GEDA’S CONSERVATION LED APPROACH TRANSFORMS LISTED BUILDING INTO AWARD-WINNING SOCIAL HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY… Project: Durham Street T he Durham Street Regeneration Project was challenging from the outset design team, community and indeed supply chain so that solutions could be presented for key decisions to be made.
homes have been constructed in a sustainable manner using products and processes that reduced impact on the environmental and provides homes with lower running costs. From the conception the community has been involved, we worked closely with the local Community Group, local elected representatives, and bounding residents prior and during construction, ensuring works caused little or no disruption. This project earned the CEF 2019 Social Housing Award accolade for GEDA. Client: Clanmil Housing Contractor: GEDA PROJECT TEAM...
and required the entire project team to excel in their disciplines and strive together to achieve Clanmil’s goals of delivering 23 high quality, inner city homes while sensitively restoring a Grade B2 listed building. Located in a densely populated residential inner-city area in Belfast as well as a historical interface point, the regeneration of this former Central Tuberculosis Institute site provides a mix of apartments for the elderly along with 11 family houses. Due to the complexity of the project and associated challenges, true collaboration was required with Clanmil, NIEA Historical Buildings,
By responding sympathetically to the existing building characteristics combined with attention to detail and quality of workmanship, this project not only works in harmony with its surrounding community but acts as a prominent key element in regenerating the area resulting all concerned feeling a strong sense of pride and achievement. In consultation with the NIEA, we took a conservation-led approach to this redevelopment helping to safeguard the building’s character and heritage e.g. reuse of existing brick and slates. Additionally, these
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