Carpenters Yard
Discover Carpenter's Yard, gs8's flagship planet positive development in the heart of Thornwood, in Epping Forest.
Thoughtfully designed to blend modern living with sustainable innovation, each home reflects our commitment to quality, community and a lighter footprint on the planet.
The new three-bedroom showhome is now open, offering a first look at the craftmanship, smart design and natural materials that set gs8 apart. Experience how sustainability and design come together - and see why Carpenters Yard is more than just a place to live. Better for the environment and better for you, each design-led home is market leading in energy efficiency.
Carpenters Yard is the UK’s largest development to offer all homes with zero-energy bills for five years, guaranteed through our partnership with Octopus Energy.*
Book your visit to view the new showhome today and explore the future of planet positive living!
*Zero Bills includes a generous Fair Use Allowance - around twice your home’s expected yearly usage and just a heads-up EV charging is billed separately.
*Limits, Terms & Conditions and exclusions apply.
See optimisemicrogrid.co.uk
Carpenters Yard has been carefully considered to reflect the character of traditional field boundaries and maximise natural light within our new homes in Epping. Tree-lined terraced streets are interwoven with green spaces, including the Willow Pond, trail garden and children’s play spaces.
A historic preserve of respite and reconnection on the outskirts of London, people have retreated to Epping Forest for peace and tranquility for centuries. Two miles to the north of Epping, Thornwood village is located on the edge of Wintry Wood, the forest’s northern tip, with miles of nature reserve on its doorstop.
Despite their peaceful location, it is still easy to get into the city from our new build houses in Epping, with the Central line running from Epping (6-minute drive or 15-minute bus) and the Overground from Harlow (16-minute drive).
Designed through extensive consultation with the local community and with the goal of enhancing the beauty and biodiversity of the landscape, Carpenters Yard provides a new, green heart for the village of Thornwood.
Residents also benefit from a range of shared resources to enhance village life, including a gym, allotments and an electric car and bicycle club, with a concierge service to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Fronting the High Road with views onto Thornwood Common, a bright commercial space is envisaged as a community-led grocery and café. Run in partnership with a local operator, it will serve Carpenters Yard residents and the wider area, filling the void left by the closure of the village greengrocer and creating a new social hub for Thornwood village.
Filled with carp and surrounded by a variety of native wetland planting, the Willow Pond provides a unique ecological feature for the neighbourhood, where residents can relax on the jetty, stroll along a perimeter walking trail or watch the wildlife go by.
A woodland walk running through the middle of the neighbourhood, the trail garden is dotted with forest play for children and a meandering path for adults to enjoy.
We have created over 10 different play areas for children to discover, with a pedestrianised play street, trail garden and forest play spaces, all using natural materials such as logs and soft bark.
Our on-site DIY and re-use centre is here to help you carry out home improvements, DIY projects and bike repairs. Space is also provided for you to store, and share with your neighbours, infrequently used items like lawnmowers, high chairs, tools and books.
Situated alongside the Willow Pond, community allotments provide space for green-thumbed residents to grow their own vegetables, whilst native, drought-resitant planting throughout the neighbourhood provides opportunities for fruit picking and foraging,
Our on-site gym for residents overlooks the Willow Pond and is equipped with state-of-the-art Technogym equipment for cardio and resistance. Residents' will also have the benefit of free weight equipment to help you achieve your fitness goals.
Through partnerships with Nissan and Volt respectively, Carpenters Yard provides residents with an electric car and bicycle club. Residents are given the sole use of four EVs and a selection of electric and pedal bicycles which can be booked through an app.
Perfectly located by the waterfront, our fitness centre, DIY and reuse centre and community hub provides residents with a flexible space to book at their leisure. Be it a birthday or business meeting or pop-up event, it is a blank canvas for your big ideas.
Our parcel room will help with coordinating all your deliveries in this new neighbourhood.
Our RIBA award-winning architects have crafted homes with the future in mind – uniquely efficient, resilient to changes in the weather and with fitted kitchens, bathrooms and flooring that have a timeless appeal.
Care has been taken to ensure they are wonderful places to live, with the space to play, tranquility to relax in and every practical consideration for the needs of modern life.
Highly insulated timber frames, efficient house forms and triple glazing together ensure that our homes are not only EPC A rated but also over 15 times more efficient than UK building regulation requirements in terms of air tightness and thermal performance.
Designed for cross ventilation and to be dual aspect, Carpenters Yard homes are spacious, calm and light-filled. They feature a minimum 2.7m ceiling height, large windows to optimise daylight and fresh air.
Through clever design and engineering, our homes include significantly fewer pipes, ducts and services than standard. Where possible, we prioritise mechanical fixings and surface fixtures for easier repair and maintenance.
We prioritise high quality, natural materials — such as timber fittings and flooring that comes with a lifetime guarantee — and 100% recyclable materials. We try to eliminate VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) from your air, by minimising the use of synthetic paints, varnishes and solvents, unless unavoidable.
Our homes have been thoughtfully considered for life, with utility rooms, loft storage, ample hall storage, permanent home-working spaces, fitted kitchens and bathrooms and generous, private gardens with patio and lawns.
As temperatures become more extreme, our homes are designed to maintain an ambient temperature through hot and cold. For the hottest days, brise soleils, façade shading and mature trees have been strategically placed to provide extra protection from the sun.
MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery) system filters all fresh air entering our homes to ensure optimal air quality and oxygen indoors.
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