Gunpowder Mill
GUNPOWDER MILL
Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects
ARCHITECTS
Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects
PHOTOGRAPHS
Dennis Gilbert
YEAR
2009
LOCATION
United Kingdom
CATEGORY
Waltham Abbey
Text description provided by architect.
The Gunpowder Mill scheme involves the sensitive conversion of historic but derelict buildings and the addition of a new modern element on a site surrounded by woods and parkland.
In the 18th century, the Royal Gunpowder Mills housed the largest gunpowder works in Britain, and it remained a centre for the production of and research into explosives until 1991.
Two early 20th century buildings, the Power House and the Water Tower, have been converted to form a new headquarters office for the client, while remaining faithful to the industrial history of the site.
A new three-storey glazed structure completes the office complex and incorporates a top-floor terrace which links all three buildings and gives magnificent views out over the adjacent water meadows.
Ground Floor Plan
