The White House, Cheshunt, UK

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CES Group worked with the B3 Living to provide the RIBA Stage 1-3 design services in respect of their new 31No. Mixed Use Fully Affordable Residential development, bringing much needed housing to the local borough.

With the original 5 storey block of bedsits demolished, B3Living were looking for an efficient and cost-effective replacement comprising one- and two-bedroom homes for general needs rent.

The design proposes two buildings, a six-storey building addressing the High Street and a three-storey building set towards the rear of the site framing a communal, secure courtyard to the south and addressing the car parking to the north.

Each of the 36 apartments has a private balcony, or terrace at ground floor, to allow residents private amenity space. The flats, a combination of one and two bedrooms, 16 and 20 respectively, are all designed to exceed the NDSS and accommodate the additional equipment required for space and water heating. An exhaust air heat pumps does away with the need for gas boilers and delivers hot water, space heating and the ventilation for each flat. The design also incorporates photovoltaics panels at roof level to generate on-site electricity. All of these measure contribute to reducing the environmental impact of these new homes whilst also addressing the issues of delivering affordability and the issues of fuel poverty.

The White House, Cheshunt, UK

Team

Mario Staiano

Paul Dodds

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