Inspired Vision Introducing Woodhurst Park – a Unique New Neighbourhood for 21St Century Community Living
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ASPIRE THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE FOR WOODHURST PARK. A COLLECTION OF EXCEPTIONAL NEW HOMES IN A SUPERB NATURAL SETTING Inspired vision Introducing Woodhurst Park – a unique new neighbourhood for 21st Century community living Close to nature Enjoy a host of open spaces on your doorstep Fine dining Michelin-starred restaurants within easy reach The Berkeley Difference Just what is it that sets a Berkeley home apart? Contents Welcome to Woodhurst Park The perfect antidote to city living. A tranquil fusion of modern style and a naturally great location. 4 8 16 22 An inspired Open The Berkeley The future Designed inside out vision… spaces Difference is bright and outside in. Introducing Woodhurst Get to grips with nature and Find out how we go that A town ready to reach Park by Berkeley, a unique enjoy the variety of outdoor extra mile to ensure your its potential, Bracknell new neighbourhood for 21st pursuits on your doorstep Berkeley home really is is reaping the rewards Century community living something special of multi-million pound investment 26 32 36 38 Michelin At your Royal Park on London in starred dining leisure your doorstep an hour A taste of just some of From long walks to tennis, Experience the great Capital ideas to help you the fine dining options from skiing to swimming, outdoors and fantastic days make the most of living just nearby when you you will be spoilt for choice out at Windsor Great Park, over an hour from London live at Woodhurst Park when it comes to the local which is conveniently leisure pursuits close to home WOODHURST PARK ANAN ven when Woodhurst Park was The new properties that Berkeley are just a seed of an idea, Berkeley’s creating at Woodhurst Park have been vision for it was crystal clear: designed to provide beautiful homes for people INSPIREDINSPIRED to build a contemporary new at all stages of life. From first time buyers to neighbourhood, inspired by couples and growing families alike, the homes Enature and a more natural way of life that here will suit a variety of lifestyles. will grow and evolve alongside the homes and their residents. Sitting alongside them is a brand new two form entry primary school, neighbourhood VISIONVISION As one of Britain’s most sustainable park, cycle and footpaths and a plethora of housebuilders, Berkeley invests in the green open spaces and woodland. These social, economic and environmental fabric individual areas, each with their own unique of the areas where it works to help them characters, work in tandem with, and become thriving new communities. And complement each other, to make Woodhurst that is exactly what it has done with Park a wonderful place to call home. Woodhurst Park. TheThe Architect’sArchitect’s View.View. SueA Churchn Expert’s Associate, BHPOp Harwoodinion Architects A home to live in harmony with nature. What sort of projects has the BHP Harwood special spaces helps ensure that anyone living at What sort of materials, textures and palette practice worked on before Woodhurst Park? Woodhurst Park gets a sense of place wherever of colours will be used – and in what We have been involved in projects ranging from they are on the development, enabling them to combinations might we find them? country estates to contemporary new builds and identify with, and use, these wonderful natural The choice of materials will reflect those typically Ihavent considerableerview experience with designing schemes environments. found in the surrounding villages. This will tinh sensitivee Ch locations,airm aoftenn. requiring specialist further enable the homes at Woodhurst Park to skills. This includes Listed Buildings or buildings Where did you find your overall architectural integrate with the existing environment and within a Conservation Area and Areas of inspiration for the homes? reinforce the sense of place. Homes in the first Outstanding Natural Beauty. Our projects vary in phases will have mainly red brick elevations with scale and nature, from the redevelopment of We looked at the character of the surrounding touches of cream render and red/brown tile brownfield urban sites to sensitive schemes in rural villages to the development. It is important that hanging, some with natural slate roofs. Some of EACH HOME fringes.HA SOur I philosophyTS OW is thatN ofU ‘contextualNIQUE Woodhurst Park feels that it belongs to the local the designs also feature timber boarding and design’ which means that the architectural style area and sits comfortably alongside them. These timber garage doors, which blend in QUALITdevelopsIES fromBU a site’sT specificEVE location.RY I Ham OproudME villages have grown up over many years and sympathetically with the natural surroundings. that our practice has won various accolades feature a variety of architectural styles but are including Civic Trust Awards for everything from generally very traditional in character. Influences FEATURES WELL CONSIDERED, People love homes that bring the light in, historic buildings to new-build developments, a such as Victorian cottages and architectural beautifully linked to outside space. In what FLOWINCampaignG O toP ProtectEN Rural P LEnglandAN award, SP asA wellCE. elements of the Arts & Crafts style have been used ways can we see this in the homes at as Local Authority design awards. as the design reference for the first phases, but there will be scope in the future for different styles Woodhurst Park? to develop which will emphasise Woodhurst The traditional house designs will use the best Given the scale of a project like Woodhurst Park’s different character areas. modern internal detailing and finishes to achieve Park, how do you make it feel more personal, a fresh contemporary feel. Large patio doors or and give residents a real sense of ‘place’? bi-fold screens will open up main living spaces to Tell us a little about the architectural details As a basis for the design we used the existing private gardens. Many of the dwellings front on that might be found at Woodhurst Park? strong natural features to create an initial to public open space or natural landscape areas landscape framework. Within this we then A mix of roof heights and configurations will and the inclusion of large bay windows in some created different character areas that link to the provide a varied and interesting roofscape, along of the homes maximises the impact of these landscape design so these become distinctive with the use of traditional dormer features and appealing vistas. ‘neighbourhoods’. Examples of these appear on chimneys. Other traditional details such as bay InteHarvestrvie wRide wandi twhereh we are developing an windows and porches enliven the homes. These informal edge to the Country Park on Cabbage features can be adapted with a more the HillH eanda dthet eactiveac hfrontageer. to the open space contemporary interpretation to suit the design as along The Watercourse. The creation of these it evolves across the development. Interview with the Head Chef 4 at The Royal Oak, Paley Street. We talked to the owners of the farm shop at Fernygrove Farm. IN AN HOUR “Woodhurst Park is a lifestyle A visionary new choice rather than just a community new home to live in” THE COUNTRY PARK THE WATERCOURSE THE HILL FIELDS THE ORCHARD PARK THE GREENWAY THE VILLAGE GREEN THE NATURE TRAIL THE VILLAGE POND All landscapingT designshe are A basedr conh initialit conceptsect’ sonly Vandi aree subjectw. to planning and detailed design. All imagery is indicative only. From Warfield’s Anglo Saxon Warfield’s roots run deep – Bracknell is seeing a huge Transport routes in the area include The new development has flourishes from first time buyers, entertaining and for bringing the AnAn Expert’sExpert’s roots and desirable Home what appeals about it for regeneration – in what ways direct trains into London Waterloo features like a Village Green, to families and downsizers. family together. Everyone enjoys a OpinionOpinion County location with superb modern living? is that boosting quality of life from Bracknell and the M3, M4 and Country Park and play areas, touch of luxury so the homes will connections, Woodhurst Park in the area? A329(M) are easily accessed. How how do these help Woodhurst feature high specification Warfield is a highly sought Buyers today are ever more comes with great credentials. important are those links? Park offer a different bathrooms with vanity units, after location. It also has The town centre of Bracknell discerning from the finish of Tim Foreman, New Homes environment in which to live? feature lighting and mirrors while limited housing stock. The was long overdue regeneration. Bracknell has always attracted the kitchen to technological Tim Foreman, Manager for Romans Estate the bedrooms will be equipped with A home to live in harmony with naturearea. borders large expanses The creation of major retail commuters due to its fantastic links Due to the landscape and innovation. What makes the Agents, gives his view on this stylish wardrobes and storage space. New Homes Manager, of open countryside, and is stores, leisure facilities and great to London, and these have also community features that the homes at Woodhurst Park new landmark development. Outside the gardens will be an Romans Estate Agents located on the Windsor side places to eat will mean that its attracted some of the country’s development will have, it will be a stand out from the crowd? of Bracknell, offering easy residents can do all this locally leading companies to set up major lifestyle choice for customers rather ‘outside room’ with space for The homes are exceptional in so access to many great facilities without necessarily having to offices in the area. Employment is than just a new property to live in. barbecues and entertaining. many ways.