A competition winning scheme to deliver a medium to high density mixed use scheme with extensive landscaping design including semi-private courtyards and communal areas. The scheme is designed to achieve an EcoHomes rating of Excellent. Construction comprises rc semi-basements for the car park and services areas with rc podium above, over which were built timber framed houses and flats, clad in brickwork, timber boarding, terracotta tiles and reconstituted stone rainscreen cladding. Steel beams supported by the compartment and external walls at roof level carry a steel framework for solar thermal and photovoltaic panels. The steel balconies appear to be cantilevered but are in fact supported on a single row of slender shs posts located against the facade and laterally restrained by the timber frame. Balcony mounted sliding screens incorporating printed glass provide solar shading.
Location:
Milton Keynes
Client:
George Wimpey UK Ltd
Accommodation:
280 new homes
Tenure:
84 affordable homes, 196 homes for sale
Completion Date:
2011
