Withersfield Road
The project involved the demolition of five existing 1960 bungalows and the site was located adjacent to the Stour Brook requiring a pedestrian and vehicular bridge to be installed.
The development delivered 27 new dwellings for the over 50s including accommodating for less able residents.
The design was made up of a three-storey apartment block, two-storey apartment blocks and an array of bungalows.
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The buildings were all constructed using traditional masonry for robustness with pre cast floors and externally clad with timber cladding including balconies to each property. The main apartment block included a communal area for residents.
To soften the development and reducing impact on the neighbouring properties the bungalows were roofed with a sedum green roof system. External parking provision either side of the bridge was used to provide a conduit for utilities to cross the Brook which involved considerable coordination with the statutory undertakings.
- Client: Orwell Housing Association
- Programme: 72 weeks
- Location: Haverhill, Suffolk
- Value: £3 million
- Architect: Gary Johns Architects