ProjectClimate Community Housing
StatusDesign Stage
We want to see more Whole Life Zero Carbon community housing in the countryside - so we designed some ourselves
Climate Community Housing is a proposal for eight high performance, zero carbon homes, for a rural exception site. The homes will be a mixture of tenures from 1 bedroom to 4 bedroom houses. The design seeks to be the first Whole Life Zero Carbon Rural Housing Scheme in the UK, and is a self initiated project by Studio Bark.
Environmental community housing
Each home is designed to the highest environmental standards using fabric-first passive house principles. Meanwhile the form, orientation, and window locations have been carefully considered to create privacy from neighbouring homes, and to achieve good levels of internal daylight and useful solar gains. The envelope will be highly insulated and achieve excellent levels of airtightness.
Supporting community building
The community build approach will give an opportunity for the residents to start building neighbourly relationships, and to feel truly connected to the place and the people who live there. More than ever, it is important to provide homes which are socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.
