Clydeford View Sheltered Housing Complex

This new build project for South Lanarkshire Council on a brownfield site development required to be three storeys in height in order to accommodate the required level of open amenity space and car parking.

The proposals indicate a U-shaped development at ground floor with vehicle access to the south, and the basic concept is that of a three storey L-shaped perimeter 'wall' addressing the street facing north and east with the majority of flats maximising views over the adjacent Cambuslang Golf Course.

Valuable solar penetration to the internal courtyard from the south to south west is obtained by keeping the ancillary building to one storey. The courtyard also reciprocates the existing housing courtyard footprint to the west boundary allowing evening solar penetration to courtyards in summer months.

The built form echoes the scale of the surrounding buildings, and the decision to avoid double banked artificially lit corridors ensures that natural daylight p enetration is maximised through the use of a narrow building footprint. To comply with SLC's Renewable Energy Strategy, heating is provided by a central biomass boiler.