August 31 2020

A public-private partnership led by North Ayrshire Council and hub South West is to deliver 79 homes for social rent in Kilwinning following sign-off on the £12.43m initiative.

St Michael's Wynd will be built by Graham Construction to designs by Norr Architects, which emphasise open space, energy efficiency and supported living.

New connections will also be offered to established amenities in the town centre and the Garnock River.

Michael McBrearty, chief executive of hub South West, said: “The hub South West model recognises and complements North Ayrshire Council’s objectives of delivering best value and genuine social impact through investment in such projects, thereby ensuring a legacy far beyond the new community we are developing."

Work is programmed to commence by the end of the year for completion by spring 2022.

7 Comments

#1 Posted by youcantfitquickerthanakwikfitfitter on 31 Aug 2020 at 10:33 AM

North Ayrshire Council are doing some great stuff with social housing recently, with this looking the best of them all.

Well done to Norr and the rest of the team.

#2 Posted by TheFakeArchitect on 31 Aug 2020 at 10:54 AM

This looks really good and hopefully stays that way through the inevitable "value engineering" stage...

#3 Posted by Dirk Benedict on 31 Aug 2020 at 11:05 AM

Trolls are out in force this morning it seems!

Looks very ordinary...hopefully more care has gone into the design than the visuals.

#4 Posted by Benedict 3rd on 31 Aug 2020 at 12:23 PM

If I criticise someone about being a troll ..... does that make me also a troll ?

The project looks neat and well considered. Images could do with being a bit brighter

#5 Posted by Dirk Benedict on 31 Aug 2020 at 12:48 PM

@4. Fair point....

Perhaps i was being a touch aggressive. The project does look decent to be fair.

#6 Posted by The Real Dirk Benedict on 31 Aug 2020 at 14:36 PM

Ah, the joy of anonymity.

Comment #5 is not from me. The original comment still stands. It's bog standard stuff. Hardly too inspiring.

#7 Posted by Jimbo on 31 Aug 2020 at 18:48 PM

Thanks for clearing that up …… suspect everyone is on the edge of their seat

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