26 PROJECT REPORT: LUXURY DEVELOPMENTS
feels of many new housing developments, which makes orientation confusing and diffi cult for both residents and visitors alike. “By looking at historic precedent you can create something that is easy to navigate and creates a great sense of place,” Vernon-Harcourt says. The design for the main central green includes on its north side an area of retail, located beneath some of the development’s apartments. Inspired by traditional Victorian shop fronts, it has been designed with traditional joinery detailing and will include indoor seating and terraces on the south side providing a sunny outdoor seating area overlooking the green. The idea behind the ‘Village Square’ is to not only provide an easy-access shop for everyday essentials thereby reducing the need for residents to travel further afi eld but to also create a social hub and meeting space, adding to the community feel. We envisage that people will be able to drink a coffee while sitting in the sun and watching their kids play on the green,” Vernon-Harcourt explains. “This will help people meet and create a community spirit. The central green will provide a location for community events in the future.”
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Inside each home, luxury has been added through the upgraded fi nishes that come as standard. Kitchens feature fully integrated appliances – including a wine cooler in four- and fi ve-bedroom homes and are fi nished with Silestone worktops and oak fl ooring. Bathrooms include porcelain wall and fl oor tiles and high quality Laufen Pro sanitaryware and Vado brassware. Elsewhere the homes include 100% texture wool carpets and built-in wardrobes in the master bedrooms. All homes also include oogle Nest video doorbells, with the four- and fi ve-beds also including oogle Nest outdoor security cameras. Smart thermostats in all properties control the ground fl oor underfl oor heating and upper fl oor radiators.
Much like the development’s layout, the exterior and construction of the homes was inspired by the local area’s history. “We spent a lot of time looking at historic details, particularly the eaves, barge boards and entrance canopies so the homes have the right timber details that are a genuine refl ection of the craftsmanship of this part of Essex, Vernon-Harcourt says. They also played close attention to window sizes so the
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