Barratt launches wood for good eScape townhouse competition winner
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A dramatic new townhouse design has been launched by Barratt Kent at its Eden Village development in Sittingbourne. The design, which won the national ‘eScape’ design competition sponsored by wood for good, has created a striking contemporary home that uses space and light in the most imaginative way and sets a new standard for 21st century townhouse living.
The eScape competition, promoted by David Wilson Homes (now part of the Barratt Group) in association with wood for good and Design for Homes, set architects across the UK the challenge of designing an innovative, energy-efficient house that would meet modern homebuyers’ need for adaptable space, privacy and a sense of security.
London-based architects, PCKO, emerged as the winners from a field of 650 entries, chosen by a panel of judges that included Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, English Partnerships director, Trevor Beattie, and Design for Homes chief executive, David Birkbeck.
The timber frame houses use advanced timber windows supplied by Rationel and Jeld-Wen.
One of the most arresting features of the home is its central ‘light court’, a glass-roofed atrium that floods the house with natural light and provides fresh air to all the rooms, combining with the open-plan living area to create an extraordinary sense of space and light without any loss of privacy.
Barratt have built seven eScape townhouses, each with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, its own garden plus a detached garage with a large studio space on the first floor which can be used as additional private living space or a home office. In addition to the townhouses, Barratt have built three two bedroom ‘mews’ apartments constructed above a row of garages.
For more information on eScape homes, call the Barratt marketing suite, open daily from 10am to 6pm on 01795 599055 or visit www.barratthomes.co.uk
Photography © Tim Crocker07 (see www.timcrocker.co.uk)