28 PROJECT REPORT


Landscaping was treated delicately due to the Scheduled Ancient Monument listing, with archaeologists overlooking everything


of one into a brewery and one into a pub. he local economy has benefited from this,” Craddock explains. “We’ve also built a ood defence that protects over  homes from ooding, so theres a big community benefit.


THE DEVELOPMENT


The project was split into three phases including the construction of the initial nine houses; phase two consisted of 21 houses, and the final phase of eight which is currently being finished. his includes a mixture of new builds and conversion of existing buildings: Ordnance Yard, nine contemporary homes; Moat House, a modern house linking old and new; Cook House, a terrace of four three-storey houses; Cartridge Close, a selection of three and four bedroom homes over three oors anary ard, four two bedroom houses within the converted Grade II listed former Shell Painting Room; and Cordite Way, three contemporary houses within the confines of the old Rampart. “Everything is very different,” Craddock


says. For example, within the converted homes vaulted ceilings highlight the original iron work. Others feature undercroft parking, and some having living rooms on the top oors to maximise on the views across the site and over to the Spinnaker Tower, Gunwharf Quays and Historic Dockyard.


Landscaping was treated delicately due to the Scheduled Ancient Monument listing, with archaeologists overlooking everything.


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MAXIMISING ON MMC & SUSTAINABILITY All of the houses utilise modern methods of construction MM. ouve got this real juxtaposition of the very old historical setting with very modern, forward-thinking processes and systems,” Craddock says. MMC wasn’t part of VerdeGO’s plan from the outset, although it was something very much on Craddock’s radar. It came about when he realised they could utilise one of the derelict buildings on the site to set up their own timber frame manufacturing facility, that could be used not only to construct these houses but also for future projects.


Craddock was – and still is – determined to research and develop different types of timber frame construction designs to find the most efficient system. his was really about creating a facility which has low costs in terms of capital setup, and the machinery required, while still being scalable and allowing the building of very high quality homes in an efficient and cost effective way,” he explains. It was important to him the capital cost remained low, in order to keep the required volume moving through the factory low and therefore viable. David Craddock’s background in sustainable construction meant as well as his knowledge of closed panel systems, he had a lot of experience using a range of efficient and sustainable products. He wanted to bring all these elements together to create the most efficient houses possible and streamline the whole


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