Portsmouth’s creative quarter
thrives with Kebony renovation
ERMC Architects
The Hotwalls Studios provides local artists
in Portsmouth with studio space whilst
creating an important focal point for the
city’s burgeoning creative community and
cleverly embracing the unique heritage
of this historic site. Kebony, an enhanced
wood from Norway, was selected by
leading architects ERMC Architects to
provide the internal flooring for all thirteen
studios, the canteen and exterior decking,
complementing the renovation of this
previously vacant Victorian fort and
maintaining the charm and timeless nature
of this site.
Once an integral part of the city’s historic
defences against invasion, the Hotwalls
Studios has been given a new lease of life,
to enhance the city’s creative industries
and provide new business opportunities
for the local community. The architects
brief was to develop multiple artist studios
and a brasserie, however the ambitious
vision of ERMC and their commitment to
complete a sensitive restoration resulted in
this stunning project, which far exceeded
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