Trumpington Riverside, Cambridge, UK

As a group, the villas have strongly differentiated fronts and backs. As with major Cambridge colleges, the ‘Backs’ present a strong face towards the river.
As a group, the villas have strongly differentiated fronts and backs. As with major Cambridge colleges, the ‘Backs’ present a strong face towards the river.

The Riverside Crescent is a development of 122 apartments, forming the climax and front piece of the Trumpington project by Barratt Eastern Counties and Grosvenor; part of Cambridge’s ‘Southern Fringe’.

The essence of the idea is to respond to the grandeur and scale of the site – looking out over the water meadow, adjoining the River Cam – whilst creating a softly modulated and permeable composition of multiple carved forms; together unified by the strong rotational geometry of the crescent.

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Eight grand villas, each containing 13 apartments, with paired townhouses between, are arrayed along the curve; each one orientated towards the sun with stepped terraces, generous balconies, and meadow views for all units.

The spaces between the blocks are framed as a series of communal gardens and small public spaces.

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Location

Cambridge, UK

Client

Barratt Eastern Counties

Date

2016

Status

Consented

Size

122 units