Deal Ground and May Gurney
Norwich is bringing forward four strategic sites across east Norwich to support greater housing numbers and new vibrancy across the city. We were commissioned to re-evaluate a significant site, increasing residential unit numbers from a consented 670 units towards a target of 1,650 units in this waterfront development.
We developed a narrative for the new high density urban waterfront setting, adopting a sensitive environmental touch across the existing water meadows and providing an urban response to a new distinct village island setting. The concept seeks to combine disparate parts into one cohesive and bold masterplan, underpinned by a highly sustainable and environmental approach.
776 new apartments front the River Wensum, reinterpreting the footprint of former waterside timberyards. The masterplan alsointroduces new canals, serving new marinas and a south facing cultural-education centrepiece designed to respect an existing beehive brick kiln centrepiece.
500 east-facing apartments look across a large flood meadow, with new elevated walkways and viewing ‘drums’ placed within the landscape harking back to the site’s former use. A new bridge crossing the River Yare connects the main site to the May Gurney Island of 500 urban houses and waterfront apartments.A pedestrian bridge connecting to a former pumping station is reinterpreted as a microbrewery and community business centre.
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