Castle Hill Masterplan
ABOUT
Castle Hill is a European quarter celebrating 21st Century lifestyles. Castle Hill will exploit the unique location and its topography to create a contemporary ‘hill town’. This will have a hierarchy of spaces delivering distinct characters from public squares and waterfront promenades to more intimate domestic places; mews, courts, and lanes. A rich mix of dwelling types supports this vibrant place. The framework is not meant to be prescriptive, but it does establish the public realm spatial required and the fundamental principles that underpin the characters proposed in each area.
This supports varied density, mix, and typology of housing. Two dominant landscape axes were developed as major character drivers. The scale of these routes enables them to support a series of distinct linear spaces, which will provide a legible walking structure and a progressive sense of arrival for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists. Castle Hill will support aspirations for choice and diversity while nurturing the strong desire for family living alongside a true sense of community. All of this will deliver a place with a unique identity and lasting appeal.
Location:
Ebbsfleet, UK
Project Year:
2009
Programme:
Masterplan for residences and mixed-use
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Team:
S333 Architecture + Urbanism with Proctor & Matthews Architects and Space Craft Architects