Our practice has been responsible for the design of more than
3500 social housing dwellings, a considerable proportion of recent
provision throughout South East England.
The range and type of residential commissions has varied from a
5 unit development for the Croydon Churches Housing Association at
Cross Road, to a 385 unit development for the South London Family
Housing association in Croydon at the Woodside Brickworks
site, this development incorporating a one acre natural
lake.
The practice has been at the forefront of design development for
private and social housing projects. We have endeavoured to
incorporate the five major design criteria in all projects:
Context, Aesthetics, Function, Cost and Construction time. We work
closely with our various clients enabling the best possible balance
of design and engineering disciplines to create functionally viable
solutions.
Throughout this process the design team also takes into account
the economic, social, and cultural environment in which the project
is located. Many projects require close co-operation with the
various authorities and interest groups. To achieve the optimum
solutions we consult at all of the design stages to ensure that all
developments are attractive to Promoting Developers, residents and
visitors. Open space has to be organised to form public and private
zones, which often leads to conflicts between private zones and the
requirements for vehicular access. These problems must be
identified and integrated into the overall design philosophy during
the planning stages.
The practice has seen more than 3500 new dwellings built to our
design, including schemes that have received Design awards in
recognition of our Architectural achievements.