Outline site plan identifying the central courtyard
Site section
Street elevation
Year: 2006
Client: Radley Homes
Project Status: Unbuilt
Budget: £3.5m
Margate is in the process of re-defining its identity as a British costal town. Along with numerous proposals for the waterfront additional residential accommodation is required.
Set back from the main promenade Godwin Road is a prime residential area. Located behind the existing Oval Hotel on Godwin Road is a large brownfield site.
The proposed development replaces the current buildings along Godwin Road and includes for a selection of 2½ storey units to the rear. Located on an underground car park a total of 68 units are contained within contemporary designed blocks. The key characteristics of the neighbouring Victorian buildings have been considered and interpreted to produce a development with facades portraying design restraint and a clarity of purpose.
Attention has been paid to the selection of building materials for the tough marine environment inherent in the UK’s costal towns.
Outline site plan identifying the central courtyard
Site section
Street elevation