture’ Exhibition at ArtSway, Saturday 25th June

‘Artchitecture’ is a project developed by the Solent Centre for Architecture + Design in partnership with ArtSway. ‘Artchitecture’, is bringing together architects, artists and engineers to collaborate on exploring new models for rural architecture, through a series of temporary buildings in the New Forest National Park. The buildings will be a resource for interaction and debate on issues of sustainability, recycling, energy conservation and rural development, with artists’ inhabitation and activity as the catalyst.

Snug's Proposal

Saxon Hill Wins Planning Approval

We are pleased to announce that planning permission has been granted for a new contemporary 4 bedroom house at Saxon Hill in Winchester.

Kingfisher Cottage Wins Planning Approval

We are pleased to announce that the planning application for a contemporary two storey rear extension at Kingfisher Cottage, Exton has been granted planning permission.

Winchester saved for another 24hrs!

Snug Projects led a team, including engineers, urban designers and members of the local public, at '24 Hrs to Save Winchester'. The event was an overnight design charette challenging teams to develop a vision for a more sustainable city. Three teams worked collaboratively to establish a creative and robust strategy, before demonstrating their application at two specific locations. The vision was then presented to the city at 12.00 noon on Saturday. Our core ideas included:

Guerrilla Tactics - small changes involving local people on a realisitc budget.

Walking within the walls - a strategy aimed at developing a walking culture.

Mobile Markets - promoting a more local diet under the banner 'watercress soup'. The strategy included evening markets at commuter hubs and mobile allotments.

Sub Hubs - densified to saturation at well located local centres that encourage self sufficient suburbs with a strong identity.

Boutique Business - aimed at promoting local working and the return of our 10,000 strong commuter workforce.

Tourist magnet - Our effort to redue the nations footprint by promoting Winchester as a UK 'city break' encouraging people to holiday at home.

Our core vision was to create small physical changes that encourage the all important transformation in behaviour that will underpin a sustainable future. We are looking forward to building on the success of the event in the coming weeks as we work with others to develop these ideas and ensure there is a lasting legacy. We are committed to being part of not only implementing physical changes to the city but also helping to stimulate the all importnat cultural transition that will underpin a more sustainable future for the city.

Cameroon Catalyst

Snug Projects is providing financial and practical support to Civil Engineering and Architecture students from Southampton University. the students are designing and constructing a community centre in Bambouti, Eastern Cameroon. Working with the local community they need to raise £50,000 over the next six months and are looking for sponsors to become part of this life-changing project. If you can help please give us a ring.

6 Ranelagh Road goes to planning...

We are pleased to announce that our application for a contemporary two storey rear extension at 6 Ranelagh Road, Winchester has been submitted to planning. The proposed works will give the house a direct relationship with the garden which it does not currently enjoy and provide a fourth bedroom appropriate to the size of the house and needs of the family.