Innovative development of 100 generously-sized apartments for older people, centred on a landscaped courtyard and sharing communal and wellness facilities.

Pegasus Life
Guildford, Surrey
Undisclosed value
100 homes

100 one, two, and two-and-a-half bedroom extra care apartments and communal facilities
Design mediates between neighbouring buildings of varied scale, age and appearance
Four blocks composed around a central courtyard
Modular construction techniques will minimise local impact

Client: Pegasus Life
Structural Engineer: Buro Happold
Services Engineer: Waterman Building Services
Sustainability Consultant: Buro Happold

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Related work

Albany Riverside

Street Sequence Approaching the scheme from the street

Large scale model

Early design sketch Looking at surrounding context

Early design sketch Looking from across the bridge

Early design sketch Viewed from surrounding area

Context analysis sketch

Local materiality analysis

Site evolution

Model experimentation

Model Site mode of Guildford housing shceme

Roofscape concept Inspired by Buggio

Model studies Sculpturing the mass through study models

Elevation test 1 Two tones of red brick with brown metal frames and balustrades

Elevation test 2 White and light grey brick with brown metal frames and balustrades

Communal Spaces Study Axonometric drawing that shows the split-level courtyard in-between blocks

Model close up 2 Detail of the courtyard in-between blocks

Elevation This street elevation shows the relationship between the base datum and the neighboring buildings

Model making From small scale to large scale

Model close up Detail of balconies and window composition

Model studies Testing facade options

Model studies Testing the proposal massing through foam models

Guildford Site Visit Photo 1 View over the roofscape

Guildford Site Visit Pitched-roof houses facing the canal

Site Evolution

Guildford Plaza