Hawthorn Gardens is a  high quality housing scheme designed to meet the growing need for social housing within the Banbridge area, with a total of 33 homes including 15 apartments for active older people, four homes suitable for wheelchair users, 12 general needs homes and two general needs apartments.   

The design concept is a long linear building with public green space to the front and private green space to the rear. 

This development also presented a chance to deliver a shared neighbourhood in an area with a wide range of diverse community background.

We worked collaboratively with key stakeholders to promote the scheme as a shared neighbourhood, including attending inter-agency meetings to promote and agree what is the Neighbourhood Charter, bringing 150 children from primary schools in Banbridge to take part in a series of art workshops to help lay foundations for the new shared housing scheme.

The images they created captured how young people perceive the community they live in, want their future to be and how people of all backgrounds can make better progress together. 

Contract value – circa £4.1m 

Architect – RMI Architects  

Contractor – Turkington Construction