AN architect firm behind the first Lake Distric Premier Inn has said that the new building in Keswick is ‘something special’ for the town and tourist economy.
The architect behind the newest Premier Inn in the Lake District National Park has shared images of the hotel in Keswick, which is expected to add £1.8m to the local ‘gross value added’ now it has opened.
The building, which was designed by The Harris Partnership on behalf of client and developer Premcor, pays homage to its location through the use of natural materials and specialist construction methods, the firm said.
Featuring 71 bedrooms alongside a restaurant, all of which offer panoramic views of the national park, the building was designed to transform the site of a former care home and bring it back into active use.
The three-story building used local contractors and a range of materials including Lakeland stone, render, reclaimed slate and sections of metal seam cladding, in order to meet the demands of planning officers at the national park, who wanted to see an ‘architecturally sophisticated’ design.
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Carl Braim, director at The Harris Partnership said: “When we started work on this project, we knew the building we designed had to be something special, because the environment around it is so unique.
“It’s been fantastic to be able to bring together the latest methods of construction and environmental design, using traditional industries and local materials to create an aesthetic which is functional and modern but which also pays homage to the area’s historic landscape.
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“Working with the developer Premcor and Premier Inn owner Whitbread plc, as well as local stakeholders and the planning officers at the Lake District National Park, we’ve been able to create and deliver a building which further enhances the local visitor economy offer, brings a former site back into active use, and does so in an architecturally interesting and attractive way.”
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