Preservation not reconstruction

By and Will Hunter Will Hunter Will Hunter2009-11-20T09:00:00

Harrap St Aldates main

Source: Dennis Gilbert

Julian Harrap’s traditional restoration of a listed timber-framed building on St Aldates, Oxford, is in stark contrast to the contemporary expression of Jamie Fobert’s proposed dwellings to the rear — and yet to both architects it represents a continuation of approach

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