Brooks Dye Works

Now complete, FMA undertook the detailed planning application for the redevelopment of a redundant 19th Century laundry site in St Werburghs in the heart of Bristol, delivering 105 new homes, (86 houses and 19 apartments) and 10,000ft2 of commercial space.

The masterplan demonstrates the best ‘Place Making’ principles, showing how the site can be seamlessly reintegrated into the surrounding urban grain while embracing the previously ignored Mina Park. It also introduces sustainable pedestrian and cycle routes along with an improved vehicle management strategy for the area. In support of the application, Ferguson Mann’s conservation team prepared an extensive Heritage Significance Appraisal of the existing industrial site tracing its past development and assessing its current significance within the regional and national context.

The other significant study underpinning the work was a detailed Flood Risk Assessment with consultants Arcadis. An assessment was prepared of the mitigation measures necessary to ensure the future proposals for the site were fully integrated into the larger Bristol City Flood model, developed with the Environment Agency.

Planning and project management consultancy was provided by JLL. Narrow frontages and non-standard typologies were developed to deliver the required densities, whilst providing an innovative parking solution and generous external private space. 

Read more about its low energy design here.