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Piano Building
GNA were appointed to refurbish the Grade II listed Piano Building in Kidderminster, which was built in 1867 as a textile mill producing carpets for Brintons. After falling into disrepair and sitting empty for ten years, the renovation design included a new extension west along the canal, creating a public space and connecting the Piano Building with nearby refurbished structures.
The Piano Building has a restaurant on the ground floor and three storeys of residential units above. The new extension provides two storeys of retail space with the refurbishment involving the addition of a new roof, cleaning and repointing the brickwork with matching lime mortar, and strengthening the internal cast iron columns to support the new floor load.
During the work, a historic wharf was discovered under the ground floor, which created challenges, but a glass panel now allows the outline of the wharf to be viewed. The new extension features European oak cladding and glass-fronted retail units on the ground floor.
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