Article source: AR Design Studio

It is not every day that a body is found buried on your building site, but on a summer’s morning in 2012 this is exactly what happened while builders were laying foundations for RIBA award-winning architects AR Design Studio’s latest project. By 6pm they had found another 2.

After the initial astonishment, the Police and later a team of Archaeologists were brought in who thankfully identified the remains as being of Roman origin. After a period of intense excavation, it was confirmed as a site of Archaeological importance when further evidence of Roman burials and defensive fortifications were uncovered, including the discovery of a rare Roman burial urn. Once the site was cleared of artefacts and the bodies taken to the local museum for research, work on the building could continue.

Image Courtesy © Martin Gardner

• Architects: AR Design Studio
• Project: Glass House
• Location: Winchester, England
• Photography: Martin Gardner
• Architectural Team: Andy Ramus, Mike Ford, Stephen Osborn, AR Design Studio, Winchester, UK www.ardesignstudio.co.uk
• Completion: October 2012
• Awards: City of Winchester Trust Design Awards 2013, shortlisted, AJ Retrofit Awards 2013, shortlisted