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Cross Street South
Description
Cross Street South is on the edge of Wolverhampton city centre in an area that includes light industry, a pub, car parking areas, terraced housing and a high-rise housing block. Poor design, patchy maintenance and neglect has led to a degraded environment and poor quality public realm.
The new residential blocks of Cross Street South stand out against this context, creating attractive and well defined streets and demonstrating that the area can be a target for investment.
Key features of the Cross Street South include:
- a mix of affordable housing and apartments which responds to local needs
- flexible and adaptable accommodation to ensure long-term suitability for residents
- exceptional environmental performance, both in construction and for low carbon living
- a strong sense of place stemming from a rational layout with strong active frontages
- a pedestrian-friendly scheme with good surveillance, integration of parking and high quality shared space.
Cross Street South is a fairly low-key scheme which shows that design excellence can be achieved without making a particular statement. This has been done by paying careful attention to every element of construction and specification. Each aspect has been thought through to create an attractive and convenient living environment that contributes to safe and attractive streets and supports low-carbon living.
Cross Street South scored an exceptional 18.5/20 against the Building for Life criteria.
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