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Author
PROCTOR AND MATTHEWS
City
Kent
Country
UK
Year
2013
Program
Residential development
Technical Info
Site area
80000 sqm
Gfa
0
sqm
Density
0 far
Population density
0
inh/ha
Home Units:
337
Jobs
0
Streetsroad:
0
%
Buildup:
0
%
NonBuild-up:
0 %
Residential
0 %
Business
0
%
Commercial
0
%
Civic
0
%
Description
- Consists of 337 new dwellings and includes retail, commercial, Extra Care accommodation, and community facilities.
- The project is a mixed-use, mixed-tenure development set within a suburban context, combining residential, commercial, and community functions to create a vibrant neighborhood.
- Inspired by the local heritage of Kent, the design of Horsted Park explores spatial enclosures reminiscent of Kentish villages, creating an environment that feels familiar yet unique.
- The layout responds to the site's semi-rural setting by developing new housing typologies based on Kent’s agricultural buildings.
- Apartment blocks are arranged to resemble local farmsteads, integrating with the rural character of the area.
- ‘Courtyard’ homes are designed to look like smaller farmstead barns.
- Clusters of detached and semi-detached dwellings are also inspired by local farmsteads.
- The dwellings consist of two to four-bedroom courtyard homes, designed with side gardens for optimal southern orientation, providing passive surveillance over public areas for safety.
- Shared courtyards or ‘yards’ foster intimate neighborhood groupings.
- The development is organized to provide a gradual transition from the more urban western edge of the site to the rural eastern edge.
- Apartment blocks on the western side offer a coarser grain, while courtyard houses on the eastern side have a finer grain to blend into the surrounding rural landscape.
- Two-storey semi-detached dwellings along the northern boundary reinforce the geometry of the nearby Fort’s moat, while also providing outdoor private amenity space and protecting the moat from public access.
- A cluster of taller four-storey buildings forms the central focus of the site, housing Extra Care accommodation, retail spaces, and community facilities, including offices and a shared flexible hall space.
- The development takes advantage of solar orientation, with homes designed to maximize natural daylight and reduce energy consumption.
- The central cluster of four-storey buildings serves as a townscape marker and focal point, providing essential services such as Extra Care housing, retail, and community spaces.
- Additional commercial spaces are strategically located in the southwest corner of the site, benefiting from the exposure provided by Maidstone Road.
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