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Woodthorne
Tettenhall, Wolverhampton
Creating a high quality attractive residential development, which responds to the aspirations of the local community by offering large detached dwellings, to complement and enhance the local area.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Creating a Place
5. Character
6. Working with the site and context
Street & Home
10. Car parking
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
Opportunities and constraints diagram
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
Site plan as existing before redevelopment
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
Aerial view of site
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Masterplan
The proposal reinforces existing connections by maintaining both vehicular and pedestrian access links and respects surrounding buildings by maintaining large seperation distances and boundary treatments. Two pedestrian-only links are provided, one to the north and one to the south of the development which help to integrate the scheme within the local context.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Site plan in context
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Site plan adjacent to existing residential dwellings
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Photograph of site entrance at night time
The site entrance is set back a little bit from the access into the development, this create a gateway feature which frames the new development. Dual fronted properties as you enter the development ensure their is visual interest for people accessing the site. Feature piers and high quality railings will help to define the entrance and create the feeling of a first class development.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Site entrance
The site entrance is set back a little bit from the access into the development, this create a gateway feature which frames the new development. Dual fronted properties as you enter the development ensure their is visual interest for people accessing the site. Feature piers and high quality railings will help to define the entrance and create the feeling of a first class development.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Entrance visible from highway
The site entrance is set back a little bit from the access into the development, this create a gateway feature which frames the new development. Dual fronted properties as you enter the development ensure their is visual interest for people accessing the site. Feature piers and high quality railings will help to define the entrance and create the feeling of a first class development.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
1. Connections
Entrance detailing
The site entrance is set back a little bit from the access into the development, this create a gateway feature which frames the new development. Dual fronted properties as you enter the development ensure their is visual interest for people accessing the site. Feature piers and high quality railings will help to define the entrance and create the feeling of a first class development.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
2. Facilities and services
Isochrone diagram
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
2. Facilities and services
Isochrone diagram
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
3. Public transport
Massing model from above
The scheme includes various segments of green space which permeate through the design both formally and informally. These spaces add visual interest and promote walking and cycling. Attractive routes out of the site onto Wergs Road encourages people to utilise the existing public transport infrastructure and reduces the dependency of cars.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
3. Public transport
Massing model from above
The scheme includes various segments of green space which permeate through the design both formally and informally. These spaces add visual interest and promote walking and cycling. Attractive routes out of the site onto Wergs Road encourages people to utilise the existing public transport infrastructure and reduces the dependency of cars.
Integrating
into the neighbourhood
4. Meeting local housing requirements
There is no provision of affordable housing as this has been agreed to be dealth with via a commuted sum.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Different character areas are defined by their relationship to the local surroundings and natural landscaping
The scheme creates local distinctiveness with the use of design details inspired by both the local vernacular and the historical links to the original 'Woodthorne' building that stood on the site (demolished in 1978). This is particularly emphasised in the design of the apartment block.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Character of housing
The scheme creates local distinctiveness with the use of design details inspired by both the local vernacular and the historical links to the original 'Woodthorne' building that stood on the site (demolished in 1978). This is particularly emphasised in the design of the apartment block.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Character of apartments
The scheme creates local distinctiveness with the use of design details inspired by both the local vernacular and the historical links to the original 'Woodthorne' building that stood on the site (demolished in 1978). This is particularly emphasised in the design of the apartment block.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Different character areas are defined by their relationship to the local surroundings and natural landscaping
The scheme creates local distinctiveness with the use of design details inspired by both the local vernacular and the historical links to the original 'Woodthorne' building that stood on the site (demolished in 1978). This is particularly emphasised in the design of the apartment block.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Character of housing
The scheme creates local distinctiveness with the use of design details inspired by both the local vernacular and the historical links to the original 'Woodthorne' building that stood on the site (demolished in 1978). This is particularly emphasised in the design of the apartment block.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Character of apartments
The scheme creates local distinctiveness with the use of design details inspired by both the local vernacular and the historical links to the original 'Woodthorne' building that stood on the site (demolished in 1978). This is particularly emphasised in the design of the apartment block.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Original Woodthorne country house design
Creating a Place
5. Character
New apartments design reflecting the historic Woodthorne country house
Creating a Place
5. Character
Images showing the character of the existing local homes
Creating a Place
5. Character
Original Woodthorne country house design
Creating a Place
5. Character
New apartments design reflecting the historic Woodthorne country house
Creating a Place
5. Character
Images showing the character of the existing local homes
Creating a Place
5. Character
Proposed CGI's of housetypes
Creating a Place
5. Character
Proposed streetscene
Creating a Place
5. Character
Material layout
Creating a Place
5. Character
Proposed CGI's of housetypes
Creating a Place
5. Character
Proposed streetscene
Creating a Place
5. Character
Material layout
Creating a Place
5. Character
Existing Planting Plan
The soft landscaping design strategy for the scheme is focused on respecting and incorporating the natural 'green' features on the site. This includes the retention of as many existing trees as possible and ensuring that dwellings are positioned so that existing trees avoid over shadowing or structural damage. Another key landscaping strategy was to utilise this in the formation of a landmark site entrance.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Planning Layout
The soft landscaping design strategy for the scheme is focused on respecting and incorporating the natural 'green' features on the site. This includes the retention of as many existing trees as possible and ensuring that dwellings are positioned so that existing trees avoid over shadowing or structural damage. Another key landscaping strategy was to utilise this in the formation of a landmark site entrance.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Extract from Soft Landscaping Plan
The soft landscaping design strategy for the scheme is focused on respecting and incorporating the natural 'green' features on the site. This includes the retention of as many existing trees as possible and ensuring that dwellings are positioned so that existing trees avoid over shadowing or structural damage. Another key landscaping strategy was to utilise this in the formation of a landmark site entrance.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Design Development Plan
The soft landscaping design strategy for the scheme is focused on respecting and incorporating the natural 'green' features on the site. This includes the retention of as many existing trees as possible and ensuring that dwellings are positioned so that existing trees avoid over shadowing or structural damage. Another key landscaping strategy was to utilise this in the formation of a landmark site entrance.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Existing Planting Plan
The soft landscaping design strategy for the scheme is focused on respecting and incorporating the natural 'green' features on the site. This includes the retention of as many existing trees as possible and ensuring that dwellings are positioned so that existing trees avoid over shadowing or structural damage. Another key landscaping strategy was to utilise this in the formation of a landmark site entrance.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Planning Layout
The soft landscaping design strategy for the scheme is focused on respecting and incorporating the natural 'green' features on the site. This includes the retention of as many existing trees as possible and ensuring that dwellings are positioned so that existing trees avoid over shadowing or structural damage. Another key landscaping strategy was to utilise this in the formation of a landmark site entrance.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Extract from Soft Landscaping Plan
The soft landscaping design strategy for the scheme is focused on respecting and incorporating the natural 'green' features on the site. This includes the retention of as many existing trees as possible and ensuring that dwellings are positioned so that existing trees avoid over shadowing or structural damage. Another key landscaping strategy was to utilise this in the formation of a landmark site entrance.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Design Development Plan
The soft landscaping design strategy for the scheme is focused on respecting and incorporating the natural 'green' features on the site. This includes the retention of as many existing trees as possible and ensuring that dwellings are positioned so that existing trees avoid over shadowing or structural damage. Another key landscaping strategy was to utilise this in the formation of a landmark site entrance.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Image shows how the use of hard landscaping and high quality boundary treatments reinforce the character of the homes
The hard landscaping strategy for the scheme is to reinforce the character areas, defined by the materiality, massing and soft landscaping. Different surface treatments are used, along with an organic road layout, shared surfaces including the loss of footpaths and raised kerbs, raised tables and informal connections contribute to creating a distinctive character for the development and help to reduce vehicle speeds, indicating they are now in a 'homezone' area.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Massing model of Apartment area
The hard landscaping strategy for the scheme is to reinforce the character areas, defined by the materiality, massing and soft landscaping. Different surface treatments are used, along with an organic road layout, shared surfaces including the loss of footpaths and raised kerbs, raised tables and informal connections contribute to creating a distinctive character for the development and help to reduce vehicle speeds, indicating they are now in a 'homezone' area.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Image shows how the use of hard landscaping and high quality boundary treatments reinforce the character of the homes
The hard landscaping strategy for the scheme is to reinforce the character areas, defined by the materiality, massing and soft landscaping. Different surface treatments are used, along with an organic road layout, shared surfaces including the loss of footpaths and raised kerbs, raised tables and informal connections contribute to creating a distinctive character for the development and help to reduce vehicle speeds, indicating they are now in a 'homezone' area.
Creating a Place
5. Character
Massing model of Apartment area
The hard landscaping strategy for the scheme is to reinforce the character areas, defined by the materiality, massing and soft landscaping. Different surface treatments are used, along with an organic road layout, shared surfaces including the loss of footpaths and raised kerbs, raised tables and informal connections contribute to creating a distinctive character for the development and help to reduce vehicle speeds, indicating they are now in a 'homezone' area.
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Views overlooking green areas provide visual interest
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
The sites topography is reasonably flat, however, a variety of storey heights are utilised to add legibility to the design
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Views overlooking green areas provide visual interest
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
The sites topography is reasonably flat, however, a variety of storey heights are utilised to add legibility to the design
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Original Woodthorne country house
There were no existing structures which could be retained on the development. However, the proposed new apartment block has been specifically designed to reflect the historic Woodthorne country house that was demolished on the site in 1978
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Proposed new apartment block reflecting its predecessor
There were no existing structures which could be retained on the development. However, the proposed new apartment block has been specifically designed to reflect the historic Woodthorne country house that was demolished on the site in 1978
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Original Woodthorne country house
There were no existing structures which could be retained on the development. However, the proposed new apartment block has been specifically designed to reflect the historic Woodthorne country house that was demolished on the site in 1978
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Proposed new apartment block reflecting its predecessor
There were no existing structures which could be retained on the development. However, the proposed new apartment block has been specifically designed to reflect the historic Woodthorne country house that was demolished on the site in 1978
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Image showing thee 'pocket parks'
The extensive tree areas were utilised in the formation of three 'pocket parks' within the site and a wooded amenity area at the frontage
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Amenity grass land to site entrance
The extensive tree areas were utilised in the formation of three 'pocket parks' within the site and a wooded amenity area at the frontage
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Image showing thee 'pocket parks'
The extensive tree areas were utilised in the formation of three 'pocket parks' within the site and a wooded amenity area at the frontage
Creating a Place
6. Working with the site and context
Amenity grass land to site entrance
The extensive tree areas were utilised in the formation of three 'pocket parks' within the site and a wooded amenity area at the frontage
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
The organic road network and informal open spaces provide fluid orientation of homes, many of which are dual elevated to increase legibility
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
Image showing orientation of homes
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
The organic road network and informal open spaces provide fluid orientation of homes, many of which are dual elevated to increase legibility
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
Image showing orientation of homes
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
Homes located on corners are elevated on two sides to provide visual interest and security to public facing facades
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
Example photograph of home at street corner
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
Homes located on corners are elevated on two sides to provide visual interest and security to public facing facades
Creating a Place
7. Creating well defined streets and spaces
Example photograph of home at street corner
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
Site plan showing a clear spine road to the development
The site provides three 'pocket parks', each with a distinctive character that helps to create different landmarks within the scheme, reinforced by the orientation and materiality of adjacent plots. The apartment building provides another key visual which helps users to orientate themselves within the development.
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
The analysis plan shows the concept for guiding users through the development
The site provides three 'pocket parks', each with a distinctive character that helps to create different landmarks within the scheme, reinforced by the orientation and materiality of adjacent plots. The apartment building provides another key visual which helps users to orientate themselves within the development.
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
Site plan showing a clear spine road to the development
The site provides three 'pocket parks', each with a distinctive character that helps to create different landmarks within the scheme, reinforced by the orientation and materiality of adjacent plots. The apartment building provides another key visual which helps users to orientate themselves within the development.
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
The analysis plan shows the concept for guiding users through the development
The site provides three 'pocket parks', each with a distinctive character that helps to create different landmarks within the scheme, reinforced by the orientation and materiality of adjacent plots. The apartment building provides another key visual which helps users to orientate themselves within the development.
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
The apartment block provides the key building landmark within the development
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
Entrance gateway design, this makes it clear when users are entering the scheme
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
The open spaces provide visual landmarks
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
The apartment block provides the key building landmark within the development
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
Entrance gateway design, this makes it clear when users are entering the scheme
Creating a Place
8. Easy to find your way around
The open spaces provide visual landmarks
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
Retention of areas of trees and the use of boundary treatments, such as at the entrance, promote slower vehicle speeds
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
Parking parallel to the road encourages reduced speeds and reinforces the 'home zone' designation of the site
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
Retention of areas of trees and the use of boundary treatments, such as at the entrance, promote slower vehicle speeds
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
Parking parallel to the road encourages reduced speeds and reinforces the 'home zone' designation of the site
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
Layout showing organic road design
The organic road structure and shared surfaces, removing footpaths and raised kerbs provide a surface that naturally promotes slower vehicle sppeds. The introduction of raised tables and changes in surface treatments reinforces this.
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
Layout showing organic road design
The organic road structure and shared surfaces, removing footpaths and raised kerbs provide a surface that naturally promotes slower vehicle sppeds. The introduction of raised tables and changes in surface treatments reinforces this.
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
The use of bay windows increases visual security from plots over public areas
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
Homes face onto public spaces which creates visual interest and increased security
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
The use of bay windows increases visual security from plots over public areas
Street & Home
9. Streets for all
Homes face onto public spaces which creates visual interest and increased security
Street & Home
10. Car parking
Apartment parking spaces
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10. Car parking
Homes with garage and drive parking
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10. Car parking
Apartment parking spaces
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10. Car parking
Homes with garage and drive parking
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
Central public open space
Public open spaces and shared areas are provided in various areas within the scheme. The spaces are informal and encourage natural play and social interaction.
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
'Pocket parks'
Public open spaces and shared areas are provided in various areas within the scheme. The spaces are informal and encourage natural play and social interaction.
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
Central public open space
Public open spaces and shared areas are provided in various areas within the scheme. The spaces are informal and encourage natural play and social interaction.
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
'Pocket parks'
Public open spaces and shared areas are provided in various areas within the scheme. The spaces are informal and encourage natural play and social interaction.
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
Railings are used to define public and private spaces
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
Brick screen walls create a boundary to some gardens
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
Railings are used to define public and private spaces
Street & Home
11. Public and private spaces
Brick screen walls create a boundary to some gardens
Street & Home
12. External storage and amenity space
The apartments will have capacity for refuse storage areas at the front of the main building
Street & Home
12. External storage and amenity space
The houses have space within their rear curtilage to store bins until bin collection day
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12. External storage and amenity space
The apartments will have capacity for refuse storage areas at the front of the main building
Street & Home
12. External storage and amenity space
The houses have space within their rear curtilage to store bins until bin collection day
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