Fritz-Höger-Preis 2014 für Backstein-Architektur

Hargood Close is a supported housing scheme in Colchester, providing a home for vulnerable people in need of emergency temporary accommodation. Completed in 2013, the development’s design successfully meets the needs of homeless individuals and their families at a difficult time in their lives. Inspired by the form of 19th Century local Almshouses, the buildings and landscaped spaces have been designed to emulate the domestic character of this traditional housing model.

Accommodation consists of 35 dwellings and includes a mix of studios, one and two bedroom dwellings and family houses. Unit types provide flexibility for staff to respond to the differing living requirements of its changing tenants. In addition, the design offers improved spaces for both on-site and visiting staff, a communal space, meeting rooms and a secure children’s play area. The development is now considered to be a UK Centre of Excellence, providing much needed support for homeless people within the region.