Cobham Bowers

by Coffey Architects

Client Lifestory Group Limited

Awards RIBA South East Award 2024 and RIBA South East Building of the Year 2024 (Sponsored by EH Smith).

This scheme with apartments for sale and rent for the over 65s has replaced a derelict office building in the leafy Surrey village of Cobham. The enlightened client recognises that exemplary design is important to an increasing number among Britain’s ageing population, and wants to offer well-designed, sophisticated options for those wishing to downsize or move into accommodation more suitable for later living.

Cobham Bowers provides quality accommodation for individuals and couples transitioning from long-term family homes to a more compact and convivial way of life. The architects have arranged its 53 light-filled flats, with generous balconies and windows, in two light grey brick buildings linked by a communal ground-floor space and a peaceful lush walled garden. Each of the blocks is divided by six expressive pitched roofs oriented in different directions, to break up the mass and attune with other village buildings.

Contractor Keady Construction

Interior Design Love Interiors

Quantity Surveyor / Cost Consultant Equals

Structural Engineer Symmetrys

Environmental / M&E Engineer Milieu

Acoustic Engineer Adrian James Acoustics

Landscape Architect UBU

Gross internal area in m² 6726