| NW Bicester Eco Town |
2010 NW Bicester Eco development,
Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK |
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Gary Young working with Farrells has
contributed to the production of the masterplan for Cherwell District Council
(CDC) on 400 hectares of land at NW Bicester for an eco development. P3Eco Ltd
has brought together a consortium to develop the Masterplan for this eco
development comprising 5000 homes in four villages including local community
services and employment facilities, green infrastructure with new cycle ways and
public transport links to the town and surrounding villages and countryside. The
development will be designed to meet the requirements of government PPS1 eco
towns and achieve the sustainability objectives of zero carbon buildings,
40% land for green infrastructure, 50% modal shift away from car transport,
local employment for every home, conservation and use of renewable supplies for
energy water and waste and net gain in biodiversity. The development is
supported by the local community and local and national government. The
houses designed by Higgs Young Architects are code 5 and designed with roof
slopes orientated south to provide maximum potential for photovoltaic cells and
solar thermal. Detached houses have principal rooms facing south with
shaded windows in terraces with large west and east facing windows. Timber frame
construction with rendered hempcrete walls and larch or cedar cladding are used
to minimise the embodied carbon. |
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