16 WADSWICK GREEN, CORSHAM
Mature, parkland-style landscaping is a key design feature of the Wadswick Green project
open to provide natural ventilation and a timber soffit to the brise soleil around its perimeter.
Rural spirit
The mature, parkland-style landscaping is central to the spirit of the place and capi- talises on the rural location, with the layout designed where possible around existing mature trees.
PROJECT DETAILS
Client: Rangeford Holdings Lead architect: Dale Jennings, Pencil and Ink Managing architect: CMS Group Main contractor: Morgan Sindall Landscape: Churchman Interior design: Aqua Platinum (Spa) Lovely Pubs (Greenhouse) Structural and civil engineers: Hydrok Services: Jones King
Residents even have their own private access road, a leafy 1 km lane with passing points and country estate-style fencing. Natural golden coloured Cotswold stone, dug up during construction, is reused to build low walls and low-lying ancillary buildings with sedum roofs, complemented by garden-style plantings and beds often used to increase privacy for ground floor homes.
Paved footpaths form an attractive network of walkways lit by subtle, wooden- posted LED downlighters designed to minimise light pollution although in appro- priate locations trees are also subtly up-lit as a visual feature.
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The other day a resident’s daughter said to me, ‘My mum has never been happier than she is here now’ – for me, that’s the
true measure of success Dale Jennings, owner, Pencil and Ink
The grounds also contain two visually appealing natural wildlife ponds, containing protected great crested newts. They have been carefully planted to deter casual access, while two roosts have been specifi- cally built for the common pipistrelle and brown long-eared bats native to the site. With so much thought going into the concept, layout and architectural design, Jennings is confident that the Wadswick Green model works. He comments: “The other day a resident’s daughter said to me, ‘My mum has never been happier than she is here now.’ For me, that’s the true measure of success.
ADF APRIL 2017
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