Property developers and architects StudioHIVE have moved into a Grade II listed former pub in North Somerset following an extensive refurbishment project.

The former Battleaxes pub in Wraxall had been closed since 2019 but it has now been transformed into a new home by StudioHIVE, which has relocated from Bristol.

The new offices for StudioHIVE and StudioHIVE Architects feature a games room and kitchen area, while company mascot Harry, a model rhino, is situated outside the main entrance.

Plans for a business centre, serviced accommodation, community hub and new homes at the site have also been approved by North Somerset Council with the support of Wraxall & Failand Parish Council.

Built in 1882, the building has been renamed The Temperance House by StudioHIVE to recognise its origins as a temperance inn for workers at the nearby Tyntesfield Estate.

StudioHIVE and StudioHIVE Architects are involved in several of the South West’s most high-profile projects, including the creation of new offices, homes and student accommodation at the Silverthorne Lane urban regeneration project in Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.

StudioHIVE is also involved in plans to develop Weston-super-Mare RFC, transforming the site and providing new facilities for the rugby club, together with a new purpose-built NHS health centre and pharmacy, with a new clubhouse proposed in the second phase.

Jason Collard, managing director of StudioHIVE, said: “Having recently celebrated our tenth anniversary, we are delighted to have made the transition from our offices in Oakfield Road, Clifton, to begin the next phase of our journey at The Temperance House.

“As well as providing a contemporary home for our two businesses, we have secured the future of an important and much-loved building, providing a highly desirable place to work, meet, shop and stay for businesses and the wider community in North Somerset and beyond.”

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