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Tag Archives: village
A Ruralise ‘Reader’
It’s been a while since my last post, the final installment of my Forest Village epic. The piece was well-received: specifically one international journal has picked up on it and I have done a re-write for publication, hopefully in their … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture/Design, Norfolk DNA
Tagged design quality, design/architecture, farmstead, history, house-builders, housing delivery, local distinctiveness, materials, modernism, Norfolk, normal, roofs, rural archetypes, simplicity, Tayler and Green, thatch, vernacular, village, wide-fronted house
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Kilmeena Village: Regionally Distinctive?
I was at RIBA HQ last week, and wandered into a rather boisterous opening-party for an exhibition of the winners of this year’s RIAI Irish Architecture Awards. A project by Cox Power Architects caught my Ruralise eye – a small … Continue reading
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Tagged Cork Rural Design Guide, Cox Power Architects, design/architecture, Ireland, Kilmeena Village, local distinctiveness, modernism, normal, pastiche, rural, vernacular, village
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Three Houses…and a Merry Christmas!
Well, that’s it for the year – and in fact that’s pretty much it for Ruralise. There is only one outstanding item on my original list of posts, which I can tick off now.
Posted in Architecture/Design
Tagged design/architecture, FANN-XI, garden, Haddenham, local distinctiveness, Margaret Aldington, materials, modernism, Peter Aldington, Tayler, Turn End, vernacular, village, wychert
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A Tale of Two Competitions #2 – Lawrenny, Pembrokshire
The second of the two competitions I wanted to mention was also run with help from the RIBA Competitions Service, and followed a year or so after the Elmswell competition (see previous post). Like Elmswell, the competition to extend the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Lort-Philips, affordable housing, competitions, design quality, design/architecture, Elmswell, Lawrenny, local distinctiveness, materials, modernism, normal, planning, RIBA, simplicity, Tom Russell, village
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The Norfolk Way
I finally managed to get together with Mid-Norfolk MP George Freeman at his constituency office in Dereham last week. I’ve been keen to talk to him since seeing his ideas on sustainable rural development – his ‘Norfolk Way‘ campaign – … Continue reading
Posted in Development/Land-Use
Tagged Community Right to Build, design quality, development, George Freeman, Localism Bill, Norfolk, sustainability, village
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So What?
What point was I trying to make with those last two rather nerdy posts about Horsham St Faith and Frettenham? What relevance do they have to the Community Right to Build?
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Tagged Community Right to Build, design/architecture, house-builders, pastiche, village
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Norfolk’s DNA #2 – The Non-Nucleated Village
The second recognizable type of village one might call non-nucleated, as they have a much less well-defined centre. These villages may have only been tiny hamlets in mediaeval times, but many may have come into existence much later, perhaps associated … Continue reading
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Tagged design/architecture, Frettenham, history, non-nucleated, Norfolk, rural archetypes, settlement pattern, village
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Norfolk’s DNA #1 – The Nucleated Village
Norfolk’s nucleated settlements – its picture postcard villages, if you will – have typically existed since mediaeval times, operating as markets, service-centres for Norman monasteries or castles, or capitalizing on passing trade at river-crossings. They have distinct and comparatively dense … Continue reading