Ainsley Gommon Architects

Client

Grŵp Cynefin

Location

Aberdaron, Gwynedd

Value

Date Completed

Due Winter 2026

Development Overview

New-build development of 8 affordable homes for Grŵp Cynefin, supported with a housing grant from Welsh Government and located in Aberdaron, Gwynedd.

The proposed housing mix comprises: 4No 3 bed, 1No 4 bed and 3No 2 Bed Bungalows. The homes are in-keeping with the semi-rural character of the surroundings of the site being on the edge of the village.

The scheme has positive frontages and elevational treatments designed to be sympathetic to the typical local residential properties in the nearby village. The character and materiality is maintained by traditional pitched roof forms and domestically scaled fenestration while creating interest and variation. There are open aspects looking over roads and the amenity space.

The highly sustainable scheme enables ‘low carbon living’, with combustion free homes that embrace cutting-edge energy and drainage technology. The homes are built using Modern Methods of Construction using panelised timber frame construction, designed with a fabric first approach to meet WG Part L 2025 targets and achieved EPC A rating. Solar photovoltaic panels generate zero carbon energy, and there is zero onsite combustion as the homes have all electric systems, with a clear path to achieve net zero carbon in the future.