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14/09/2017

Rural Housing

Along with Emmett Russell Architects, Roundfield have recently completed successful planning proposals for a rural housing development in South Gloucestershire. The site previously used as a storage depot for a commercial landscaping company will feature four family houses built to a high ecological standard arranged around a formerly undeveloped paddock. This retained central green space is proposed as a renovated meadow framed by a stone wall that will characterise the whole site with extensive wildflower planting providing a sensory and seasonal show throughout the year. Planted with a central native Oak and local heritage variety fruit trees the meadow is further framed by a SuDS feature that will take run off from roofs as well as paved areas. It is a rich multifunctional landscape that can offer a home to local wildlife as well as a picnic spot for the dwellings within the development and the local village community. Additional image credits:...

14/09/2017

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RUSS Community Led Housing

Roundfield in collaboration with social enterprise Landstory have been invited to work with the Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS) to deliver their pioneering Church Grove housing project in Lewisham alongside Architype and Jon Broome Architects. On what is a demanding urban site, we are developing a highly multifunctional landscape that will provide space for growing, socialising and playing whilst harnessing as much rainwater and sunlight as possible to create a vibrant, resilient setting for this new community. "RUSS is a volunteer-led community land trust based in Lewisham south east that aims to provide homes for those priced out of the housing market. The group's vision for Church Grove is to build high quality, sustainable homes providing a combination of one bedroom to four bedroom homes with a range of purchasing and renting options based on the needs of the residents who come forward for the scheme. This will include social rent, affordable...

13/09/2017

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Home Made House

We've been working with Barefoot Architects to develop an integrated landscape setting for this innovative Para 55 home in West Sussex. The approach uses rainwater harvesting via rills, swales and a haha to direct water around the site to it's lowest point, where a seasonal wetland/damp habitat will develop before overflowing into an existing adjacent water course. Wildflower planting to bunds formed from excess subsoil follow the contours of the land to add a subtle sculptural quality to the site which will be visible from the upper level living rooms. The dramatic sweeping roof form varies in pitch along the length to optimise solar collection from its roof using Photo-voltaic, PV Tesla tiles. The innovative new house will utilise unfired clay brickwork both internally and externally in non-load bearing and load bearing applications respectively. Called 'Home made house', the project will use on site excavated material to hand form bricks to create a...

06/10/2016

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Dart Marina River Garden

Dart Marina Hotel & Spa underwent a refurbishment to the restaurant in early 2102, which provided the catalyst for Roundfield to improve the outlook from the new restaurant terrace, whilst creating usable green space to the front of the hotel environment from an underused area of tarmac. This became known as the River Garden and has been designed for all year round use and enjoyment by providing a stunning setting that successfully links the Hotel reception and restaurant terrace to the River Dart. Stage two of this project was completed in June 2015, which involved the redesign of the entrance sequence from the road junction to the front doors of the hotel. As well as providing a strong element of planting throughout, this phase included a yorkstone cobbled drop off area and widened stair case with reconfigured disabled access. Roundfield worked with art and design consultancy Ginkgo projects on this scheme from...

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