Back Garden City - Runner Up in RIBA Journal Multi-Generational Housing Competition
September 20, 2017
Yesterday we went to London for the RIBA Journal's award ceremony for their Multi-Generational Housing competition in conjunction with Norbord's Sterling OSB (Orientated Strand Board). We were thrilled to come runner-up with our 'Back Garden City' Proposal that is seeking to provide affordable housing for a variety of prospective residents in the back gardens of large semi-detached homes typical of post war UK Housing. The scheme could enable small clusters of dwellings to be formed to create pockets of cohousing and other community functions. We're actively developing the scheme in conjunction with Knowle West Media Centre for the community there, and looking at options for a joint venture with possible housing manufacturers / suppliers. It is hoped that a pilot project will be built within 2018, and enable further projects to be replicated, supplying up to 250 new homes per year in the neighbourhood. Watch this space......
We visited this year's stunning Serpentine pavillion designed by Diébédo Francis Kéré, the award-winning architect from Gando, Burkina Faso before the awards ceremony in Hyde Park.
Our scheme has been published in this months RIBA Journal. Its the second project we've had featured in this prestigious publication.