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Cross Hands, Alveston

Client
Hawkfield Homes Ltd
Location
Alveston
Project Leaders
Helen Paull Richard Fellows
Size
4 Units

Challenge

The site consists of the former Cross Hands public house which had ceased operation and remained vacant. The proposal sought to demolish the existing building and create four detached houses.

 The site is located in Alveston, on the corner of The Down and Down Road. It is not within a Conservation Area nor is it listed.

There is a mix of traditional buildings and modern/contemporary buildings along Strode Common and The Down giving the location a diverse mix of materials and details. The existing public house was constructed of render with a pantile roof, materials typical of the area.

The client’s brief involved designing four high quality detached family homes, each with a private drive accessed from a new service road; large and secure private south facing gardens and with gated access for security. The development should fit within the surrounding area and harmonise with the surrounding dwellings on the Down and Strode Common.

The project constraints arose from the site topography.  There is a change of level of approximately 1.5m from Strode Common down to the site.

Sector
Housing
Developer Led
Services
Architecture RIBA Stages (1-3)
Design Services
Feasibility Studies
Planning Applications

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Solution

The design of the scheme took into account the client’s brief and site constraints, resulting in four spacious high-quality dwellings that complement the local vernacular and the regeneration of an underutilised site.

The existing access to the site remained, which resulted in the four dwellings fronting onto the existing street scene.

The “corner house” that replaced the public house is a “landmark” building and the design of this ties in with the other three dwellings. The design of the corner house also took into consideration the change in level along The Down.

The ground floor levels of the new dwellings relate to the existing topographical site levels, resulting in the scale of the dwellings fitting in with the mass of the adjacent properties; this is illustrated on the street elevations.

The ridge level of the dwellings along Strode Common do not exceed the height of the ridge level of the existing public house.

The orientation and layouts were designed to ensure the dwellings feel light, spacious and to allow natural light to flood through them.

The design of the dwellings reflects the traditional context of the site. The houses are traditional in style and are constructed of traditional, local materials. The elevations are a mix of render and stone, maintaining the continuity of context and harmony with the adjacent buildings.

The dwellings are designed with pitched and tiled slope roofs which are traditional and in keeping with the surrounding area.

 Quattro Design Architects was appointed to carry out RIBA stages 1 – 3.

The project is complete, resulting in a positive change that achieved additional and much needed housing without compromising the streetscape or adjacent buildings. 

Meeting Helen at Quattro, first time it was clear that we were in good hands. We had a good idea of how we wanted the house laid out and Helen was able to provide further advice...cont/

The Leigh
The Leigh

cont/...Changes were required prior to the final planning decision and often at the very last minute Helen was on hand to turn these requests around extremely efficiently. Very helpful and professional.

The Leigh
The Leigh

From day one, the holistic approach, set with Quattro, allowed a proactive and collaborative approach to ascertain key successes which could be clearly aligned to the project constraints...cont/

Nathan Howells, Senior Design Manager
Willmott Dixon, Bristol

...With true open partnerships between the client, ourselves and the design team led by Quattro, we were able to ‘hit the ground running’ and maintain high quality, efficiently and in keeping with the key drivers!

Nathan Howells, Senior Design Manager
Willmott Dixon, Bristol

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Clients and Partners

Accord Housing Association
Advance
Alliance Homes
Aqua Construction
Ark Housing Consultancy
Beard and Tandy Developments
Bristol Property Partnership
Blackbox Planning
Bromford Group
Central Housing Investment Consortium
Cheltenham Borough Homes
Cirencester Housing
CJ Bayliss
Connexus Housing
Dowdeswell Estates
E G Carter & Co Ltd
Elim
G P Thomas and Sons Ltd
Gloucester City Homes
Gloucestershire County Council
Greensquare Group
Homes in Sedgemoor
J Harper & Sons Ltd
Ken Biggs Contractors
Kier Living Ltd
Land Promotions Ltd
LHC
Live West Homes Ltd
Lovell Partnership Ltd
M F Freeman
Markey Construction
McIntosh DBR
Monmouthshire Housing Association
Mcloughin Planning
Piper Homes
Platform Housing Ltd
Redcliffe Homes
Redrow Homes
Rooftop Housing Group Ltd
Rydon Construction
SAHA Development Company
Sanctuary Group
Selwood Housing
Solon South West Housing Association
Sovereign
Speller Metcalfe Ltd
Stonewater Procurement
Swindon Borough Council
Stroud District Council
The Guinness Partnership
The Salvation Army
Two Rivers Housing
United living
Valleys to Coast Housing Ltd
West Mercia Housing Group
Willmott Dixon Construction
Yarlington Housing Group
SWPA framework
Bristol City Council
Wyedean Housing Association
S F Planning
Wiltshire Council
Lane Britton Jenkins
Melt Homes
J Harper & Sons
Eastington CLT
Boo Homes

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