Projects
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Admiral Pioneer
GFA have been working for Admiral Insurance for many years. Our latest projects have looked at new agile...
Mayfield | Hove
This planned retirement village recently achieved a resolution to grant consent subject to S106. It forms part of a wider...
VIEW PROJECTScarcroft | Yorkshire
Planning has been granted for a care community of 172 residential homes in the village of Scarcroft in Yorkshire. Located...
VIEW PROJECTCobham | Surrey
Gaunt Francis Architects were commissioned by Audley to prepare designs for a new retirement village at Fairmile Lane and to create...
VIEW PROJECTBlythe Valley | Solihull
Gaunt Francis Architects were commissioned by Octopus Real Estate, part of the Octopus Group and leading UK specialist real estate...
VIEW PROJECTSunningdale | Berkshire
Gaunt Francis Architects were commissioned by Audley Retirement to prepare designs for a new care community to supplement Audley’s growing portfolio....
VIEW PROJECTHigh St & Belmont Road | Uxbridge
The Bakers Road site is in the heart of Uxbridge with excellent transport links. After a period of under investment,...
VIEW PROJECTMayfield | Watford
Mayfield Watford is the first example of a new Care Community concept developed by Audley Villages. Located to the south-west...
VIEW PROJECTLadywell Playtower | London SE13
Built in response to the Public Health Acts of 1848 and 1875, the Ladywell Playtower baths was completed in 1884...
VIEW PROJECTThe Lakes by YOO | Lechlade
The Lakes by YOO is a stunning 850 acre private estate sited in the eastern section of the Cotswold Water...
VIEW PROJECTUpper Hayne Farm | Aylesbury
Upper Hayne Farm is a 210m2 private dwelling sited in open countryside just off a small country lane, which replaced...
VIEW PROJECTCityPoint Reception | London EC2
City Point is a Square Mile landmark. It was acquired by Beacon Capital Partners in 2007 but some...
VIEW PROJECTSt. Philips Point | Birmingham
St. Philips Point is a triangular plan tall office building with a prow facing Cathedral Green. It is iconic in...
VIEW PROJECTBicester Airfield | Bicester
The airbase at RAF Bicester essentially dates from 1925 until 1994, when the final United States Air Force personnel stationed...
VIEW PROJECTTaff Vale | Pontypridd
After several failed attempts by private developers to initiate new development on this important town centre site, the Local Authority...
VIEW PROJECT18 St. Swithins Lane | London EC4
St. Swithins Lane is a busy City pedestrian thoroughfare – a prime link between Cannon Street station and many parts...
VIEW PROJECT31 St James Square | London SW1
St James Square contains some of central London’s most valuable real estate. No 31 is significant by virtue of its...
VIEW PROJECTSavoy Hill House | London WC2
Savoy Hill House was originally constructed as a late Victorian apartment building, but was acquired by the Institution of Engineering...
VIEW PROJECT38 Finsbury Square | London EC2
The project brief focused on careful and elegant detailing that would be executed to the highest quality and a design...
VIEW PROJECT2 Savoy Place | London WC2
Gaunt Francis’s connections with the Institute of Engineering & Technology (‘The IET’) go back a long way. In 2008 the...
VIEW PROJECTCentre Point 1 | London WC2
Although now an icon of 1960’s pop art, Centre Point had previously suffered from inadequate reception space, poor access and...
VIEW PROJECTCentre Point 2 | London WC2
Crossrail's alterations to the famous Centre Point pool and plaza (to form the new Tottenham Court Road tube stations) necessitated...
VIEW PROJECTPiccadilly Plaza | Manchester
The brutalist behemoth that overlooks Piccadilly Gardens has been the subject of a series of conversion and upgrade proposals by...
VIEW PROJECTOne Finsbury Circus | London EC2
Sir Edwin Lutyens was best known for his country houses, but also carried out several significant commercial buildings in the...
VIEW PROJECTChalfont Dene | Buckinghamshire
Chalfont Dene is an Audley Retirement Village comprising 84 units of accommodation in a range of apartments and cottages. It sits...
VIEW PROJECTRedwood Lodge | Bristol
This 160,000 ft2 new build care community was completed in 2018. It comprises 126 units of accommodation on green-belt land...
Cooper’s Hill | Runnymede
The original mansion that occupied the site dated back to the start of the 19th Century, and over time was...
VIEW PROJECTMote House | Maidstone
Mote House is a Grade II* Listed Building set in the grounds of Mote Park near Maidstone. Working with Audley,...
VIEW PROJECTClevedon Hall | Ilkley
We secured detailed planning consent for Audley for a 100,000 sq ft scheme of 98 apartments around the Clevedon Hall...
VIEW PROJECTEllerslie House | Malvern
Set against the backdrop of the Worcestershire countryside, Audley Ellerslie Retirement Village is situated in the beautiful spa town of...
VIEW PROJECTThe Navyard, Harwich Old Town | Essex
The proposal for this site is to create an addition to the town of Harwich, taking the grain and density...
VIEW PROJECTPearl House | Newbury
Pearl House was once a significant 1960’s podium and tower office development, but its tower was demolished in the 1999...
VIEW PROJECT292-298 High Street | Slough
The Gaunt Francis commission involved conversion of a redundant 1960’s office tower into new residential accommodation, by taking advantage of...
VIEW PROJECTParc Ceirw | Morriston
Gaunt Francis Architects were commissioned by Edenstone Homes and S I Green UK to consider the feasibility of redeveloping the old Cwmrhydyceirw Quarry, within...
VIEW PROJECTWoodside | Leeds
A redundant former stone quarry in a spectacular setting with a 63m change in level from north to south. The...
VIEW PROJECT23-24 Newman Street | London W1
16 private residential and 6 affordable residential apartments formed out of the envelope of an existing office building, with the...
VIEW PROJECTSt. Katharine Docks | London E1
Our scheme proposed a development framework across the whole estate which sought to significantly improve all public realm elements; introduce...
VIEW PROJECTPorthcawl Harbourside | Bridgend
The brief for this exceptional site was a regeneration scheme focused on a foodstore; new retail space; leisure uses, car...
VIEW PROJECTHackett Farm | Thornbury
Our work focused on promoting the site through the local development framework process. This 500 home development is intended to...
VIEW PROJECTGreen House | Garston
Gaunt Francis won the national architectural competition for the British Homes Awards ’House of the Future’, which was organised with...
VIEW PROJECTGreat Hampton Street | Birmingham
Gaunt Francis Architects were responsible for carrying out a £5m comprehensive upgrade of this existing former-warehouse in the Jewelry Quarter...
VIEW PROJECTThe Maughan Library | London WC2
Formally the Public Records Office – ‘the strong box of the empire’ – Kings College London acquired this massive Victorian...
VIEW PROJECTTemple Circus | Bristol
Temple Circus was the fifth project undertaken for the College of Law (now 'University of Law') in a rolling programme...
VIEW PROJECTUniversity College London | London WC1
The Pearson Building and the Slade School of Fine Art form two sides of the Grade 1 Listed quadrangle at...
VIEW PROJECT2 Bunhill Row | London EC1
The conversion of a redundant office building for The College of Law (now the 'University of Law') to form a...
VIEW PROJECTBritish Council Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt
The extension of an existing 19th Century colonial villa located on a beautiful site facing the Nile, to provide a...
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