The site is bordered by Brooklands Avenue, including Brooklands House, to the north, Shaftesbury Road, including Eastbrook, to the east, the Cold War nuclear bunker to the south and Hobson's Brook to the west.
Planning and construction
In 1996 Cambridge City Council published the 1996 Cambridge Local Plan, which identified the site off Brooklands Avenue for housing development.[7][8] In that same year the City Council approved a development brief for proposals for the site.[7]
In September 2003 Kajima, the contractors, began work on phase I of the brownfield site development.[7] Countryside Properties later sold the site to Redeham Homes, who continued the development in phase II and III.[11] Kajima also left the development after the first phase of the development.[12] Redeham Homes took over the construction of the scheme in phase I and II.[7]
The developers appointed Feilden Clegg Bradley as main architects. They also appointed Alison Brooks Architects to design four semi-detached villas on Brooklands Avenue and Maccreanor Lavington to design a long row of four-storey terraces.[9] In total Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects designed 65% of the development, with Maccreanor Lavington 25% and Alison Brooks Architects designing 10%.[9]
The development includes 378 dwellings, of which 166 are flats and 212 are houses); of these 30% are "affordable housing". Out of the 378 dwellings, there are 70 1-bed properties, 121 2-bed properties, 92 3-bed properties, 77 4-bed properties and 26 5-bed properties.
Awards and nominations
Accordia has been nominated and won many awards. In 2008 it became the first housing development to win the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize.[13] The judges for the competition only considered phase 1 of the scheme, to the north and west of the scheme.
2003
RIBA Housing Design Awards
Accordia, in recognition of its overall design excellence
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