Following Broadway Malyan’s success in the Design for Manufacture ‘£60K House’ Competition, we were invited to bid for the Design for Manufacture Park Prewett site with Persimmon Homes, winning the opportunity to design an area within the new Park Village neighbourhood.
Our Lifetime Plus House, designed for the competition, was the inspiration for the Park Prewett scheme. The house allows flexible arrangements of living spaces as well as adaptability over its lifetime, such as allowing the number of bedrooms to be increased.
Innovative and modern methods of construction using structural insulated panels (SIPs) enabled us to design a well-insulated, low energy house. Using our Lifetime Plus model, we designed a range of flexible house types specifically for the site, including bungalows for those with access needs, family houses and three-storey apartment blocks. By incorporating different typologies and tenures into the development, an active and vibrant street scene has been created.
High quality materials and finishes, which reflected the site’s setting, were used to deliver a contemporary twist on traditional vernacular. The scheme’s layout centres on a neighbourhood green, which acts as an anchor to bring residents together. The layout was designed to create varied, defined and visually interesting spaces, which create a strong sense of place within the context of the wider Park Village Masterplan.
Our Park Prewett scheme demonstrates that high quality energy efficient homes can be delivered cost effectively, making them accessible to a wide range of people.
