node , which has subsequently undergone a major transformation .
Planning and Design Process Architects are continually confronted with restrictions , topography and challenges that guide their architectural response to the client brief . The development of 5 Buildings over a phased period for The Main Straight was no different . The brief called for re-development of 5 large residential stands of which the middle stand became available last . Master planning
of the park and the ‘ super ’ basement had to accommodate this challenge .
In terms of the phasing , the last stand for Block C , with B + P Architects as the tenant , became available before the final 2 buildings , Blocks D and E , which suited the continuation of the construction methodology and linked basement structures , more than it suited the town planning and approval processes .
The timing of B + P ’ s lease expiry at their current premises and the opportunity for development of new bespoke office space coincided as archi-
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