A HEREFORD firm has won a competition to bring a Ledbury landmark into the 21st century.
Herefordshire Council has chosen Architype to lead the £2.9 million redevelopment of the Master’s House and St Katherines.
The historic buildings will be extended and redeveloped into a library, information centre and community building.
More than 60 firms submitted designs for the key site, while a shortlist of three went before the public last month.
Residents and councillors praised the Architype scheme for its sustainability, use of open space and sympathetic design.
Jonathan Hines, Architype director, expected to submit detailed plans in the summer.
He said: “We were trying to develop a design that’s modern but is also drawn towards the architectural heritage of Ledbury. It’s also a design that’s highly sustainable and we’ll be using local materials in the construction.”
Architype is working with medieval timber specialists Butler & Hegarty on the restoration of the Master’s House
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