Wilfords London is expanding into Barnes, after planning approval was granted by Richmond Council.
The estate agency will open new office on Barnes High Street – the company’s fourth branch – taking over the former site of The Boathouse Café.
According to the approved plans, the existing shopfront will be replaced with a “sympathetically designed frontage” that draws on the proportions and materials typical of the area’s historic high street architecture.
On behalf of Wilfords, Randell Design Group said the new signage will incorporate high-quality timber, a heritage colour palette, and traditional detailing. The plans also include repositioning the entrance door to the centre of the shopfront.
A spokesperson for Randell Design Group said: “This alteration is intended to introduce a more balanced and harmonious frontage, improving the overall aesthetic quality of the building while respecting the vertical and horizontal rhythms common to shopfronts in the area,” explained Randell Design Group.
They added: “The proposed replacement shopfront at No. 4 Barnes Street represents a sensitive and appropriate enhancement of a non-designated heritage asset within a historically significant streetscape.
“The design has been carefully developed to preserve and enhance the setting and character of the area and to support the reoccupation of the building for the intended use.”
Via its Instagram page, the estate agent has not yet revealed an opening date but has said that its “coming soon”.
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