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Porter Robson

A CIAT Chartered Practice. We cover Hampshire and the surrounding counties.

We believe in designing high quality buildings, our architecture seeks to respond thoughtfully to its context, bringing cohesion between people, landscape and architecture.

25/10/2026

We’ve been developing early design proposals for a collection of industrial units for a client, exploring how a straightforward commercial brief can be given a clear architectural identity and a stronger sense of place.

The concept uses a simple palette of profiled metal cladding, masonry and large-format doors and glazing, with changes in colour, building form and frontage helping to break down the scale of the development and give each group of units its own character.

Careful consideration has also been given to the spaces between the buildings, with landscaped areas, tree planting and clearly defined routes helping to create a more considered setting than is often associated with small industrial developments.

The intention is to create flexible, practical employment space while ensuring the development presents a cohesive and well-designed frontage.

These early visuals are helping us test the architectural language, materiality and overall character of the scheme as the design develops.

21/10/2026

It’s great to see the detail from the drawings starting to materialise on site! This is the next special project in the making!

20/10/2026

A complete transformation and deep-energy retrofit of an existing seafront home overlooking the Solent.

Our approach brought architecture, building fabric and environmental design together from the outset, creating a contemporary coastal home with a new architectural identity and dramatically reduced energy demand.

The remodelled elevations are defined by a restrained palette of white render, dark-framed glazing and carefully composed openings. A new curved vertical element gives the principal façade a distinctive focus, while tall windows draw daylight deep into the house and strengthen its relationship with the coastal setting.

Behind the architecture sits a comprehensive fabric-first retrofit strategy, including external wall insulation, upgraded roof and floor construction, high-performance windows and doors, and a detailed airtightness strategy.

With heat demand substantially reduced, the existing gas-based services have been replaced with an all-electric approach incorporating air-source heat pumps, MVHR and roof-mounted photovoltaics.

The completed design targets a space-heating demand of just 15–20 kWh/m².a, with modelling indicating a 95% reduction in energy use and 93% reduction in associated carbon emissions.

Palmerston Way demonstrates how deep retrofit can improve character, comfort, daylight and connection to place.

16/10/2026

Works are progressing well on site for the fit-out of an existing industrial unit for our client.

The internal spaces are now beginning to take shape, with new partitions, services and key elements of the fit-out well advanced.

The project is now approaching the next stage of the works, with fixed furniture due to be installed shortly before the decoration begins.

A good milestone for the project, and we’re looking forward to seeing the final details bring the scheme together.

12/10/2026

It’s great to see progress on site at Fareham Road in the sunshine!

If you’re passing have a look at the CGIs on the boards out the front - they are different depending on whether you’re coming or going!

12/10/2026

Planning permission secured

Porter Robson has successfully achieved planning permission for the redevelopment of a neglected and underutilised site occupying a prominent corner location.

The proposals will bring the site back into productive use, transforming the existing building into a purpose-designed eight-bedroom House in Multiple Occupation and making a positive contribution to the surrounding streetscape.

Our approach focused on unlocking the potential of the site while responding carefully to its prominent position, improving both the appearance and performance of the existing building.

Alongside eight single-occupancy en-suite bedrooms, the scheme provides generous shared living spaces, a dedicated garden and improvements to the building fabric, with a roof-mounted photovoltaic array helping to reduce operational energy demand.

A positive planning outcome that will see an overlooked site given a new purpose and a renewed presence.

08/10/2026

We’re continuing to take climate action through our partnership with ecologi, supporting environmental projects around the world.

One of the projects we’re currently supporting is the Macaúbas landfill gas project in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Landfill waste produces methane, a greenhouse gas significantly more potent than CO₂. The Macaúbas project captures this methane before it can escape into the atmosphere, using it to generate electricity for Brazil’s national grid and helping to displace power generated from fossil fuels.

Alongside reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the project supports cleaner energy production, improved air quality and local employment.

For us, supporting projects like this forms part of a wider commitment to reducing our environmental impact and encouraging more sustainable thinking across our practice and the projects we deliver.

Small actions, combined with collective action, can make a meaningful difference.

29/09/2026

Designing beyond the building itself.

These diagrams illustrates the concept behind one of our latest apartment schemes, where the architecture, landscape and amenity spaces have been developed as a single, integrated design.

The building form is layered to introduce roof gardens and a set-back upper level, helping to break down the scale of the development while creating valuable external amenity space for residents. Landscaping is woven throughout the scheme, from the site edges and communal areas through to the roof, supporting biodiversity, providing shade and helping to create a softer relationship between the building and its surroundings.

Sustainable design principles have informed the scheme from the outset, with consideration given to solar orientation, natural shelter, planting, permeable surfaces and green roofs as part of the overall environmental strategy.

Materiality is also central to the architectural approach. Changes in texture, depth and detailing are used to give the elevations rhythm and character while maintaining a cohesive overall composition.

25/09/2026

From an empty unused site to four new dwellings in the city centre.

This project in Southampton city centre is now approaching completion, and it is great to see the external works coming together.

The scheme started with an underutilised site and, following a long and complex planning journey, secured permission for four new studio apartments designed to meet the needs of young professionals living and working in the city.

Sustainability has been an important part of the design from the outset, with a fabric-first approach supported by renewable energy technologies, alongside the benefits that come from creating new homes within a well-connected city-centre location.

We look forward to seeing the final details completed and the building ready for occupation.

21/09/2026

A new project breaking ground on site.

Works have now commenced on this extension and internal renovation, with materials arriving, the first trenches being formed and the initial enabling works underway.

It is always exciting to see a project move from drawings into construction, and these early stages begin to set the groundwork for everything that follows.

We will be supporting the project throughout its delivery and look forward to sharing its progress as the new extension takes shape and the existing house is transformed.

Address

Unit 7 Wingate Workspace, , Wingate Road
Gosport
PO124HE

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Website

http://www.porterrobson.co.uk/

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