Loyn & Co has unveiled its design for Parc Hadau, a net-zero-carbon housing scheme in Wales that will be built from cross-laminated timber and powered by renewable energy.
Developed by Loyn & Co and landscape architects Farrer Huxley for Sero Homes, the Parc Hadau neighbourhood will comprise 35 eco-friendly dwellings on a scrubland site in Pontardawe.
According to the studio, the homes will have a net-zero-embodied-carbon primary structure, use passive design, use renewable energy technologies to generate enough electricity to power the scheme.
"Zero carbon is the right thing to do," said Tim Fry, architect at Loyn & Co.
"With the ongoing climate emergency, zero-carbon homes can provide the homes we need today at an environmental standard that will allow us to achieve the government's 2050 zero-carbon commitment," he told Dezeen. "As the government shifts towards updating existing housing stock these new homes will not require any improvements as they already meet the government's 2050 zero-carbon commitment, whilst the same standard homes will require upgrades in the years to come."

Park Hadau is set to begin construction later in 2020, with residents expected to move in during Summer 2021.
Once complete, it will comprise 11 two-bed homes, 22 three-bed homes and two four-bed homes, alongside a large communal garden and a community building for both residents and locals.

Each house will be built using cross-laminated timber. Tim...