client: Dreweatt Neate Fine Art
architect: Dreweatt Neate Jonathan Rickard RIBA
project: Restoration and alteration of Grade II Listed building

Fine Art auctioneers and property consultants Dreweatt Neate decided to undertake major alteration and restoration work at their salerooms in Donnington Priory, a beautiful Grade II Listed building overlooking the River Lambourn in Berkshire. In addition to the unique and demanding requirements of working with this listed property Osmer Building faced the additional challenge of having to complete the work whilst allowing the business to continue to operate with minimum disruption.

The use of high quality materials and furnishings from designers such as Arne Jacobsen, William Morris and Farrow and Ball resulted in a sympathetic finish that blends perfectly with the existing building and provides an excellent background for the display and sale of valuable art and antiques.