{"id":170895,"date":"2025-09-26T15:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/170895\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:40:09","slug":"ww2-german-bunker-house-conversion-up-for-architecture-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/170895\/","title":{"rendered":"WW2 German bunker house conversion up for architecture award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perisha Kudhailin St Pierre du Bois<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758794411_980_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hagXkB hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ad592f10-9889-11f0-b146-278281693603.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"BBC A smiling man wearing a green hoody, standing in front of a black and white building. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 bGQwLJ\"\/>BBC<\/p>\n<p>Bunker owner Jason Mitchell said he was proud of the renovation<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">A four-year project to convert a World War Two bunker into a three-bedroom house is up for an architectural award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">The personnel bunker, in St Pierre du Bois, Guernsey, was built by the German occupying forces during World War Two and housed 12 soldiers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">Owner Jason Mitchell has included original features like door hinges and valves and created tube skylights through the 2m (6ft 6in) thick concrete ceiling for natural light.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">He said: &#8220;It&#8217;s quite amazing really, it&#8217;s not until you go back inside and see everything that you&#8217;ve done you realise the work that has gone into it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758794411_980_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hagXkB hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/92e240b0-988c-11f0-b4a0-5750cf22ef76.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jason Mitchell The bunker before work on the structure began.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 bGQwLJ\"\/>Jason Mitchell<\/p>\n<p>The original bunker now makes up the centre of the house<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758794411_980_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hagXkB hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6202bff0-99f5-11f0-88dc-4bebfe637e18.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Brass valve in a black square mounted in a recess on a wall\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 bGQwLJ\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mr Mitchell tried to keep many of the original features<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">Mr Mitchell purchased the bunker with a friend in 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">They wanted to make use of a recent policy change to encourage development of redundant buildings as part of moves to deal with a lack of available housing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">Since completing the project, the property has been on sale for about a year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758794411_980_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hagXkB hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8b34ebb0-988c-11f0-b4a0-5750cf22ef76.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A grey and black house surrounded by white patio \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 bGQwLJ\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Having completed the conversion the property was put on the market<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">Mr Mitchell said: &#8220;There was quite a few challenges, I think the first one was cutting the concrete out, we had to cut out 145 tonne of concrete, then we had to seal it up from the inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">&#8220;As time went on new challenges came along because nobody had really done it to this extent before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">Some of the removed concrete has been displayed at the front of the house to show the depth of what had to be taken out of the bunker.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758794411_980_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hagXkB hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/d8f46290-99f4-11f0-97f5-bd38218a3641.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A7 Architecture wooden scaffolding surrounding a concrete bunker \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 bGQwLJ\"\/>A7 Architecture<\/p>\n<p>Work was ongoing for four years<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">Mr Mitchell worked with architectural firm A7 Architecture, which believes it is the first German bunker conversion in the British Isles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">He said &#8220;it&#8217;s quite amazing&#8221; the house has been entered for an international award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 bJoRPJ\">The Architectural Technology Awards take place later in London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perisha Kudhailin St Pierre du Bois BBC Bunker owner Jason Mitchell said he was proud of the 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