Regenerating a former brickworks site with low carbon homes

We overcame multiple engineering challenges to regenerate this brownfield site which was previously home to a quarry and brickworks and had been used most recently for light industrial activity.

There was risk associated with former coal mining activity and a total absence of any drainage records, which required creative problem solving to arrive at a suitable engineered draining solution.

We treated this project as a pilot scheme towards the implementation of the Future Homes standard and the project has integrated carbon-reducing technologies, such as the use of air source heat pumps and increased U values and thermal efficiency.

The result is a well-designed scheme of houses and cottage flats being made available to meet local demand for affordable rented and shared ownership tenures.