A new Bristol regeneration project will see new townhouses built for home working.
With 2.9m business being run from homes in the UK The Chocolate Factory development in Greenbank, BS5, will see kitchens moved to the top floor of the three-storey townhouses so the ground floor has flexible space for a home-based business.
The Shaw Collection designs are within the framework of the old factory building so the townhouses have high ceilings and feature windows. The layout of the 1,100 square feet of space over three floors has been designed with post-pandemic living and working in mind.
Mya Castillo, sales and marketing consultant for The Chocolate Factory, said: “On the ground floor these townhouses have a big open space which could be used as a therapy room, a workshop, an art studio, office, writing room or consulting room.
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“There is a utility room, so that people do not have to go to the top floor for a coffee and it means that home-workers can have a public area and reception and live on the floors above. It also means that the kitchen and living area on the top floor has vaulted ceilings and wonderful views across Bristol."
The townhouses are close to the Bristol and Bath Railway Path for an easy cycle commute and sit within the Greenbank community with all its established pubs, cafes and shops.
In 1981 only 1.5% of those in employment said they worked mainly from home, that tripled to 4.7% by 2019. When the pandemic hit the whole situation changed again and now it is not just those people running their own business that work from home.
Hybrid working is now favoured by 50 of the country’s biggest employers. The Chocolate Factory has already sold 50% of the townhouses, which will be ready to move into by the end of the year.
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