Developer selected for new canal-side community
Developer St Modwen Homes has been picked by Stroud District Council to deliver a new canal-side community, including 150 new sustainable homes. The
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Developer St Modwen Homes has been picked by Stroud District Council to deliver a new canal-side community, including 150 new sustainable homes. The
© Antoine Richez The sidings are made of polycarbonate that plays on the ambiguity of transparency and reflection; its presence is experienced both from the inside and the outside like stained glass. © Antoine Richez Glowing like a reassuring lantern, the building comes to life on stormy winter nights on the rhythm of the working vehicles. The wooden structure is a natural response to the aggressive environment of a salt storage and resonates with the forestry character of the region.
Plans for a waterside community with 150 homes at Brimscombe Port are progressing. Stroud District Council has worked with partners to develop a vision to breathe new life in to a former industrial site that will see the creation of a vibrant new community with more than 150 homes and bring a historic canal basin back to its former glory. Brimscombe Port in the heart of the Golden Valley was once a bustling inland port which could cater for 100 vessels – but since the 1950s the canal and basin were filled in and the industrial buildings which followed are now decaying and need replaceme...