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Alison Brooks Architects • Pollard Thomas Edwards • Robert Myers Associates Baily-Garner • WSP Group

North West Cambridge Development Lots M1 & M2 North West Community Forum Presentation – 16 June 2015

2North West Community Forum Presentation – 16 June 2015North West Cambridge Development Lots M1 & M2

Contents

Introduction

The North West Cambridge Masterplan Site Context

Design Evolution

Masterplan overview Accommodation Schedule Street Elevations

Landscape Sustainability Materials and Elevations Car Parking

Questions and Answers


The NWCD Masterplan

M1M2


North West

Description of Development and Application DrawingsMarch 2012

Design CodeCondition 7March 2013

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Site Context

M1

M2

S1

S2

Lot 4

School

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Secondary Street

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Primary Open Space

Existing

neighbouring

houses


Principle connections and routes

Landscape connections Landmarks and frontages

S1

S2

TOWN CENTRE

Site Context


Addition of basements and lower ground floors and reallocation of density

Creating special places within the Lots

M1M1

M2M2

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S1S1

S2S2

Lot 4Lot 4

SchoolSchool

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Secondary Street

Secondary Street

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Veteran Oak Gardens

Veteran Oak Gardens

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Primary Open Space

Primary Open Space

Design Evolution

Existing

neighbouring

houses

Existing

neighbouring

houses


Design Evolution - 21st century Period Homes

– generous space standards

– double-height spaces

– dedicated work spaces

– private outdoor gardens and terraces

– taller principle floors

– well considered storage solutions: utility, laundry rooms, bootrooms and storage walls

– lots of natural light


The Lots M1 and M2

Site boundaries and nearby green spaces.

Dotted line shows 20m no-build zone to existing neighbours.

Design Evolution


Permeable Routes

Routes identified in the Design Code

Design Evolution


Strengthening permeability

Additional routes added to create traditional urban blocks and strengthen permeability

Design Evolution


Strengthening permeability

Continuous mass to south of M2 broken down to strengthen permeability and views through to Veteran Oak Gardens

Design Evolution


Green Street

Green route established along key north-south desire line, linking Veteran Oak Gardens and the villas on the northern boundary

Design Evolution


Green Streets

Second green route established to provide green setting to terraced houses

Design Evolution


A new tree

Special terminating feature added to end of green routes. Special moment to key east-west pedestrian and cycle route.

Design Evolution


school gates

playing fields

Neighbourhood Park

Local Centre

Veteran Oak gardens

Completed Design Evolution

Showing key connections, block structure and special places

Design Evolution


Masterplan Overview

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Lot 4

South Terrace

Secondary Street

The Villas

Veteran Oak

Gardens

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Veteran Oak Apartments

South Terrace

Primary Street

Veteran Oak Gardens

Lot 4

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Studio, 1B, 2B and 3B apartments


Veteran Oak Apartments


Green Street

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South Terrace

Secondary Street

3B and 4B terrace houses with gardens and a mix of parking in basement car park and on-plot parking to East Mews


Green Street


Green Street

Green Street landscape concept

Typical section through Green Street and The Avenue Typical section through Green Street


The Avenue

Secondary Street

Lot 4

East

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4B houses with gardens and on-plot parking


The Avenue


Tree Street & Tree Place

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The Villas

Tree Place

Secondary Street

3B and 4B houses with gardens and on-plot parking


Tree Street & Tree Place

Tree Street and Tree Place landscape concept

Typical section through Tree Street


The Villas

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Tree

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The Villas

Tree Place

4B and 5B detached Villa houses with large 20m gardens and on-plot parking


The Villas


Neighbourhood Park Terrace

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Tree Place

The Villas

4B terrace houses facing Neighbourhood Park with gardens and on-plot parking


Neighbourhood Park Terrace


Primary Street

East

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Secondary Street

South Terrace

Studio, 1B and 2B apartments to Secondary Street entrance

4B terrace houses and 3B mews houses, all with on-plot parking


Primary Street


Accommodation Schedule

M1 M2 TotalHouses 80 46 126Flats 13 102 118

Total 93 148 241

Schedule of Accommodation


Street Elevations

Green Street Elevation (M1) The Villas

South Terrace The Avenue

The Avenue

Green Street East MewsCentral Mews

Green Street Elevation (M2)

Neighbourhood Park

The Avenue Terrace


Landscape - Green Street

Green Street - Materials

The Villas

The Villas

Secondary Street

Secondary Street

South Terrace

South Terrace

Green Street - Meeting Points

VeteranOak Gardens

South Place

Green link (path)Green link (path)

Meeting point

Green Street has been developed to extend through M1, M2 and across South Street to create a strong

public link to Veteran Oak Gardens. This will be achieved with the use of materials, a central planting zone

and tree planting.


Green Street

VeteranOak Gardens

Villa Street

South Place

South Terrace

Green Street Landscape Plan - Part 1 Green Street Landscape Plan - Part 2


Sustainability

Cross ventilation

High thermal performance

Night cooling

Rainwater harvesting

PV cellsGreen roof

Composting bins in private gardens

Triple glazing

Variety of storage solutions

Food growing and waste

Promoting sustainable transport

Live-work homes

Rain garden / swales

Site-wide grey water treatment system

Water storage / tank

Low energy lighting

High levels of natural lighting

Gardens for water attenuation & food growing opportunities

Water butts


Materials and Elevations

The Avenue Terrace House

Green Street Terrace House

South Terrace Terrace Houses

Neighbourhood Terrace Terrace Houses

24 42 11110 1047

1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15

2 4 6 8 12 14 1610


The South Terrace Houses include private basement levels offering direct access to basement parking.

Green Street is designed to be a car-free street with a single 3m footpath/cycle path (which can be used by vehicles for maintenance and in emergencies only, if necessary).

Dwellings with resident car parking spaces within basement(Green St, South Terraces, Veteran Oak Apartments)

Visitor car parking space

Resident car parking 2nd space

Resident car parking 1st space

Car Parking


Veteran Oak Apartments - Basement Parking


Questions & Answers

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Lot 4

South Terrace

Secondary Street

The Villas

Veteran Oak Gardens

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25.7 sq m

10.1 sq m

11.4 sq m

10.5 sq m

6.7 sq m

5.3 sq m

21.2 sq m

5.1 sq m

9 sq m12.1 sq m

4 sq m

13.3 sq m

3 sq m

11.3 sq m

Alison Brooks Architects LtdStudio 610, Highgate Studios, 53/79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TLT 0207 267 9777 F 0207 267 9772 E [email protected]

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Hill Residential Ltd

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NORTH WEST CAMBRIDGE M1 & M2Typology 2

2368-NWC-02-2

April 1, 2014

Typology 2:GIA:157.2 sq.m.3 Bed1 Car ParkPlot: 7.5m x 17.4m

Unit 610, Highgate Studios 53–79 Highgate Road London NW5 1TLT 020 7267 9777 [email protected] www.alisonbrooksarchitects.com

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