FEATURE HOUSING
Make it a Row House Using a sustainable approach and cross laminated timber (CLT) designs, Manchesterbased housing developer Urban Splash has unveiled its latest option for the next generation of modern living.
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ow House is an entirely new typology from House by Urban
The new Row House homes will form the third phase of regeneration
Splash, and the company’s modern take on mews-style
at Port Loop and will stand adjacent to another phase of Town House
architecture. It was first revealed in the spring, with a
homes – 105 of which have already been created at the waterside site close
striking red façade on homes that are being created at
to Birmingham city centre. Chris continued: “In two short years, Port Loop
Wirral Waters in Merseyside.
has completely transformed: what was once a disused, rundown former
Now a brand-new Row House aesthetic has been developed by architects shedkm, with the homes at Port Loop featuring a striking
industrial patch of land, has fast become a vibrant, award-winning place in which hundreds of people now live, work and play. “The presence of pioneering cultural organisations like Civic Square and
grey profiled metal façade and signature oversized windows. House by Urban Splash delivery director Chris Shaw explains: “We continue to
Yard (MAIA Group) Art House, as well as green space – including the first Port
evolve our product portfolio, introducing new homes to the market to
Loop Park, South Loop Green – and our architecturally striking homes, have
help more people across the country live in brilliantly-designed houses
helped to rapidly establish this as one of the city’s go-to neighbourhoods.
and communities. After the success of our Town House family homes,
Our team on the ground can’t wait to show more people around.” There will be 15 new three-storey Row House homes at Port Loop,
and our Mansion House apartments – the first of which have sold out in Manchester – we have created Row House for customers who want
each with their own private garden terrace and access to a brand-new
something different again. We look forward to seeing it become a reality
residents’ garden, a concept which has been very popular with our
at both Port Loop and Wirral Waters.”
residents in the first phases. Both Row House and Town House homes
House by Urban Splash creates innovative, architect-designed homes
benefit from car parking spaces. The Row House prototype was developed using modern methods of
using modern methods of construction; it is owned by award winning property developer Urban Splash in partnership with Sekisui House, Japan’s
construction (MMC) in the House by Urban Splash factory in Alfreton, East
largest housebuilder, and Homes England, the government’s housing
Midlands, before being delivered to the East Float area of the Northbank
agency. Other shareholders include architect and TV presenter George
neighbourhood – a community that is being developed in partnership with
Clarke, and We Buy Any Car founder and tech entrepreneur Noel McKee.
Peel L&P at Wirral Waters in Merseyside. “Row House is the third residential typology in our award-winning
As with other House by Urban Splash homes, Row House is being created in the company’s factory in the East Midlands. There, homes will be
portfolio and comes from our experience in recent years in using MMC
precision manufactured to customer specifications, with buyers choosing
to create hundreds of sustainable, brilliantly-designed homes across
varying ground and top floor layouts. House by Urban Splash
the country,” adds Chris Shaw. “To date, we have completed our three
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