Project
Knights Park, Eddington, North West Cambridge
Year
2015–2024
Client
Hill
Site Area
3.7
Number of homes
249
Homes per hectare
65
Local authority
Cambridge City Council
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Awards
Housing Design Project Award 2016 - Winner
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Evening Standard New Homes Awards - Eco-Living Award 2019 - Winner
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Housebuilder Awards - Best Design for Three Storeys or Fewer 2019 - Commended
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What House? Awards - Best Sustainable Development 2019 - Gold
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What House? Awards - Best House 2019 - Silver
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What House? Awards - Best Development 2019 - Silver
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British Homes Award 2020 - Winner
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Evening Standard New Homes Awards - Development of Outstanding Architectural Merit 2020 - Winner
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British Homes Awards - Sustainable Development of the Year 2020 - Winner
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Housing Design Awards - Building with Nature Award 2021 - Winner
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Pollard Thomas Edwards and Alison Brooks Architects supported developer Hill to create the first 249 homes for sale (Lots M1&M2) within the University of Cambridge’s sustainable new community at the heart of Eddington.
All homes are low carbon, Code for Sustainable Homes Level 5. Contemporary design and fine detailing are fused with local architectural traditions to create innovative houses and apartments for discerning buyers.
PTE provided a full service from concept to completion.
Knights Park delivers a new neighbourhood which will act as a benchmark for development for years to come. Without compromising on the design quality of the built environment, Knights Park successfully demonstrates what is possible when a scheme positively responds to the climate and ecological emergency, meeting the needs of both the existing and future local communities.
Dr Gemma Jerome, Director of Building with Nature
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