Hexham housing development shines spotlight on indie Northumberland architects

A Northumberland architecture firm has set its sights on growth following its completion of a flagship housing development.

The fast-developing Coach House site, off the main A695 Corbridge to Hexham Road, has become a flagship project for Corbridge-based 33 Architecture.

Ollie Currie, director of 33 Architecture who set up the business in 2015, said: “Having found the site at the start of 2017, nurtured through the planning process, designed four bespoke house types to suit the site and its constraints, and now involved in interior design services for clients - it’s more than a standard project.

“Coach House has become a really special development. It’s a very personal project as I was Hexham-born and raised. I was keen for this to be a very bespoke housing development with a contextual feel using local and modern materials like zinc.

“The developer, Birchdove Homes, felt the same, wanting to create stand-out homes in a fabulous location.”

Comprising eight detached family homes, Coach House is set against a hillside. There are four house types combining traditional materials like stone, brick and slate with contemporary features including zinc, glass and timber composite cladding.

It is anticipated the show home will open towards the end of September. For Ollie, it’s been a ‘busy year’, having moved into his new office premises in Corbridge in early 2019.

His wife Rachel, a fully-qualified architect, has joined him and technician Otis Reed in the growing firm.

Ollie added: “We’ve always focused on designing high-quality, bespoke properties - both residential and commercial. Many of these have-been one-offs, but more recently we’ve started working with developers on some interesting larger residential projects.”

The firm recently completed a 14-home development for Gatsby Homes at Bedlington and hopes to handle more projects around that scale.

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