Our 48th Competition.

Progress, Volume XII, Issue 1, 1 September 1916, Page 711

Our 48th Competition.

We offer a prize of £L 10 for the design adjudged to be the best for a Block of Three Cottages to be part of a Workmen’s Housing Scheme. The site is at the. bend of a road and contains 1 rood 20 perches which is to be divided approximately between the three cottages in such a way as to give about an equal portion of flower and vegetable garden to each. There is a building line 20 ft. from road boundary which must not be impinged upon by any building, all building must be kept behind this line but need not be brought up to it. The cottages must be in one block with party walls where they are attached (to save walling).

The frontage? need not be equal —it is more important to sub divide the land so as to make the best use of it for garden purposes. The plan of the cottages must be similar, but need not be an exact replica of each other. They will be two storeys in height. The accommodation to be provided for each must be as follows: 1. —A Living room, with 3 feet kitchen range, about 200 feet super. 2. —A Scullery- Wash house, with bath handy to copper, stairs leading up to upper floor, and small store, and wood and coal shed, and be approached from outside — the two latter may be in a lean-to addition. There must be a hob fire on which simple cooking may be done. 3. — The upper floor may be partly in the roof, and must contain one large bedroom, about 160 ft. super., and two smaller ones. There is supposed to be public water supply and sewerage, but hot water service is not intended. The design must be studied to give a good appearance from every side, especially from any point in the road. The materials allowed are red brick. (9in. and 4|in. walls) which may be rough cast at author’s discretion, Marseilles tile root. The upper storey may be timber framing weather-boarded at author’s discretion, and if needed for accommodation may overhang about Ift. but this is not necessarily implied. Upper storey partitions may be timber framing. The height of lower storey must be 8 ft. clear, and upper 8 ft. to ceiling, and not less than 4 ft. of vertical wall at any point. Points to be specially studied are: —faj Uniformity and economy in structure ; (b) Convenience of accommodation ; (c) External appearance ; ( d) Equitable subdivision of site, so that every corner may be utilized for garden or other useful purpose. The design must be illustrated by:— (a) A site plan to 1/16 inch scale, shewing block of buildings, paths,' posts for drying lines, &c.; (b) Jin. scale plan of each floor ; (c) Jinch scale plan of roofs; (d) Gross section of one cottage to £inch scale ; (e) All dissimilar elevations. A Sketch Perspective taken from a point in the road may also be submitted. ■ ,

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