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freedom to choose how they want to have their houses; some prefer to have that, some people don’t.” We then take a look at the living area. As David demonstrates, close the door to the utility room and residents have an open plan living room and kitchen, with the utility room forming its own space — “keeping out noisy washing machines.” Going up the final set of stairs to the second floor, there’s a bathroom, two spare bedrooms, and a master ensuite bedroom, all of which provide plenty of space and functionality for a three bedroom family home.
The rooms at this level get significant levels of daylighting, with the two at the front benefitting most – having long sight lines across the water and to the neighbouring city.
FIRST FLOOR PLAN Wider plans
Before we leave the site, David shows me the Millennium Bridge that leads across the inlet to the Royal Clarence Marina, for the first time giving me an expansive view of the whole of Ordnance Yard.
He gestures to where the new homes will
be, saying: “So really we’re going to create a whole new peninsula that will revitalise
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the area into something new entirely.” Following the visit we head to Elite Homes’ site office, located for the time being in the evocatively-named Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower.
He shows me through the plans for the rest of the Priddy’s Hard development (the first regeneration phase of which has received planning), which includes 30 new homes, a new Coastal Forces Museum, and a brewery with associated bar/restaurant. Plans for future phases include many more homes, heritage works, and even a 12-storey tower, which are aimed at “changing the whole peninsula into a residential and tourist hub.” To build the new homes, Elite Homes are utilising the disused land next to the museum to create their own offsite timber factory. He explains: “I’ve worked an awful lot with timber frame before, so I’m very familiar with all the practices and processes behind what. We are working with the Structural Timber Association to receive accreditation for our production facilities along with BOPAS and our frames will be designed right up to Passivhaus standards.”
The developer is starting with timber frame with insulation pre-installed in the factory – and sealed with a spray-on
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