Site Address: Drayton High Road, Norwich
Client: Broadland Growth Limited
Project Type: New Build Housing
Project Length: 12 Months
The design combines local ‘barn’ vernacular with a contemporary twist and incorporates simple black and white materials palette. The homes were designed to sit comfortably in their woodland setting and were positioned to take advantage of solar energy throughout the seasons.
Fourteen new dwellings were developed - 8 detached and 6 semidetached - which were designed using the Passivhaus principles to build houses with cost effective, long term energy performance. To help achieve this Porotherm, Wienerberger’s innovative clay block walling system, was specified.
The project has since been nominated for a number of awards:
RIBA East Awards 2017 - RIBA East Design Award
RIBA Awards 2017 - RIBA National Award
Norfolk Constructing Excellence Awards - Innovation and Sustainability Project of the year
NPS Excellence Awards - Innovation
RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence - Excellence in Planning to Deliver Housing
LABC East Anglia Building Excellence Awards - Best New Housing Development
Design & Craftsmanship Awards - New Residential
Building Awards - Housing Project of the Year
LABC Grand Finals - Best High Volume New Housing Development
House Builder Awards - Best Sustainable Scheme and Best Design (3 storeys or fewer)