Twenty-three years on, Kriers vision is almost halfway there. Walking the streets of Poundbury today provides a fascinating journey through the changing fashions of this supposedly timeless enclave, built on eternal principles. Phase one is perhaps closest to the stage-set image of the popular cliché: 200 houses set in winding streets that radiate from a market square, where a Budgens hides behind a hand-painted Village Stores sign and John Simpsons bizarre market hall squats on bloated stone columns. It has a distinctly villagey atmosphere at only 16 units per acre. Phase two, which has evolved incrementally over the last 10 years, represents a complete departure, with almost 1,000 homes set at more than double the density. Broad avenues are lined by blocks of five-storey flats, albeit with the obligatory Georgian dressing, as well as 6ha of employment space, from a Romanesque warehouse to the corniced brick shed of the Dorset Cereals factory.
| Image Details: | |
| Image File: | DGIL-0135-0018 |
| Caption: | Poundbury Village, Poundbury, United Kingdom. Architect: Léon Krier, 2014. Street view. |
| Property Release: | No |
| Model Release: | N/A |
| Dimensions in PX: | 4317 x 3886 pixels |
| Date of Photograph: | 10/04/2010 |
| Restriction: | No Restriction |
| Credit: | Dennis Gilbert/VIEW |
| Building Details: | |
| View Project Number: | 61305 |
| Building Name: | Poundbury Village |
| Headline: | Poundbury Village, Poundbury, United Kingdom. Architect: Léon Krier, 2014. |
| City: | Poundbury |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Architect: | Léon Krier |
| Architect Website: | |
| Category: | Housing |
| Building Type: | Private Housing |
| Year of Completion: | 2014 |
| Collection: | VIEW Architecture |
| Public Notes: | Twenty-three years on, Kriers vision is almost halfway there. Walking the streets of Poundbury today provides a fascinating journey through the changing fashions of this supposedly timeless enclave, built on eternal principles. Phase one is perhaps closest to the stage-set image of the popular cliché: 200 houses set in winding streets that radiate from a market square, where a Budgens hides behind a hand-painted Village Stores sign and John Simpsons bizarre market hall squats on bloated stone columns. It has a distinctly villagey atmosphere at only 16 units per acre. Phase two, which has evolved incrementally over the last 10 years, represents a complete departure, with almost 1,000 homes set at more than double the density. Broad avenues are lined by blocks of five-storey flats, albeit with the obligatory Georgian dressing, as well as 6ha of employment space, from a Romanesque warehouse to the corniced brick shed of the Dorset Cereals factory. |
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| Orientation: | H |
| Type: | Private Housing |
| B/W or Colour: | Colour |
| Number of People: | Nobody |
| Technique: | Copy space |
| People Incidental: | N/A |
| Point of View: | Distant view |
| Time of Day: | Day |
| Interior or Exterior: | Exterior |
| Photographer: | Dennis Gilbert |
| Source File Name: | DGIL-0135-0018.jpg |
| Copyright Info URL: | www.viewpictures.co.uk |