2024-12-22T02:52:58-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/105555322/plans-approved-for-damien-hirst-s-village-on-the-british-coast Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-08-01T14:07:00-04:00 >2017-01-06T13:45:30-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/04/0422ea7f8e7fafe3b443d085c90d8858?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Outline plans for the project were approved by the North Devon Council this week. The village will officially be known by the surprisingly prosaic name Southern Extension, and will include shops, a primary school, a sports pitch and woodlands. [...] The project will include 75 affordable homes, and will be built over the next 10 to 15 years. Renderings show an extremely typical suburban town filled with identical houses and strolling pedestrians.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Hirst is collaborating with the <a href="http://www.rundellassociates.com/practice-profile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Architects Rundell Associates</a>, who have yet to complete such a large scale project. Related news from the world's richest living artist:</p><ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/38548368/artist-damien-hirst-s-eco-homes-vision-to-regenerate-town-is-unveiled" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Artist Damien Hirst's eco-homes vision to regenerate town is unveiled</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/104862450/damien-hirst-s-london-art-space-due-to-open-next-spring" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Damien Hirst's London art space due to open next spring</a></li></ul>