Gunpowder Mill / Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects

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Waltham Abbey, United Kingdom

Text description provided by the architects. The Gunpowder Mill scheme involves the sensitive conversion of historic but derelict buildings and the addition of a new modern element on a site surrounded by woods and parkland.

Gunpowder Mill / Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects - Table, Chair, Shelving
© Dennis Gilbert

In the 18th century, the Royal Gunpowder Mills housed the largest gunpowder works in Britain, and it remained a centre for the production of and research into explosives until 1991.

Gunpowder Mill / Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects - Image 3 of 14
© Dennis Gilbert

Two early 20th century buildings, the Power House and the Water Tower, have been converted to form a new headquarters office for the client, while remaining faithful to the industrial history of the site. A new three-storey glazed structure completes the office complex and incorporates a top-floor terrace which links all three buildings and gives magnificent views out over the adjacent water meadows.

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Cite: "Gunpowder Mill / Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects" 22 Aug 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/262765/gunpowder-mill-pollard-thomas-edwards-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

© Dennis Gilbert

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