Situated in Cross Keys, the development of eight houses for our client, the Seren Group, draws on the local vernacular of terraced houses which were built in the 19th century for local workers. The site, a vacant and overgrown piece of land to the north of Tredegar Terrace, offered the opportunity to enhance the local environment and make a positive contribution to the street scene, by continuing the ‘terrace’ theme.
The development, completed in Autumn 2013 comprises 5 three-bedrooms houses and 3 two-bedrooms houses to DQR 2005 & Lifetime Homes Standards. Parking is provided to the rear of the dwellings, accessible from the existing rear lane allowing the front of the properties to be much closer to the footpath – a common feature of the existing terraced housing stock.
The materials palette again takes the local context as its precedent, with the use of facing brickwork (narrow-fronted houses) with a feature dentil course, render (wider-fronted units), with window proportions that mimic the traditional terrace and wind catchers to the roof which become a ‘contemporary’ chimney.
Situated in Cross Keys, the development of eight houses for our client, the Seren Group, draws on the local vernacular of terraced houses which were built in the 19th century for local workers. The site, a vacant and overgrown piece of land to the north of Tredegar Terrace, offered the opportunity to enhance the local environment and make a positive contribution to the street scene, by continuing the ‘terrace’ theme.
The development, completed in Autumn 2013 comprises 5 three-bedrooms houses and 3 two-bedrooms houses to DQR 2005 & Lifetime Homes Standards. Parking is provided to the rear of the dwellings, accessible from the existing rear lane allowing the front of the properties to be much closer to the footpath – a common feature of the existing terraced housing stock.
The materials palette again takes the local context as its precedent, with the use of facing brickwork (narrow-fronted houses) with a feature dentil course, render (wider-fronted units), with window proportions that mimic the traditional terrace and wind catchers to the roof which become a ‘contemporary’ chimney.
