Slaithwaite, Yorkshire. Housing Masterplan.
What did we do?
A new West Yorkshire housing district!
Appraising a recent consent that has opportunities for improvement!
Brass Architecture on opening our West Yorkshire office location were invited to review the portfolio of a prominent local developer. Their projects included a newly consented residential scheme, a large housing district located in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire.
Services
- Strategy
- Stakeholder Management
- Feasibility
- Design Development
- Pre-Application Submittals
- Planning Documentation
- Planning Submittals
- Associative Artwork
- Framework of Consultants
Our works investigated the remodel of key housing types (optimum floor plans, proposed massing and external aesthetics). Our return schematics investigating 'working with' existing site datums. Our designs, eliminating extensive retaining wall extent as proposed by others.
Our observations being, delivering housing is all well and good. 'Place-making' and delivering a 'community destination' the missing ingredient.
Careful consideration of way finding, landscaping and vantage points all contributing adding delight.
Given application objections relating to massing and density, our works 'softened' the intervention impacts ... inserting housing plots strategically to minimise impacts to neighbours (and public realm adjacent).
Related Project
Yorkshire. Portfolio.
Yorkshire, UK
New office open in West Yorkshire.
Pop in for 'a cuppa' if you are in the area :)
Our new office in West Yorkshire opened over the Summer months of 2023, allowing us to broaden our works across northern locations and plug into the 'Golden Triangle' of Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield.
The region is a hot bed of development opportunities. We look forward to contributing to the regions evolution over the coming years. Unique materiality is reflective of each site location, resulting in unique architectural returns. Pop in for a 'cuppa' if you are in the area :)
