41 care-ready flats, providing fully accessible one and two bedroom homes and a range of communal facilities
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- MAELFA INDEPENDENT LIVING
Maelfa Independent Living
This high quality housing development, consisting of 41 care-ready flats, will provide fully accessible one and two bedroom homes and a range of communal facilities to serve both this new development and the existing Maelfa House tower block.
A garden connection between the development and the existing block will provide a direct link between them, as well as quality external space for the residents.
The project, being developed for Cardiff Council, is part of the ongoing transformation of the Maelfa neighbourhood, with Austin-Smith:Lord having been previously involved in the masterplanning and delivery of mixed use, housing and public realm spaces for the wider regeneration of the area.
Planning permission was recieved in March 2020.
As masterplanners of the reinvigorated Maelfa Estate, we felt A-S:L were perfectly placed to assist us with the nature of the proposal and challenges the site presented given their knowledge and interest in the local area. A-S:L’s team managed to take on board the design challenge and inputs from a number of stakeholders to bring together a thoughtfully designed scheme meeting our new older persons housing standards. We are delighted with the result and have decided to continue to work with A-S:L to ensure the high quality of the scheme continues across to the construction of the building.
Joseph Thomas – Programme Manager, Housing Development, Cardiff Council
As masterplanners of the reinvigorated Maelfa Estate, we felt A-S:L were perfectly placed to assist us with the nature of the proposal and challenges the site presented given their knowledge and interest in the local area.
A-S:L’s team managed to take on board the design challenge and inputs from a number of stakeholders to bring together a thoughtfully designed scheme meeting our new older persons housing standards. We are delighted with the result and have decided to continue to work with A-S:L to ensure the high quality of the scheme continues across to the construction of the building.
Joseph Thomas – Programme Manager, Housing Development, Cardiff Council
CLIENT: CARDIFF COUNCIL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
COMPLETION: ONGOING
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL
CONTRACTOR: TBC
LANDSCAPE: WHITE YOUNG GREEN
STRUCTURES: CAMBRIA
SERVICES: DRAC CONSULTING
PLANNING CONSULTANT: LRM
Town centre site, creating a new landmark within the town
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- ST CUTHBERTS STREET, MAYBOLE
St Cuthberts Street, Maybole
Two storey terraced houses with 3 storey flats each with own entrance. All houses have level access to back and front doors. This Town Centre site demanded a higher than standard approach to security with curtiledge parking. The development created a new landmark within the town juxtaposed with the 16th Century Castle on the opposite site.
Low energy well insulated houses using natural materials Secure by Design Certified.
We first commissioned A:S-L for 2000 and since then they have designed 11 schemes for Ayrshire Housing – several award winning. We have always been delighted with the quality of their work which combines innovation and an attention to detail with a real understanding of the cost constraints and risk factors that housing associations face. More importantly, our tenants have been invariably delighted with their new homes.
Another difficult site this time in terms of topography and a sensitive planning context. A-S:L worked well to maximise the potential of the site and to ensure that Ayrshire Housing received a bespoke design within the context of a negotiated deal with the contractor who had prior control of the site. Delivered on time and to budget
Jim Whiston – Ayrshire Housing
COMPLETION: 2008
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL
AWARDS:
SCOTTISH DESIGN AWARD COMMENDATION FOR BEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIAL MENTION FROM SALTIRE HOUSING DESIGN AWARDS
49 ‘very sustainable’ homes on a riverside setting overlooking the Clyde and Glasgow Green
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- MCNEIL STREET RIVERSIDE, GLASGOW
McNeil Street Riverside, Glasgow
NGHA commissioned Austin-Smith:Lord to design 49 ‘very sustainable homes’ setting the challenge of developing an approach to energy efficient housing that was transferable and the housing association could apply in the future. Designs for the derelict brownfield site were developed in close consultation with the client and their tenant-led design committees and sought to reduce energy consumption and provide adaptable housing.
Working in collaboration with Gaia Architects, A-S:L’s in-house sustainability accredited architects developed an ‘eco-minimalist’ design ethos in line with our long-standing, pragmatic approach to sustainable housing.
High quality, genuinely sustainable design with innovative, workable, energy efficient features, excellent documentation and good contract management.
Simon Metcalfe – Head of Development, New Gorbals Housing Association
CLIENT: NEW GORBALS HOUSING ASSOCIATION
COMPLETION: 2012
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL
CONTRACTOR: CCG SCOTLAND
SERVICES: URS SCOTT WILSON
COST CONSULTANT: ARMOUR CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANTS
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT: GAIA ARCHITECTS
New build mixed tenure housing development in a prominent waterside location in Cardiff Bay
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- SCHOONER WHARF, CARDIFF BAY
Schooner Wharf, Cardiff Bay
In response to affordable housing priority needs, Austin-Smith:Lord were commissioned by Cardiff Community Housing Association to design a new build mixed tenure housing development in a prominent waterside location in Cardiff Bay.
The site layout is based upon the continuation of taller, linear waterside
development with 85 apartments for private sale along the water’s edge, forming an eastern boundary, and 32 high quality affordable family homes in the form of two and three storey houses and townhouses to the west towards the other, existing residential developments which also drop in height and scale away from the waterside. The affordable homes are designed to meet Welsh DQR, Lifetime Homes and RNIB Standards.
CLIENT: CARDIFF COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION
COMPLETION: 2018
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL
CONTRACTOR: MORGANSTONE
LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH: LORD
STRUCTURES: BLACKBURN GRIFFITHS, METSEC
SERVICES: SABA, ISTL ENGINEERING
COST CONSULTANT: RPA
AWARDS:
2018 FIS AWARD, STEEL FRAMED SYSTEMS GOLD AWARD
In response to the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and review of costs to provide interim accommodation for the homeless, Chiltern & South Bucks District Councils commissioned the innovative delivery of 12 temporary apartments (nine 2B 4P & three 1B 2P) on a meanwhile site. The key challenges of the brief were speed of delivery and ability to relocate the dwellings to another site after the expiry of the temporary planning permission. These challenges informed the decision to adopt a volumetric modular construction method.
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- BATH ROAD MODULAR HOUSING
Bath Road Modular Housing
In response to the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and review of costs to provide interim accommodation for the homeless, Chiltern & South Bucks District Councils commissioned the innovative delivery of 12 temporary apartments (nine 2B 4P & three 1B 2P) on a meanwhile site. The key challenges of the brief were speed of delivery and ability to relocate the dwellings to another site after the expiry of the temporary planning permission. These challenges informed the decision to adopt a volumetric modular construction method.
Kier was appointed by Chiltern & South Bucks District Councils through the SCAPE framework to deliver the scheme. Austin-Smith:Lord was subsequently appointed by Kier as the Executive Architect for the delivery phase.
CLIENT: CHILTERN & SOUTH BUCKS DISTRICT COUNCILS
COMPLETION: 2019
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL
CONTRACTOR: KIER
LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH: LORD
STRUCTURES: RICHARD JACKSON, ECO MODULAR
SERVICES: AVUS CONSULTING, ECO MODULAR
Integrating Wellness into the design of this sustainable, mixed-use development
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- SUNNYSIDE WELLNESS VILLAGE
Sunnyside Wellness Village
Austin-Smith:Lord is delighted at having been appointed by Linc Cymru Housing Association to work with them and their project partners Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, ARCH and Bridgend Council, on the exciting proposals for the Bridgend Wellness Village project.
The brief is innovative and forward looking in its aim of providing a vibrant, multi-generational community focussed on integrating Wellness into the design of the sustainable mixed use development.
The project includes a new Health Centre, general needs housing and potential future phase will include a new Register Office in addition to further homes. The positive impact of good design on health and wellbeing is actively integrated into the masterplan with the project forming part of a wider network of innovative Wellness facilities in South Wales. The scheme is designed using fabric first principles with MVHR to all housing units and connection to the Bridgend Local District Heating Network to achieve high levels of energy efficiency.
COMPLETION: 2025
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE, MASTERPLANNING
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL, HEALTHCARE
CONTRACTOR: TBC
LANDSCAPE: AUSTIN-SMITH:LORD
STRUCTURES: JUBB
SERVICES: HOARE LEA
COST CONSULTANT: EXPEDITE PROJECT SERVICES
Bold and striking landmark project on a highly visible and high profile site
This bold and striking landmark project on a highly visible and high profile site consists of three apartment blocks of different height for Charing Cross Housing Association tenants.
The development offers a range of accommodation ranging from one to four bedroom flats all designed for barrier-free access. The design of the scheme, which includes large bay windows, maximises the opportunity afforded by the superb views across the city and provides residents with a unique modern, well specified and almost car free living environment.
My jaw hit the floor when I walked in. It’s amazing.
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CLIENT: CHARING CROSS HOUSING ASSOCIATION
COMPLETION: 2010
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL
LANDSCAPE: DOUGAL THORNTON
STRUCTURES: FLN
SERVICES: FLN
COST CONSULTANT: TOWER HYSLOP
These multi award-winning properties are staggered to reflect their hillside topography opening out views toward the Southern Uplands
The 13 properties at Burns Wynd, Maybole, are staggered to reflect their hillside topography opening out views toward the Southern Uplands. They consist of nine two-bedroom and four three-bedroom homes, each designed to accommodate a range of needs through features such as downstairs bathrooms. The triangular site has road frontage along the northern edge with the road rising steeply from east to west.
The steep slope makes road access into the site difficult therefore it was decided to utilise the road frontage with narrow frontage deep plan houses fronting the road, leaving the remote south corner of the site for landscaping. The change in level across the site is such that each house steps up the slope by 600mm per house.
We’ve been a regular client of A-S:L for over 10 years. At Burns Wynd, they have once again created a site specific design which belies the tight cost limits that we work to. Best of all though, the tenants are delighted with their new homes.
Jim Whiston – Director, Ayrshire Housing
I’m delighted with this the latest partnership between the Council, the Scottish Government and Ayrshire Housing. The houses have been carefully designed to meet the needs of the tenants and with energy efficiency in mind. The architects Austin-Smith:Lord and the builder Ashleigh (Scotland) have done an excellent job.
Helen Moonie – Provost of South Ayrshire
COMPLETION: 2014
SERVICE: ARCHITECTURE
SECTOR: RESIDENTIAL
CONTRACTOR: ASHLEIGH (SCOTLAND) LTD
STRUCTURES: SCOTT BENNETT ASSOCIATES
COST CONSULTANT: POOLE DICK ASSOCIATES
AWARDS:
2014 SCOTTISH DESIGN AWARD, AFFORDABLE HOUSING
2014 SALTIRE HOUSING DESIGN AWARD
2014 CIOB GOOD BUILDING AWARD
Maelfa Mixed Use RegenerationSignificant change and much needed improvements to a tired and failing 1970’s shopping centre environment
