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Old Post Office

Restoring and reworking a historic city centre façade

Modern office lobby with a central brick column, black staircase, wooden slat partitions and a reception desk in foreground
For this sensitive restoration of Chester Post Office’s external façade for The Old Post Office, we used text found in the ‘Cheshire Observer’ from 20th May 1876, to design an elegant entrance space akin to what would have been seen on the original building.
Client
The Armstrong Partnership
Location
Chester
Status
Complete
Scope
Commercial workspace
Conversion
Refurbishment
View down into a modern office with a tall slatted oak reception wall labelled "Armstrong", black metal stair railings and glass-partitioned rooms.

By removing the concrete ramp and creating a level threshold side entrance, we were also able to reinstate the original lightwells and windows to the basement.

Aesthetically, we were able to design the contemporary elements of the façade to complement the client’s logo and style, including backlit signage and an aluminium and timber-clad side entrance.

Red-brick Victorian-style building with tall multi-pane windows, decorative gables and a small entrance with black railings
Street-level view of a brick and stone storefront with black sign reading "ArmstrongB2B" and upper white-framed windows
Open-plan loft lounge with pool table, bar counter and two people walking past a metal-railed mezzanine staircase.
Open-plan office with rows of people working at desks, exposed brick walls, hanging lights and wooden herringbone floor
Loft-style games room with pool table, bar counter and neon "TAP" sign beneath exposed black metal ceiling beams.