Transforming Bristol’s garage land
8 MARCH, 2018 BY JON ASTBURY
Local practice Emmett Russell Architects has created Passivhaus-standard social housing on two small infill sites in the city, writes Jon Astbury.
Photography Craig Aukland/Fotohaus
Transforming Bristol’s garage land | Building | Architects Journal
Bristol Council Housing Published in the AJ - Emmett Russell Architects
Passivhaus News
Designed by Emmett Russell Architects working with Passivhaus Designers Greengauge is part of a wider project that is being undertaken by Bristol City Council to build new build council housing on small sites on existing land owned by the housing department.
The projects were launched during Bristol’s tenure as European Green Capital. The city aimed to achieve a “Low Carbon City with a high quality of life of all” and it was important that the new council housing produced by the city lived up to these ambitions.
Bristol Council Housing Published in the AJ - Emmett Russell Architects
Passivhaus News
Designed by Emmett Russell Architects working with Passivhaus Designers Greengauge is part of a wider project that is being undertaken by Bristol City Council to build new build council housing on small sites on existing land owned by the housing department.
The projects were launched during Bristol’s tenure as European Green Capital. The city aimed to achieve a “Low Carbon City with a high quality of life of all” and it was important that the new council housing produced by the city lived up to these ambitions.
The developments are in Henbury and Brentry on sites previously occupied by garages to the rear of existing post war council housing. Most of the existing council housing in these areas is family housing, typically three bedroom terraced or semi-detached houses. These new housing projects will provide twenty smaller units with a mix of one-bedroom flats and two-bedroom bungalows. One of the aims of the project was to provide housing that would be suitable for existing tenants who wanted to downsize. It was important that the projects had a simple and robust fabric-first approach to reducing energy use and were easy to use and maintain. The Passivhaus approach offered a way to reduce energy use, address issues of fuel poverty and provide a comfortable internal environment with good air quality.
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