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Green Streets

Dense urban housing crafted to create secluded pockets of gardens and roof terraces overlooking expansive landscape. Developed as part of the Eddeva Park masterplan.
green streets pedestrain landscape at Eddeva Park, Cambridge | architects CDC Studio



Developed as part of the Eddeva Park Masterplan, the Courtyard House concept aims to balance dense urban housing with providing secluded green amenity space and expansive views out over the landscape. The architectural design creates an outward facing perimeter of housing, animating and enlivening the surrounding streets. Within this perimeter pockets of gardens, courtyards, and roof terraces are formed, providing a private green oasis for each house. Roof level amenity spaces and carefully designed window openings ensure that each dwelling has uninterrupted views out into the open country side.

The Courtyard House typology concept was designed within a larger composition of urban block and character area. The form and elevation design of each Courtyard House relates to its neighbors and position with the wider landscape. The overall massing of the urban block steps down in height, scale and grain towards the green, wild edge of the site. This creates an architectural transition from the urban center of the site, to its rural edges. This stepping in height also insures that houses deep within the site maintain clear views out into the countryside.

Long section showing rooftop terraces

  • Client

    This Land

  • Location

    Cambridge

  • Budget

    Private

  • Design Team

    Farrer Huxley
    Michael Hadi Associates
    Brookbanks
    Cundall
    Oxbury
    Mace
    BPTW
    Max Fordham

  • Team

    Robin Dryer, Mark Clarke, Delphine Dryer, Elliot Shaw, James Howells, Ting Khu, Ciara Fitzpatrick, Ana Pratas

  • Images

    Farrah Huxley
    CDC Studio
    Haze Visualisations