Best New Neighbourhood
There is one commendation and one winner in this category.
Winner: Hinsley Lane
Hinsley Lane
This Passivhaus-certified scheme for St John’s College, provides 245 student rooms in 39 townhouses, arranged as terraces around shared gardens, and a new central lane. The terraces are occupied by St John’s, Clare Hall and Lucy Cavendish Colleges.
Client – St John’s College
Project Manager – Ridge and Partners
Planning Consultant – Shrimplin Planning & Development
Architects and Landscape Architects – Allies and Morrison
Structural / Civils Engineers – Smith and Wallwork Engineers
Mechanical, Electrical & Sustainability Consultant – Calfordseaden LLP
Passivhaus Designer – Max Fordham
Quantity Surveyor – Accertum
Ecology Consultant – Delta Simons
Transport Consultant – Stantec
Archaeology – Cambridge Archaeology Unit
Arboriculture Construction Consultant – Haydens
Fire Consultant – The Fire Surgery
Approved Building Inspector – 3C Shared Services
Public Art – Sculpture Artist – Rona Smith
Contractor – Cocksedge
Passivhaus Consultant – Enerphase Construction
Subcontractors / Suppliers – Company
MEP Subcontractor/ Engineer – Munro
CLT Structure – KLH
Brickwork – PMH
Precast Concrete – CAP
Carpentry – Cocksedge
Image: Hinsley_©JackHobhouse_Photograph looking east from Block A towards Block B.
Judges citation:
“Hinsley Lane is a St John’s College-led project, in partnership with Clare Hall and Lucy Cavendish. It’s a striking addition to north Cambridge, providing 245 units in 39 town houses, built in stepped terraces using a distinctive red brick and with external social spaces, bringing life back to the area. On the site of an old farm, care has been taken to protect what’s left of the former landscape and to reinstate an orchard and abandoned former routes (including a section of Roman Road). The houses have gardens and swales for water management. The project is all-electric, Passivhaus certified, and an important contribution to the net zero pathways of the three Colleges.”
