RHP were teamed with Taylor Wimpey.
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Dense, adaptable urban living. The traditional Georgian and Victorian terraced houses have proved to be robust and adaptable to changing living patterns for over a century.
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Our proposals draw on the simplicity, robustness and adaptability of the typical terrace but allow for personalisation of the facades and interior layouts to suit the clients budget or needs. Rather than just selecting the colour of the kitchen doors or carpets when you purchase the house you can choose whether you want an integral garage or a home office module, a full or a 'juliet' balcony, or whether you want a ground floor granny flat with a family home above...or any combination of the above.
Summary:
- Each plot is deigned around a standard 5m cross-wall construction, and 3 storey height;
- The house type has been designed to have internal flexibility to be anything from a 4 bed family house to 3no 1 bed apartments, so density should be within a range. There are 45 'plots' per hectare, which in turn offer a density between 45-140 'units' per hectare;
- We anticipate with a range of dwellings across the site the likely density will be around 80-90 units per hectare (assuming a split within each plot providing either 3 or 4 bed family units, 2 bed duplex over 1bed apartments or 3x 1bed apartments).
Extract from Project Description:
Affordability:
A simple robust shell comprising masonry cross walls and concrete floor plates in the tried and tested terraced form. This minimises external wall and infrastructure costs and maximises green space.
There is the option to purchase a basic shell at lower cost and fit out the interior to your own requirements as funds allow.
Allotments provide the opportunity to grow your own food, and high energy and water efficiency standards reduce utilities costs.
Adaptability:
The layout facilitates sub-division into flats and retrofit of lifts. The structure might be arranged as a three storey house, as co-housing or as self contained apartments.
A design code for the façades would offer a variety of pre-approved window, balcony, shading and sunspace options so that changes can easily be made. This code would be managed by the residents so could itself be adapted over time.
Individuality and community:
Each dwelling would have a small area of private outdoor space at ground or roof level with the option to rent an allotment and help reduce the high carbon footprint associated with food production.
In addition there would be communal space for play, sitting out, al fresco eating etc. A meeting space can be hired for individual celebrations.
The ground floor units are designed to allow personal parking as an option, however the site has convenient busway and cycling links and Cambridge
