Trafalgar Court

Location: Linthouse, Scotland

Type: Residential

Stage: Completed - Sept. 2010

Trafalgar Court is the first new build development by Linthouse Housing Association in over 10 years, and creates 2 New bookends at Aboukir Street to provide 24 X 2 bedroom apartments, comprising 12 shared equity homes and 12 wheelchair accessible apartments for rent by Linthouse Housing Association.

Balancing density with amenity was our first priority while tipping our hat to a historic map identifying an original and long lost Trafalgar Street. We then made the decision to start with the traditional street pattern of tenements layout parallel to the street, then rotating these through 90 ̊, creating a new street frontage where once Trafalgar Street stood.

Intentionally simple and robust in material and detail the building envelope is of brick construction with well positioned and proportioned windows to carve out light and airy spaces internally.

The brick was selected for it’s subtle sandy tones which sit comfortably next to the local blond and red sandstone, while the brick blend creates a visual depth and texture at ground level.

The development was awarded Ecohomes Very Good rating, assisted by the credentials of facing brick, and is carefully specified using Green Guide A rated materials and practices, common practice now but often difficult on social housing budgets in dense urban sites.