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Architect's visual of the finished house from the drive: a dark timber-clad upper floor over a pale brick baseArchitect's visual
On site now

New house on a sloping site

Winchester, Hampshire

A replacement new home on a sloping site, with a steel frame above a reinforced concrete substructure.

The retaining walls were poured in situ, co-ordinated with the engineer's design, ahead of the frame going up.

Type
Replacement new home
Structure
Steel frame on an RC substructure
Status
On site now
The part of a build nobody sees once it’s finished gets the same care as the part everyone does.
The design

The finished house

The architect's visuals of the house as designed. Progress photos from site follow below.

Architect's visual of the house above planted slopes and a gravel driveArchitect’s visual
Architect's visual of the garden terrace, with full-height glazing under the timber-clad upper floorArchitect’s visual
Site progress

On site now

Photos from site as the build goes up, newest first.

September 2026

Aerial view of the ground floor slab being poured between the retaining walls
Ground floor slab poured
Retaining walls poured in situ, with the slab reinforcement laid ahead of the pour
Retaining walls complete, slab reinforcement laid

July 2026

Aerial view of the retaining wall reinforcement in its formwork
Retaining wall reinforcement
Reinforcement and timber formwork for a retaining wall on a sloping site
Wall reinforcement and formwork
Strip foundations being poured, with the concrete pump boom over the site
Strip foundations poured

June 2026

Foundation shuttering set out across the site
Foundations set out and shuttered
The cleared site from above, with root protection to the retained trees
Site cleared, retained trees protected

If you have a project coming up, we’d be glad to price it.

James Baker Director 023 8030 8760 james@jrbakerconstruction.co.uk