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PROJECT REPORT: SOCIAL & AFFORDABLE HOUSING


negative perceptions attached to such housing by way of its design and high quality materials. Councillor Stephanie Cryan, deputy leader of Southwark Council and cabinet member for housing, beams with pride as she speaks about the development: “Our design standards are very high – any directly-delivered scheme has to be of exceptional quality. To see such high-standard council homes [delivered] at the beginning of a long [development] programme is absolutely fantastic, and demonstrates what that standard is.” Southwark Council is running the largest programme for directly building council homes in London, having pledged to deliver 11,000 homes by 2043, with 1,500 to be completed by 2018.


This initiative was borne of the need to address the growing housing crisis in the area. Cryan says: “We’ve got 10,000 people on our housing waiting lists at the moment, so [when delivering new homes] we need to make sure that these are the homes that people want.” She adds: “It’s about taking the residents on the journey with you.” The council employs a 50 per cent local lettings policy, meaning residents of the nearby Kipling Estate and the area in general would be able to apply to live in the new flats. That’s why involving the community and also the TMO in the planning stages was vital. According to the councillor, residents


were “particularly concerned about preventing anti-social behaviour; they didn’t want people sitting on stairwells or causing nuisance to neighbours.”


Residents also provided input on certain specification aspects of the wheelchair homes, such as the request for low level appliances and pull switches, but for all homes the provision of adequate storage – which was pushed to “the maximum possi- ble” according to Lea – was key. “The biggest thing is the building is tenure-blind,” says Cryan – “we wanted passers by to realise that this is council housing – and it doesn’t stand out as such”. Another important suggestion came from


the TMO resulted in the inclusion of a small roof terrace on the ‘stepped’ area of the Long Lane-facing block. Lea admits the terrace “became smaller and smaller after every resident meeting due to noise concerns”, but it remains a thoughtful addition, similar to the roof terraces on private developments. “We designed a very nice roof terrace where the building steps down,” explains Simon Lea, “and it’s great, because we


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We wanted passers by to not realise that this is council housing – and it


doesn’t stand out as such Stephanie Cryan, deputy leader, LBS


BRICK MONOLITH


The extensive use of blue brick ties in visually with other nearby buildings along the road


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