bridport cohousing CLT
Bridport Cohousing is a project for 53 new dwellings in Bridport, West Dorset on a beautiful site in the parish of North Allington.
Some relevant Links for a deeper dive into a few of the connections that supported the project:
UK Cohousing Network, Bridport Cohousing CLT, the Community Land Trust Network, Community Led Homes, Homes England, Bournemouth Churches Housing Association, Ethex funding platform, Wessex Community Assets, 'Those Little Connections': Community-led housing and loneliness report
Located below Allington Hill there are stunning views across the AONB in which the project is situated. Barefoot Architects has worked with Bridport Cohousing Community Land Trust, a resident-led 'sociocratic' organisation, to develop designs for their site.
The proposed houses all face South to maximise passive solar gains and capitalise on views to the wooded hills and surrounding landscape as well as focusing the community towards a shared 'village green', water garden and common house. The common house has a variety of shared facilities for the community including dining, meeting, kitchen and laundry spaces, which enable residents to share resources in a more sustainable, affordable and neighbourly way. We have collaborated with LT Studio Landscape Architects to develop the master plan and strategy for this innovative project.
