We are pleased to share that gcp Chartered Architects has recently been shortlisted for two awards recognising both our work and our wider contribution to the profession. Our project Wheatfield Barns, Marshfield has been shortlisted for Affordable Housing Development of the Year, and we have also been shortlisted for Architectural Practice of the Year.
These nominations reflect the hard work of our team and our ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality, thoughtful design.
The project is a landmark community-led scheme comprising 15 certified Passivhaus homes. The project marries Cotswold vernacular with technical excellence, setting a new benchmark for sustainable and affordable rural housing delivery.
The scheme was led by the Marshfield Community Land Trust, a not-for-profit organisation established to address the shortage of local affordable housing, in cooperation with the Ball family who provided the land and Brighter Places housing association by whom the properties are leased and managed. The homes are also the first in South Gloucestershire to be delivered through the Rural Exception Site Policy.
gcp Chartered Architects was approached by contractor WINSLEY-WHITE BUILDING CONTRACTORS & DEVELOPERS LTD. to provide Passivhaus expertise and technical design for RIBA stages 4-7. The layouts were developed to meet occupants’ changing needs over time in line with Part M. In keeping with the project’s fabric-first approach and by including energy efficient building services such as heat-pumps, MVHR and solar panels, gcp completed the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) and detailed design to ensure the homes achieve Passivhaus certification. All homes also successfully achieved the Secured by Design Developers Silver Award.
