Chimney Pot Park, Langworthy, Greater Manchester
In Langworthy, Greater Manchester, architects Shedkm and award winning developers Urban Splash, in partnership with Salford City Council and English Partnerships, took on the regeneration of 349 terraced houses in an area that had suffered from long-term underinvestment. The reconfigured Victorian properties rethink the terraced house to address the needs of modern living, turning an area of dereliction back into a community.
Cupa Natural Slate has been used as the roofing material of choice for the entire scheme, complementing the cleaned up original brickwork and modern ‘chimney’ rooflights, commented project Architects Shedkm.
Langworthy as a community is constantly growing with a church, community centre and park being developed alongside Chimney Pot Park. The area will continue with its multi-million pound revamp thanks to Salford City Council, English Partnerships and the government’s National Regeneration Agency.
The slate specified and used on this project was Cupa H5 slate. It is a pale grey slate with a riven surface and can be split to a thickness of 5mm and to differing formats including; square, rectangular, rounded and rustic. Natural slate of this kind is exceptionally durable as well as being waterproof, environmentally friendly and maintenance free, making this the most suitable choice for a housing development of this nature.
Cupa continue to comply with British and European standards, including EN 12326 and BS 680: Part 2 for this particular slate, to ensure the highest standard of slate is produced for their clients. They have also adopted a unique quality control system consisting of a bar-coding method, enabling the source, type, testing and craftsmanship to be recorded for future tracing and matching.
In Langworthy, Greater Manchester, architects Shedkm and award winning developers Urban Splash, in partnership with Salford City Council and English Partnerships, took on the regeneration of 349 terraced houses in an area that had suffered from long-term underinvestment. The reconfigured Victorian properties rethink the terraced house to address the needs of modern living, turning an area of dereliction back into a community.
Cupa Natural Slate has been used as the roofing material of choice for the entire scheme, complementing the cleaned up original brickwork and modern ‘chimney’ rooflights, commented project Architects Shedkm.
Langworthy as a community is constantly growing with a church, community centre and park being developed alongside Chimney Pot Park. The area will continue with its multi-million pound revamp thanks to Salford City Council, English Partnerships and the government’s National Regeneration Agency.
The slate specified and used on this project was Cupa H5 slate. It is a pale grey slate with a riven surface and can be split to a thickness of 5mm and to differing formats including; square, rectangular, rounded and rustic. Natural slate of this kind is exceptionally durable as well as being waterproof, environmentally friendly and maintenance free, making this the most suitable choice for a housing development of this nature.
Cupa continue to comply with British and European standards, including EN 12326 and BS 680: Part 2 for this particular slate, to ensure the highest standard of slate is produced for their clients. They have also adopted a unique quality control system consisting of a bar-coding method, enabling the source, type, testing and craftsmanship to be recorded for future tracing and matching.