Poking around one of our laptops earlier I came across these files - they're movies of an early development model of a project we recently obtained planning consent for (albeit in a slightly different form). The project is for 10no. 2 bed flats and includes an underground car park below the garden deck to the rear.
The site is on a suburban edge of the town and the brief had the conflicting requirement of high density occupation on a low scale site - the neighbours are bungalows or small two storey developments and the site overlooks fields to one side and a wooded bank to the rear.
We were looking at timber shakes and rural barns with low eaves to reduce scale but with the generous proportions of a Georgian town house to present a decorous public facade to the street. The rear of the building, made up of living rooms, had a more open relationship with the private garden and afternoon sun. In the iteration shown we were already reducing the dormer windows in line with the advice of the planning consultant.
The model represents a turning point in the design where the input of the other key parties (planners and planning consultants) was having an impact on the proposal. Our website shows images of the project as it was initially proposed.
The project is currently awaiting funding.
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