May 2015: Hwb wins in the Welsh Regional RIBA Awards.

April 2015: Hwb wins a UK Housing Award; Outstanding Development of the Year.

“The difference to the community is marked; a blot on the landscape has been transformed into an attractive, modern gateway development to Denbigh town centre”

Hwb Dinbych

Redevelopment of a key gateway town centre brownfield site to create a new mixed use scheme comprising Residential, Youth Enterprise Centre and Educational facilities for Coleg Llandrillo.

Client: Grŵp Cynefin (formerly Cymdeithas Tai Clwyd)

Value: £2.0 million

Completed: 2014

Location: Denbigh, North Wales

The aim of the project is to create a centre that will provide support to young people in general at risk of under achieving in life, particularly in learning, skills development and securing future employment.

The scheme includes:-

A supported housing project for 16-25 year olds providing 6 onsite self-contained apartments

A Youth Enterprise Centre covering the age ranges of 11 – 25 and providing vocational skills, access to appropriate advisory business, counselling and mentoring support, formal and informal learning facilities as well as providing a gateway to other youth services

On site educational space for Coleg Llandrillo was incorporated into the scheme, in order to help encourage and inspire people into further education

Sustainability Features including: Recyclable materials, solar power, grey water recycling, high levels of insulation, high levels of natural daylighting, energy efficient Mechanical and Electrical services.

Now featured on the Copper Development Association’s website.

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