QUEENSBURY MEWS

Land to the Rear of 51 Regency Square, Brighton.
Commenced April 2022

Queensbury Mews under construction

During the design development phase, the client expressed a desire for each residential unit to minimise Carbon-use. The project team duly engaged with sustainability consultants and designers and proposed a scheme to create the remarkable and progressive buildings now completed in 2022.

Upon completion it was confirmed that the operational/embodied carbon values of the units are better than ‘Carbon Neutral’ and achieved an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of A – which is valid until 2032. In contrast, the average EPC of a new-build residential property in the UK is a rating of C. Housing with this energy performance level is clearly unable to meet our climate reduction targets.

Map view of Queensbury Mews site

The project constraints include the conservation of a brick wall indicative of the original development of Regency Square dating back to 1818, and the rapid development of Brighton during the Regency period. The area formerly known as Belle Vue Field was acquired in 1818 by Joshua Hanson and was developed to the architectural vision of architects Amon & Amon Henry Wilds who were prolific in the area at that time and who are largely responsible for the architecture of the city as we know it.

Queensbury Mews has been progressively developed since Regency Square's establishment includes the former French Protestant Reformed Church (L'Église Protéstante Française). Dating from 1887, this was one of only two French Reformed churches in Britain. It eventually closed with effect from 26 July 2008, and it is now a house included in Brighton & Hove City Council's Local List of Heritage Assets.

Continuing Brighton & Hove's organic approach to the development needs of the city, our design respects the architecture and heritage of the area, yet fully utilises Modern Methods of Construction to deliver an energy efficient, carbon negative building from sustainable materials to deliver a high specification home for a responsible, discerning owner

Queensbury Mews East Elevation

Each building has an open-plan Living/Kitchen/Dining area & Shower/cloakroom at Ground Floor. The First floor consists of 2 bedrooms, a family bathroom and a modest balcony area.

Externally, each unit has the benefit of a hardstanding area which includes a charging point for electric vehicles, an enclosure for bicycles & bins. A Sedum roof further promotes high levels of insulation & also contributes to the schemes Biodiversity

BRIEF

In similar circumstances to the Green Mews project, our Queensbury Mews project is the realisation of our client's attempts to develop valuable urban land to the rear of No #51 Regency Square, Brighton (their family home). Our client had been granted permission to develop the plot however, supposedly "traditional" construction methods had proved prohibitively expensive and largely incapable of delivering the consented scheme.

CLT Structures LLP stepped in and rationalised the funding, securing for our client an advantageous commercial position to ensure the successful delivery of the project. On completion our client will be able to confidently market the property as a well insulated, energy efficient eco home of the 21st Century, retaining the19th Century features of its setting in the environs of Regency Square, Brighton (designated as a Conservation Area since 1973)

Low impact foundations and offsite manufacture have enabled CLT Structures LLP to produce a modular mass timber building with the same performance levels of Green Mews. The structure was completed in February 2023, including the installation of hand-made, hand painted box sash windows that further enhance the Heritage conscious credentials of the building.

FACTS

Type of Project: Residential
Location: Regency Square, Brighton, East Sussex
Client: Jobensian Ltd
Funding: Jason Mendelson (CLTS Partner)
Architect: David Seaman (CLTS Partner)
Main Contractor: CLT Structures LLP
Design & Development: Jon Aburrow (CLTS Partner)
Structural Engineering: Thorpe Engineering Ltd
Civil Engineering: CGS Civils Ltd

CLT Supplier: Stora Enso
Project Duration: Project under construction at March 2023
Area: 216 m²
Approved Building Inspector: JM Partnership Ltd
Certified for occupation: Expected Summer 2023
Energy Efficiency: SL Services Ltd
EPC Certificate: Therm Ltd
EPC Rating: A (projected)

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