Woodland Manor, Inverurie

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 This prestigious development of exceptionally high quality housing, in an unspoilt woodland setting, offers a unique combination of design philosophy and unusually high building standards.

Set on a South Westerly facing slope surrounded by trees ‘the square’ and its houses are well placed to create a sheltered warm environment, where the houses on three sides and the protective wall on the fourth side form a semi private space welcoming and yet protective to residents. Central in the square is the gazebo acting as a focal point around which hard and soft landscaping incorporates walkways, seating, parking and flower beds reminiscent of traditional Edwardian town squares. The selective use of ornamental railings and decorative trees enhance this creation of a generous public space, private to the residents.

Orientation is crucial to the design of any house, in that it allows the creation of sunny warm rooms inviting the sun and sheltered protective areas where cold North Easterly winds are deflected. This has been carefully considered here, where rooms have been placed to encourage sunshine into living areas throughout the day, and windows enlarged or reduced to encourage sun penetration or to reduce heat loss. With the wide public square to the front of the houses and generously deep gardens to the rear, on the South Westerly sloping plots, all houses have access to sunny sheltered garden areas at all times of the day.

All houses have central 2 storey halls with open galleries giving a bright open central feature to each house. We have created in desirable places, large glazed rooms, small feature windows, balconies, cathedral windows and open ‘barn’ type ceilings giving unique open interiors dappled with light and unexpected views or shafts of sunlight. In all cases the houses are designed to allow maximum sunlight into family areas. Where these may face the rear garden on the Northern side of the house, rooms span from front to rear allowing light to flood through the house.