Blockyard, Tynemouth

Location: Tynemouth
Client: Northumberland Estates
Status: Ongoing

Project Description:

Pier Road seeks to provide the highest quality for older persons housing. The facilities are fully integrated into their surroundings, making the most of the views towards Collingwood Monument and the Mouth of Tyne.

With a dense heritage stretching as far back as the Iron Age, Pier Road has been designed with conservation, history, and heritage in mind. Pier Road, Blockyard has been conceived as a sociable and inter-generational neighbourhood nestled into the headlands of Tynemouth.

Providing a modern interpretation of traditional architecture found in Tynemouth, Pier Road, Blockyard will be the place for retirement on Tyneside. Family housing and Nursery school provided alongside retirement accommodation.