Mastmaker Road
Client Ballymore Properties
Architect Brady Mallalieu Architects
The proposal consists of 190 homes with community areas. The homes will be a mixture of private, intermediate (shared ownership and key workers) and social rented homes within easy walking distance of a nearby DLR station. Larger, family sized homes are placed in the lower parts of the building and enjoy a direct relationship with external spaces. One and two bedroom flats are located at higher levels and are orientated to receive sunlight and benefit from high level winter gardens. Roofs are used where possible to create gardens, amenity spaces, wildlife habitats and solar farms.
The layout of the building offers the option of connecting to a local neighbourhood CHP or to use a biomass plant, as and when supply chains become available. This plant would be supported by closed loop heat pump systems, rainwater harvesting and solar hot water heating panels which have been incorporated onto roof areas likely to remain unaffected by overshadowing caused by future neighbouring development. This will allow the development to obtain 10 percent of its energy requirements from renewable sources. The facade of the building has been designed to minimise heat losses.The northern facade has a lower ratio of glazing to solid wall whilst it is also intended that the building fabric will surpass current building regulation standards for thermal insulation.
Exhibited at New London Architecture
