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Berners Close, Grange-over-Sands

Client: Two Castles Housing Association
Completed: 2016

Description:
Development of 43 affordable dwellings, including 21 houses and 22 apartments. Traditional materials such as stonework and render are used, as well as bands of glazing to break up the elevations.

Photo of modern stone and render clad house, with flowers and shrubs

Stone and render clad modern apartment building

Modern stone apartment building from the garden

Elevation of the rear of the apartment building at Berners Close. Stone clad, with rendered bay windows and large sections of glazing highlight the modern form.

Interesting and asymmetric roof forms to the end gables, along with central dorma window help to create and interesting roof scape

Varied and contrasting forms, scales and changes of materials help to create interest

Street scene of the houses featuring gable frontages, vertical modern windows and permeable block paved courtyards.

Streetscape illustrating the changes in materiality to create an interesting space

Private courtyard with modern 1.5 storey dwellings

Gable end entrance with feature natural stonework and detailing

Modern render and stone apartment building

Detail view of stone cladding to the rear gable