Successful places

with homes and jobs

A NATIONAL

AGENCY

WORKING

LOCALLY

Housing Design in

the North

Design Seminar for Registered Providers

Bill Carr

Head of Area – Tees Valley

4th February 2015

HCA Statutory Objectives

To improve the supply and quality of housing in England

To secure the regeneration or development of land or

infrastructure in England

To support in other ways the creation, regeneration or development

of communities in England or their continued well being.

To contribute to the achievement of sustainable development and

good design in England, with a view to meeting the needs of people

living in England.

The Elms, Chester le Street

North East

• CASSH 2013 – £1.76m• 6 bungalows, 51 apartments• HAPPI principles• Dementia friendly design• Flexible layouts• BREEAM Very Good rating• Quality communal spaces

The Elms, Chester le Street

North East

• Large private terraces allow access to outdoor space

• Kitchen windows open onto communal corridor

• Full height bedroom windows allow views from sitting or lying down

• Borrowed light in large lobby avoids dark unwelcoming space and allows room for wheelchair

• Bed 2 flexible – can be combined with living room or Bed 1

Carlisle Street, Gateshead

North East

• Extensive consultation with residents• Design competition - entries assessed by group including HCA and planners• CSH4• Lifetime Homes

Little Kelham, Sheffield

Yorkshire and the Humber

• Get Britain Building Programme – HCA investment of £1.7m• 107 new homes• Converted Grade 2 listed industrial buildings – Eagle Works and Green Lane Works• Offsite construction – super-insulated timber frame• Passivhaus standard• Digitally Enabled Homes – monitor energy and security from smartphone• Shared space for pedestrians, cyclists and cars – social interaction prioritised

Little Kelham, Sheffield

Yorkshire and the Humber

Cottam Hall, Cottam Meadow (Site K), Preston

North West

• Collaboration HCA/Preston City Council – shared vision on quality from outset• Indicative site layout and development brief by HCA• 104 new homes - 3, 4 & 5 bed homes (six 2 bed flats)• Density of 39 dwellings/ha• Full site Homezone – family friendly streets• One of the first ‘Built for Life’ schemes (achieving 12 greens on BfL12)

www.builtforlifehomes.org/schemes/go/39

Cottam Hall, Cottam Meadow (Site K), Preston

North West

• Outward facing• Perimeter blocks• Shared surface• On-street parking• Pedestrian priority• Quality paving• Street trees• Views/access to nature• Bespoke architecture• Variety• Corner dwellings• No blank walls• No garden fences

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