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Urban Regeneration
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Innovative scheme to transform 385 Victorian terrace houses into funky, affordable, contemporary homes.
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Award winning developer Urban Splash is working in partnership with English Partnerships and Salford City Council to remodel a series of neglected Victorian terrace houses in Langworthy, Salford. Working closely with Architects shedkm, Urban Splash will transform 385 traditional properties into funky, affordable, contemporary homes. The traditional fronts of the houses will be retained and restored, while inside, the living spaces will be remodelled to create a number of different units types which will comprise of one, two and three bedroom homes.
The remodelled properties will fully meet the needs of contemporary urban living. Large, open plan living rooms will be at first floor level with the rear of the houses replaced with a glazed wall that overlooks private communal gardens. At the same time, the development will build upon inherent positive qualities of the terraced properties which include street frontage, defensible private space, adaptable interior arrangements and a coherent street network. The strategic location of the area in relation to the centres of Salford and Manchester is also important.
As Urban Splash's chairman Tom Bloxham notes, this is an important exploration into the application of principles of good urban design to the upgrading of existing properties: "We take the most interesting features - in Langworthy's case the fantastic Victorian terraces - and then use the best in modern design and architecture to create truly exciting homes for the 21st century".
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Local Authority: Salford City Council
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