Living the dream: From converted silk mills to transformed marshlands, groundbreaking schemes are taking residential to a new level
What: Meier on Rothschild
Where: Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv
Who: Developer: Berggruen Holding Group Architect Richard Meier
Why: This tower will be 27 storeys high, with each 735 sq m floor comprising a single living space or being divided into two or four apartments. Designed to a seven-star standard, the building will include a luxury spa, swimming pool complex and fitness centre, and will have a concierge.
What: Beehive Mills
Where: Bradford
Who: Developer: McGinnis Urban
Why: Beehive Mills will be one of the biggest developments of its kind in the region, situated in the city’s Learning Quarter. It will include 517 apartments, comprising studios, one-bed and two-bed flats. The first completions are expected late next summer.
What: Amara Golf Village
Where: Maenam, Koh Samui, Thailand
Who: Developer: Lynx Developments; Architect: Rarin Design
Why: This scheme will consist of 19 luxury private villas, each with three en-suite bedrooms, which open onto an expansive outdoor living area and a private pool. Expected completion date is September 2009.
What: Silkworks
Where: Lewisham, London SE13
Who: Developer and architect: St James Urban Living
Why: The redevelopment of a former silk mill, this scheme consists of 330 units – city suites and one- and two-bedroom apartments. Expected completion date is 2009.
What: Pegasus Town
Where: Pegasus Bay, near Christchurch, New Zealand
Who: Developer: Pegasus Town; Architects: Boffa Miskell (overall), Mason & Wales (town centre)
Why: The town will be home to 5,000 new residents on a site that, a few years ago, was a marshland. The town will feature a 300-acre wetland park, golf course, family and retirement homes, retail and leisure facilities and schools. The first phase is expected to be completed within the next few months.
What: Anfield
Where: Liverpool
Who: Developer: Affordable Housing Development Co; Architect: Chris Davies Developments; Project manager: Arcadis AYH
Why: The scheme is part of the Breckfield regeneration area, in one of the government’s Pathfinder areas. Arena Housing and Liverpool city council are transferring the ownership of 150 properties, which are sold to owner-occupiers on completion, at no cost on the basis of a profit share on completion. The overall scheme is expected to be completed by 2011.
What: Island Harbour
Where: Cowes, Isle of Wight
Who: Architect: SMC Charter Architects; Developer: Island Harbour Holdings
Why: This scheme consists of 48 three- and four-bedroom marina properties with moorings close by, in a river valley outside Cowes. Each property has a balcony with countryside and water views, and an allocated parking space. Completion is expected by January 2009.
What: Les Terrasses d’Agadir
Where: Atlantic coast at Agadir, Morocco
Who: Developer: Bridgehouse International
Why: Les Terrasses d’Agadir is a 147-room apart-hotel, offering investors the opportunity to buy a fully managed and furnished four-star serviced apartment – the first of its kind in Morocco. Completion is expected in December 2009.
What: Broomfield Estate
Where: Perthshire
Who: Architect and developer: Zebrano
Why: The Perthshire estate is set to be transformed into a development that will involve the conversion of the original 1910 Edwardian mansion into four contemporary apartments and remodelling of the coach house into a four-bedroom home, alongside three contemporary villas set within their own private gardens. Completion is expected by the end of this year.
What: Creola Sands Resort
Where: Boavista Island, Cape Verde
Who: Developer: Sands Developments Cape Verde; Architect: Broadway Malyan
Why: This resort includes outdoor swimming pools, restaurant, bar and entertainment areas, and a gymnasium, and will include 286 luxury duplexes plus studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.
