Gap Homes Stirling
New homes for young people leaving care
The design concept for Shirra’s Brae Road is a continuation of themes which were developed for Gap Homes North Glasgow (boundary, enclosure, and community) but with a specific contextual response.
The homes have been arranged to front Shirra’s Brae Road in a two storey block. The proposed massing of the block responds to the architecture of the surrounding streets. Three gables are orientated in the direction of the street and courtyard providing a domestic scale and appearance to the building.
The 2 bed staff house is two storeys and the 1 bed young person homes have been arranged in a cottage flat arrangement to provide; consistency in scale with the staff house and a front door for each young person. The compact arrangement minimises the footprint of the building and maximises opportunity for planting and biodiversity improvements.
The importance of each young person having their own front door was a key design driver when developing the concept design. Examples of cottage flats and colony type housing were studied to develop an appropriate response that allows the stair to become an active part of the courtyard and an extension of the home.
Client
Barnardos
Value
£1.2M
Status
Completed May 2024