Hebden Bridge

Third year is now under way, and a few weeks in we have just begun a first design project which we will be undertaking from now up until the Christmas. A scary thought! 

My project is based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire where we will be designing a 'Narrative Space.' We are yet to be given the brief, but on Tuesday we visited the town to carry out some site analysis, the group I am in focusing on 'townscape.'

The town is built in the valley, and with the dramatic topography the terrace houses are built tall to 4 or 5 storeys high to create 'over and under houses.' This is where the lower 2 storeys are one dwelling and will be entered at ground level from the street. The upper 2 or 3 storeys are a separate dwelling, entered on the opposite side on the second floor, which is actually becomes ground level as you move up the hill. 

In the seventies and eighties Hebden Bridge was populated by artists and writers, and the town since has become well known for its literary and creative history.