Castletroy
This site lies at the heart of the Castletroy commercial centre, and strongly ties into the future Castletroy Urban Greenway: a proposed pedestrian & cycle path that connects various local amenities.
Planning permission has been received for a residential development of 200 units with a mix of housing types predicated on a strong, distinctive urban basis and a pedestrian friendly urban realm. It proposes clear urban blocks and emphasises connectivity and permeability with the adjoining area. This is emphasised with the incorporation of the Castletroy Urban Greenway through the site.
The proposal is formed of a series of legible spaces: strong urban blocks and streets which have a clear and contained linear form and respect the importance of the pedestrian. There are a large range of unit types across the proposal, and all of them have own door access. This serves to diversify the existing context of primarily 4-bed houses while maintaining the quality they provide. The proposal is of a much higher density than its surroundings yet feels contextual. It isn’t a development that sits apart from the context, rather it becomes enmeshed, providing new green routes and parks for the existing inhabitants that are protected from the main road to the north by the new apartment block. The car parking which is traditionally located to the front of the unit is relocated to the side. The result is discreet which minimises the impact on the public realm and reduces the interference of parked cars with pedestrian enjoyment of these streets and public spaces. On street parking is largely reserved for visitors with an adequate provision for private parking in curtilage.
