The London-based practices proposal for the seaside town would see the site a now-demolished office building and associated car park redeveloped into a mixed use community with 26 new homes, 40 per cent of which would be affordable.The plans, for the former Carnarvon House and car park include new green space, community space, and makerspace, as well as a new more accessible connection to the seafront.Conran and Partners was appointed to the job by Tendring District Council (TDC).AdvertisementThe scheme forms part of the councils wider 30 million regeneration of Clacton-on-Seas town centre, following a successful bid for government funding by TDC and its partners. Source:Conran and PartnersA 420,000 grant from phase two of the government's Brownfield Land Release Fund will fund the now-complete demolition of Carnarvon House and further preparation works on the site.Conran and Partners said its design for the seafront site draws inspiration from Clactons Victorian heritage and the piers playful architecture.The proposed buildings include a four-storey residential block plus a series of five flexible mixed-use spaces and workshops, which will be managed by the local authority.Existing street-level parking will be relocated into a new four-storey, steel-framed structure behind an existing supermarket to create new green space, while other pockets of green space, play areas and seating will be spread throughout the site to mediate between the building typologies, according to Conran and Partners.AdvertisementThe architects said the scheme would meet local demand and regenerate a key car park area notorious for antisocial behaviour.Nick Edler, associate director at Conran and Partners, said the project would act as a catalyst for Clacton-on-Sea, giving back to the local community with new Council-run spaces, while creating a moment of pause a green stepping-stone between the station and the seafront.