Commendation for Best House of One or Two Storeys
ISLAND VENTURE
Ventura (Sectors 7 & 8), St Mary’s Island, Chatham, Kent ME4
Chatham Maritime is the largest regeneration project currently being undertaken by SEEDA (South East England Development Agency). This mixed-use redevelopment of the former Royal Dockyards that closed in 1984 is creating 2,000 new homes and a variety of other uses on 350 acres of land around two large dock basins on the River Medway, one of which is a 450-berth marina.
The new housing is being on the 150-acre St Mary’s Island by Countryside Properties, which has been working here since 1996, using different architects for the various phases of the master plan. These two-storey houses in Sectors 7 & 8 provide 164 new homes designed by architects O’Keefe Scanlon in a contemporary way to give large open-plan living spaces with modern kitchens, bathrooms and conservatories.
The larger houses have first-floor roof terraces with the houses angled away from the street to gain views of the river. Others have master bedrooms in vaulted roof spaces. Butterfly roofs are a strong element of the design, and colour is also an important part of it. Prices start from £249,000 for a three-bedroom townhouse.
Homebuilder: COUNTRYSIDE MARITIME LIMITED - a joint venture between:
Countryside Properties PLC
Hazledene, Station Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7AA
Tel 01372 370130
Website: www.cpplc.com
Contact: Christopher Broster, Project Director.
Email: christopher.broster@cpplc.com
South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)
The Observatory, Brunel, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4NT
Tel 01634 899900
Fax 01634 899901
Website: www.seeda.co.uk
Contact: Jonathan Sadler, Project Director.
Email: jonathansadler@seeda.co.uk
Architects: O’KEEFE SCANLON LIMITED
Rosemount House, Rosemount Avenue, West Byfleet, Surrey KT14 6LB
Tel 01932 352111
Fax 01932 353315
Website: www.osparchitecture.com
Contact: Danny Scanlon, Director.
Email: scanlon@osparchitecture.com