Project overview
Troutbeck housing development is a unique high-quality scheme situated on a key gateway into Blackpool and as such the client brief was to create an iconic design befitting the location. Consisting of 75 new social rent residential units, Troutbeck provides a mix of one, two and three-bed homes and accessible units along with improved public space. Each housing unit is available for social rent, allowing locals to afford improved and higher quality accommodation compared to existing flats within the area. Each property has its own parking space, and a communal garden space ensures the area is allowed to remain spacious while also creating an important shared space. Inside the accommodation, properties take advantage of large open spaces and windows to fill each unit with soft, natural light. The project was undertaken with the mind to ensuring running costs are low by using modern, environmentally conscious insulation. In tandem with this, links to the nearby areas are encouraged by excellent public transport links and integration with the local area.
The project uses Blockleys Synthesis S09 to great effect by combining the tones with other elements of the project’s colourful assets to create a unique visual aesthetic, helping to distinguish the project from other housing developments and entrenching modern design philosophies throughout the units. Blockleys Synthesis S09 Blend is complemented by mixed tiles along the top of the units, and together creates a set of pleasing tones that create an iconic appearance that helps show the area as a point of positive growth and opportunity.
Part of the development involved promoting a strong community by helping to allow existing residents to remain in the area and utilising locally based building contractors and local labour to support the local economy. The scheme also provided additional training opportunities to young people in the local area.
More information:
www.cassidyashton.co.uk/work/troutbeck-housing/
