Pollard Thomas Edwards completes UK's first over 50s co-housing scheme

Pollard Thomas Edwards has completed the UK's first co-housing project for older residents in north London, comprising brick mews houses arranged around a communal garden. New Ground Co-housing is a women-only complex set on the site of a former convent in High Barn. The firm started from the premise that the members should determine the character and layout of the project so far as was compatible with practical and planning requirements. The women's brief was very clear: their own sustainable homes, with shared facilities that create a sense of community.