Our Community Building
The Community Building design
The community building is located on the southeast boundary of the site. It has been designed with mix of pitched and flat roof to minimise mass and impact on neighbours.
The principal spaces of the building run along the front edge of the building, engaging with the public realm. This design ensures minimal overbearing on the adjacent gardens while giving privacy and separation to these houses.
Large windows provide connection and surveillance of the shared spaces while planting and landscape provide privacy for the en-suite rooms.
The high standard of design and finish associated with the homes has also been applied to the Community Building, which is built to Passivhaus standard and therefore stays cosy in winter and cool in the summer, also benefiting from excellent sound insulation.
Community Building shown on Site
Access to the Community Building
Vehicular access to the site is via Cascade Road. The car parking area is for residents only, but spaces can be used to load / unload. Parking in Hook Norton is free and easily available.
There is pedestrian access to the site from the North (Cascade Road), the South (The Bourne) and the West (The Sports and Social Club).
The following documents are available for all users of and visitors to the Community Building
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HNCLT Community Building Health and Safety Policy
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HNCLT Community Building Fire Policy
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HNCLT Community Building Fire Guidance Document
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HNCLT Community Building Risk Assessment – Main Space
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HNCLT Community Building Risk Assessment – En-suite Rooms
For more information about our Community Building, please contact hello@hooknortonclt.org.uk
The requirements for a community building on the site were extensively explored through multiple community consultations. Several suggestions were put forward, and narrowed down during the building phase.
The main multi-use space has been designed to offer flexibility both now and for the future. It is currently home to the Hooky Hub, a ‘members only’ co-working space provided by Hook Norton Low Carbon.
There are also two en-suite rooms with their own private access, which are now available for hire. One has been furnished as a Therapy Room for use by a variety of local therapists, and is available for hire by the half day or day. The other has been furnished as a Spare Bedroom, available for residents’ guests or visitors to the village, to hire per night. There will be a discount applied to spare room bookings made by Bourne Green residents. During our community consultations it became evident that people would be more likely to move to a smaller property if there was an ‘overflow bedroom’ available on the site.
