A housing odyssey

This week we went on an epic urban design odyssey with @BargateHomes in search of great new housing schemes. Our 12 hours in a landrover took us first to Newhall in Harlow before heading up to Accordia, @GreatKneighton and Trumpington Meadows in Cambridge. Ahead of schedule we were even able to fit in an old favourite in Guildford on the way home by @jtparchitects. Our quest was to search out the best urban design and the best modern house types. It was hugely rewarding, often surprising, definitely challenging, with many a well published scheme disappointing. It was certainly inspiring and well worth the effort. Scroll down to enjoy the tour and discover the winning development....

we loved seeing a car jacked up at Stirling prize winning Accordia!

on balance and after all that there was unanimous agreement.......the winner in the 'Snug architect best new housing development where everyone is a winner' is Trumpington Meadows by @Barrattplc and @alliesmorrison. It really shows just what a difference the @HCA_UK can make.