Harry Turner Trust

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Client

Harry Turner Trust

Project cost

£961,000

Location

Macclesfield, Cheshire

Project Description

Design and refurbishment of almshouse buildings

We were appointed by the Harry Turner Trust as architects on a range of projects including the design of 12 new almshouses and the refurbishment of a further 23.

Key Features

Establishing a clear Client Brief incorporating the specific needs of a variety of user groups.
Designing bungalows compliant with the requirements of all funding stakeholders, for example, HCA, Code for Sustainable Homes, EcoHomes, Lifetime Homes, Building for Life and also to meet the needs of the user group.
Identifying risks to the project, then innovating and mitigating risks. For example, laying stone on a four inch bed rather than a six inch bed.
Establishing a pragmatic, sustainable, and solutions focused development, which is easy for the tenants to live in and responds to the needs of residents with issues of fuel poverty.
Delivering less carbon emissions and less waste.
Supporting the local authority to provide excellent services for persons with a warden call.
Providing low maintenance and low life cycle costs.