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Traditional homes for modern lifestyles

26th March 2010 Print
Typical homes from Redrow’s New Heritage Collection

Redrow's exclusive New Heritage Collection is coming to Birchgrove near Swansea, bringing instantly recognisable traditional homes which combine the best of old and new.

A range of 34 different homes, The New Heritage Collection is a premium housing product with more than a hint of nostalgia, influenced by the ‘Arts and Crafts’ era, but boasting a specification to meet the needs of modern lifestyles.

To ensure buyers can purchase these new designs at the earliest opportunity, the homes are now selling ‘off-plan’ at Awel-y-Mor, in Birchgrove. Would-be home owners who want to see the homes first can travel to Cwm Calon in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, where two professionally designed show homes are already open.

Just as the Arts and Crafts era (c1850 – 1915) grew from the desire to bring back the skill and creativity of the individual craftsman and revive the simplicity and honesty in the way buildings and furnishings were made, Redrow has deliberately set out to reintroduce a high degree of individuality to the way its homes look and feel.

Rachael Davies, area sales manager for Redrow Homes (South Wales), explains: “Feedback from the majority of our customers tells us that they want a conventional two-storey home, preferably detached, with an easily accessible garage and a garden of their own. They want something that looks traditional, perhaps evocative of the family home they grew up in, but they want it to have the latest statement-making kitchens, bathrooms and good quality fixtures and fittings.

“In designing this, some of the architectural influences, styles, shapes, colours and textures reflected in the Arts and Crafts movement have been brought right up to date with high-specification interiors styled for modern living.”

Some of the external features which typify the Arts and Crafts era - and will be seen in varying degrees on the Birchgrove homes - include dropped eaves, projecting plinths, bays and other distinctive window styles, often with leaded lights. Other highlights include timber or tiled canopies over doors and windows, supported by decorative gallows brackets, while front door styles and colours also reflect the ‘heritage’ feel.

These traditional exteriors hide a contemporary interior specification, featuring convivial open plan living spaces, fashionable kitchen designs with floor to ceiling units, central islands and top brand name appliances, plus bathrooms that are sleek, modern and pleasing to the eye.

Homes from The New Heritage Collection at Awel-y-Mor are initially priced from £104,995 for a two-bedroom design to £189,995 for a four-bedroom detached home. Two show homes are due to open at the development in May and homes in the collection will eventually range in size up to six bedrooms.

Within easy reach of Swansea Marina and the stunning Mumbles and Gower coastline, residents of Awel-y-Mor can relax and enjoy the tranquillity of their surroundings, yet they can also experience city life with Swansea’s shops, bars and restaurants just a few miles away.

For further details of the Awel-y-Mor homes, visit the marketing suite open daily from 10am to 5.30pm.

 

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Typical homes from Redrow’s New Heritage Collection