Lancaster City Council development competition to fundamentally improve the quality of the housing stock in Morecambe’s, which suffered a complex set of social issues, including a transient population, high crime rates and benefit dependency based in buildings in multiple occupation, poor quality large properties formerly used as guesthouses.

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The design for manufacture competition challenged the development industry to build high quality sustainable home to a construction cost per m2. Within the strict cost parameter, homes were required to meet all of English partnership quality standards, whilst creating successful neighbourhoods that maximise the potential of each site.

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Glazed space dividers teamed with subtly textured materials provide a point of difference in this waterfront apartment.

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Sunland Group, the creators of the world ’s tallest resident building, has created another progressive residential project. Located in an inner city precinct of Brisbane, Newstead Terraces is a boutique  five storey riverside development.

A strong strong street interface is a key to the design, promoting pedestrian enjoyment of the street. (more…)

English Partnership and the Housing Corporation have developed a program home design and unequivocal set of nationally recognized Quality Standards which they require for all project. They have worked together to develop a consistent approach where possible, defining some of the key ingredients of sustainable place making. Projects that fail to meet any of the minimum criteria set out by each agency are not seen as a compliant bid or eligible for funding.

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