Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Focus Week 2 - Factory Quarter




Image courtesy of Durkan.com

The Factory Quarter comes to a cost of a £71 million development, designed by Durkan Estates (Its largest to date). It provides 450 homes on behalf of the Genesis Housing group.
Before the Factory Quarter was designed, the location used to set out as a Prestolite Factory complex. Architects BPTW, Living Architects and GHM, all linked up as a group that provided a mixture of 104 appartment for rental, 185 for shared ownership, and the remainder of 165 apartments for private sale. There are many blocks contructed and range from 2-8 storeys, this development takes up 2.4 hectres of space.

Other facilities include a multi-use community focused meeting space, retail and commercial space and a children's play area.




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