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Four Bedroom Designer Town House Available at £215,000
Electric Wharf is at the heart of the continuing rejuvenation of Coventry, building on the success of the Millennium Quarter in the city centre and the developing Swanswell regeneration projects.
These super stylish designer townhouses are believed to be the most environmentally friendly properties in Coventry. With easy access to the ring road and the motorway networks Electric Wharf is ideally placed for businesses serving clients across the region and, being just a short walk from the city centre, has access to the wide range of bars, restaurants and retail facilities on offer.
Specification
Construction
The Eco Homes are built from medium density concrete block-work, with insulated render and plaster applied direct to the block-work. This Creates a high thermal mass which absorbs heat in summer and retains heat in winter. All dwellings will be pressure tested to ensure maximum air tightness and minimum leakage improving thermal efficiency. Sustainable materials to be used include sustainably sourced timber, steel and aluminium.
Glazing
The Glazing to the south-facing elevation utilizes solar gain to maximize heating effects in winter, while external louvers to the roof-light reduce this effect in summer. Argon filled, Low E glass is also used to improve the insulating qualities of the windows.
Hot Water
A solar Panel on the south-facing roof boosts the high-efficiency, condensing boiler, reducing the amount of energy used to heat water for bathing and washing.
Rain Water Recycling
Collecting rainwater and filtering it so it can be used for washing clothes and flushing toilets, reduces mains water consumption for these uses and by up to 25% overall. Gas fired central heating uses fuel from source and is more efficient than electric storage heaters often used in residential developments.
Electrical Appliances and Lighting
Category ?A? appliances are specified and the designer lighting scheme uses low-energy fittings to reduce electricity usage and extend bulb life, reducing waste.
Style
Two/three bedroom, two bathroom, three storey house with ground floor deck area and full width second floor balcony with views over the adjoining canal and feature open-air, top plan living room with Mezzanine.
Accommodation
Ground Floor
Entrance hall; workroom/double bedroom with en-suite shower/WC and built in wardrobes, access to canal-side deck; under-stairs cupboard with Plumbing and ventilation for washer-drier.
First Floor
Double bedroom with fitted wardrobes; single bedroom with under-stairs storage; house bathroom.
Second Floor
Open-plan living area with built in kitchen; feature skylight window with external louvres and full width balcony; real wood-top engineered board floor in oak; ladder/stairs to mezzanine deck for additional living/work space.
Kitchen
Wellmann kitchen incorporating category ?a? appliances; multi-function oven; ceramic hob; integrated extractor hood; fridge; freezer; dishwasher; laminate worktop; under-cabinet spotlight.
Bathroom
White suites comprising: bath with shower over or shower cubicle with thermostatic mixer and multi-mode shower head; WC and wash basin: Tiled floor: Partial, full-height wall tiling; Recessed lighting and mirror above wash basin.
External Areas
Dedicated parking space to the front of each unit; rear decking area; side garden area to units 7 and 28 only.
Designing
The design approach is very much concerned with the sense of discovery that we felt during the early visits to site- glimpses of the former industrial uses, the power of the architecture ect. New interventions mostly contrast utilising a limited palette of materials, forms and colour.
Electric Wharf has two major themes, environment and innovation. Complex Development Projects overall aim is a village for the future, innovative, sustainable and integrated with the surrounding communities.
A key sustainable decision was to retain the bulk of the former industrial buildings on an inner city brownfield site and to create enclosed spaces by selective demolition and new building. Materials have been salvaged for re-use in the form of reclaimed brick used in the gabion walls, steelwork edges to the parking areas, new entrance ramps using rusted steel, stair enclosures in reclaimed floor gratings, materials used ?as found? ie not cleaned or painted reinforce the notion of the history of the old power station. ( The rusted surface is a thin coating and does not affect the integrity of the steel plates)
The architectural language for the new is seen very much as a contrast to the old recycled natural aluminium for the new roofs. High performance aluminium windows, glass, coloured render, glavanised steel and black powder coated aluminium for the louvers. Existing brickwood is lightly cleaned and repaired but hints at former uses showing age and wear.
The use of reclaimed sleepers to the front entrance area id unexpected, indicating that there has been change and providing a visual connection to the canal side. Sleeps also remind us of the earlier railway siding which served both the Daimler building and the power station.
The soft landscaped proposals again offer a very limited palette of trees and ground cover which we hope will cover walls, railings and steelwork to add to the romantic sense of the old building now occupied with new uses.
Following the tradition of painted signs to canalside buildings each of the blocks will be sign written using a letterface taken from electric drawings on site ? Turbine, generator, Edison ect. The graphics are oversized and abstract . Further narrative text will be added to the buildings which have been taken from 19th and 20th century minuets and reports referring to the increase in customers between 1896 and 1936, resolutions taken from a meeting in 1983 ect. We hope that this information will reinforce and remind visitors and users of Electric Wharf that the site has an important history. |
