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CASE STUDY Back to the future


A housing development is currently underway in the new town of Waverley, Rotherham, which provides an affordable modern take on Victorian back-to-back housing for first time buyers and families. Jack Wooler spoke to David Cross of Coda Architects, the practice behind the ‘Sky-House’ concept.


residential community of ‘re-imagined’ Victorian terraced homes. It is the first of four phases expected to deliver up to 200 starter homes in the area, equidistant between Rotherham, Sheffield and Meadowhall. The project focuses on combining the


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light, space and specification of higher-end properties, with the affordable design that allows them to be sold for starter prices. Named for the private roof gardens that


feature on each property, the Sky-House homes will each have their own balcony and courtyard parking. The community will also be centred around a ‘pocket park,’ providing further outdoor space. Philip Prince is the developer for the scheme, and Coda are the architects as well as the creators of the new concept. Also taking a supporting role in selecting the development’s location was site owner, Harworth Estates, while Redbrik Estate Agents are marketing the properties. The new concept involves the main


tenets of sensitively dense communities, shared play spaces, public, private a semi- private space, roof gardens, floor to ceiling windows, and quality, robust materials —


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ky-House is a 44-home development in Waverley, a design concept now coming to fruition as a new


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