Bathwick Hill
The brief of the project was to create two ‘generic’ types of houses for a housing scheme on Bathwick Hill.
The biggest consideration for the design was to integrate the design into the hillside. The site is within the UNESCO World Heritage Site and the B&NES Conservation Area so it was imperative to be respectful of the land. Thus, one design is sunk into the hillside whilst another utilises the topography of the site so sits a crescent of housing within a cove.
The two housing types we created were the Crescent houses (seen above) and the Staggered houses (seen below). The Crescent houses are sunk into the ground thus benefit from thermal mass heat storage. The Staggered houses sit on a gradient and so a corner window affords an uninterrupted view over the city skyline.
Community
Creating a community was key because the houses are designed for post-grad students. Communal kitchen and café spaces were designed into either end of the crescent houses
Nature
Tree lined streets, green roofs and grey water collection are all utilised. Looking up from the valley the buildings are hidden by amber, birch and willow trees maintaining the feeling of a green expanse
UNESCO
Green roofs ensure that the view from high up Claverton Hill is not spoiled by the planned 20 buildings. The use of forms and the materials of Bath creates a modern interpretation of the famous Georgian building type
Sustainable Transport
Sustainable transport is encouraged with 3 bike sheds and paths leading to a number of bus stops which can take the users up towards the University of Bath or down into the city of Bath
Perspective Renders
