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cHEsil                                                                                         The scheme has 52 self-contained
                                                                                                                                             apartments; 30 one-bed, and 22
                                              sTrEET                                                                                         two-bed, on the upper floors with
                                              ––                                                                                             communal lounge, cafeteria and
                                                                                                                                             other ancillary facilities for residents
                                              52 APArTMEnT ExTrA cArE                                                                        on the ground floor. There is also a
                                              FAciliTy                                                                                       day care dementia respite facility
                                              ––                                                                                             for Hampshire county council
                                                                                                                                             within the scheme.

                                                                                                                                             The development will form a
                                                                                                                                             prestigious gateway development
                                                                                                                                             into the city centre, providing a
                                                                                                                                             contemporary styled home for
                                                                                                                                             local older residents of Winchester.
                                                                                                                                             Predominantly using traditional
                                                                                                                                             Winchester red brick, the
                                                                                                                                             elevations use large fenestration
                                                                                                                                             and recessed integrated balconies
                                                                                                                                             to give high levels of natural light
                                                                                                                                             and ventilation to the occupiers,
                                                                                                                                             which informs the architectural
                                                                                                                                             style.
                                                                                                                                             The topography of the site means
                                                                                                                                             the southern end of the building
                                                                                                                                             is in the ground, which is utilised
                                                                                                                                             as an underground car park.
                                                                                                                                             The building is set back from
                                                                                                                                             chesil street to form an urban
                                                                                                                                             landscaped garden area to the
                                                                                                                                             front of the building, retaining the
                                                                                                                                             greenopen feel that the existing car
                                                                                                                                             park provides in breaking from the
                                                                                                                                             urban build-up.
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