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The Ryde XII
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
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Architect: Phippen, Randall & Parkes
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The Ryde XII
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
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Architect: Phippen, Randall & Parkes
or call +44 (0)20 3795 5920
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"Fluid living spaces interlock in an orthogonal plan of blockwork, timber and glass"
Part of the renowned Grade II-listed Cockaigne House Group, this brilliant house is filled with original mid-century features, including parquet flooring and timber panelling. It has three bedrooms, as well as a central sunroom with a vaulted ceiling, a garage, a rear garden, and a courtyard at the front. Travel into London is quick and convenient; Hatfield rail station is an 11-minute walk away and runs direct trains to King’s Cross in approximately 25 minutes.
The Ryde XII
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History
The design of narrow frontage single-storey houses on the Cockaigne Housing Group development drew inspiration from Danish models and the efforts of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government Research and Development Group, spearheaded by Cleeve Barr and Oliver Cox, where both Randall and Parkes contributed.
The Ryde implemented a flexible two-bay layout, enabling various configurations that could include one to four bedrooms and one or more internal patios to enhance light and ventilation in the core of the homes.
Built in the early 1960s, the scheme celebrates much of what mid-century architecture championed: a relationship with the outdoors, natural materials and a strong sense of community. There is a shared community house on the plot that, for 20 years, served as a nursery school for the houses on the estate. In 1964, the scheme won an Architectural Design Project Award.
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