WHITEHAVEN HARBOUR CUMBRIA

41 care-ready flats, providing fully accessible one and two bedroom homes and a range of communal facilities

Whitehaven Harbour Cumbria

The Whitehaven Harbour development is a pivotal project in the implementation of ‘Britain’s Energy Coast’, providing improved business accommodation and high quality housing on a prominent site along Cumbria’s Coastline.

The development offers an opportunity to continue the regeneration of this former working port which has been transformed into a thriving leisure marina over the past decade. Austin-Smith:Lord was awarded second place in this RIBA Open International Design Competition which attracted 139 entries.

LOCATION: WHITEHAVEN

CLIENT: MAGNUS HOMES

VALUE: £10M

COMPLETION: COMPETITION 2011
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL

STRUCTURES: CURTINS 
SERVICES: CUNDALL
COST CONSULTANT: GARDINER & THEOBALD

AWARDS: 2011 RIBA COMPETITION, PLACED 2ND