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G & T Sites
The project at Ripley Avenue/The Crescent is a council-lead social housing development, providing 22 homes, the majority of which are family-sized.
Two pavilion blocks and a terrace on The Crescent form the proposal, each block containing 9 homes on 3 levels. Making up the last 4 homes is the terrace block, which faces onto The Crescent and anchors the development in a context formed primarily of detached and semi-detached homes. As well as incorporating two accessible units of different sides on the ground floor of B block, each building provides a variety of flat types from 2 Bed 3 person to 4 bed 6 person, allowing for a broader mix of family sizes and makeups. Each dwelling is afforded private amenity space in the form of a balcony, terrace or private garden, and a comfortable open plan living, dining, and kitchen space to support a family friendly lifestyle.
Surrounding the base of the pavilion blocks are informal play and planting spaces, knitted together with more open lawns and areas of dense planting to provide enjoyable spaces to be outside, while maintaining privacy for the residents of the scheme, and its neighbours
Ripley Avenue Ground Floor Plan
Ripley Avenue First Floor Plan
Ripley Avenue Second Floor Plan
Ripley Avenue Ground Floor Plan
Local residents are keen for the implement of low speed roads and one-way streets where possible, with the ultimate preference to make the heart of the site a pedestrian-only zone. As well as inclusive and welcoming plots and softer boundary treatments, there is a push for a residents-only communal green space for peace and quiet. Residents are rightly proud of the cultural diversity in the area and want this to be fully embraced within the scheme to support local businesses, believing that this will help truly activate the public realm. With respect to living arrangements, it is critical that natural light is able to flood in to all homes to significantly enhance the health and wellbeing for occupying families. Open plan living with access to
secure balconies will provide comfortable living standards as well as crucial private amenity without adversely affected the quality of the light or levels of ventilation.
Total Cost: Confidential
Gross internal Floor Area: 1972 sqm
Client: Runnymede Borough Council
Planning Consultant: Savills
PMQS: Sliver DCC
Transport Consultant: SLR
