New Places and Neighbourhoods

Derwenthorpe

Derwenthorpe by Studio Partington for Joseph Rowntree Foundation Derwenthorpe was one of the first large-scale low carbon communities in northern England. Its ‘green’ heating and hot water system is at the heart of the development. The community uses a district heating system. Heating and hot water is efficiently distributed to all homes by the predominantly …

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The Avenue in Saffron Walden

The Avenue by Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects for Hill This  development inserts 76 new homes into a conservation area in a historic market town and preserves a lime-tree avenue and a listed water tower, creating a beautiful setting for popular homes. In addition to large detached houses, it includes affordable family houses and smaller homes …

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Altrincham Town Centre

by Planit IE and Civic Engineers for Trafford Council The use of consistent and high quality materials harmonise the public realm adding to the identity of the town centre. Pedestrian priority principles are adopted throughout the public spaces to redress the balance between vehicles and pedestrians while fulfilling the operational requirements of the markets and …

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Timekeepers Square

by Buttress Architects for Muse Developments The development is located in the Adelphi/Bexley Square Conservation Area and the primary aim of the site was to reinstate the historic street pattern, re-introducing legibility to the streets and strengthen the area’s centrepiece, St Phillips Church. A mix of integrated car parking solutions mean the streets are car-free …

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Hulme Living Leaf Street Housing

Hulme Living Leaf Street Housing by Mecanoo for One Manchester The area around Leaf Street in Hulme, just outside Manchester city centre, has a history of urban renewal. The typical Victorian terraced houses were demolished after World War II to make room for the infamous Hulme Crescents, the largest social housing project in the United …

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Image shows the Roof Gardens Building in Manchester

The Roof Gardens

The Roof Gardens by Ollier Smurthwaite Architects for DeTrafford Estates. The perimeter block layout and back-to-back  dwellings delivers a site layout which responds to  the historic form of the  area. Three and four storey townhouses are placed next to each other giving the impression of a larger building which lines the street. The building is …

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