Summary:
- Allies and Morrison have completed a new student housing cluster at Hinsley Lane, Cambridge, delivering 39 townhouses with 245 rooms commissioned by St John’s College for multiple Cambridge colleges, enhancing the city’s student accommodation capacity.
- The design prioritises environmental performance through north-south orientation, solar gain optimization, built-in shading, heat pumps, photovoltaic panels, and an all-timber structure that reduces embodied carbon, reflecting a strong commitment to sustainability.
- The development integrates with the existing landscape by preserving mature trees, revitalising a neglected orchard, enhancing historic features, and incorporating sustainable drainage, while promoting pedestrian and cyclist access via a new connecting lane.
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