To design a new two storey amenities building for visitors to use when staying at the caravan park in place of a single storey building that planning permission had already been granted for.
With the popularity of short stay camping and caravanning ever increasing at The Grange Caravan Park, they sought to create a new two storey mixed use building including a café, shop, utilities block, and camp site storage for visitors, along with offices and a plant room.
Being located on the outskirts of Melton Mowbray with beautiful views of the Leicestershire countryside, the building had to be at one with its setting and nestle seamlessly within it. The dark grey/black traditional cladding is contrasted with dark grey concrete roof tiles and accented with willow-coloured glazed windows and doors to give it a rustic charm.
Great attention to detail has been lavished upon it, from the dragon roof finials at each end of the ridge tiles, to the feature security lighting and habitat roosting boxes, to the crisscross rope filled fencing. A new attenuation pond creates a focal point and enhances the visual splay.
The original herd plates dating from when the site was originally a farm with British Friesians are proudly mounted on the serving counter wall inside the café to bring character and history together. With a delicious menu, and seating inside and out, the café caters for every visitor’s requirement, and it is the perfect place to while away an afternoon.
