NEWS NEW TOWN
Design team appointed for Northstowe, Cambridgeshire’s new town
Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design and Proctor & Matthews Architects have been chosen by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to provide planning support and architectural services for a new town in Cambridgeshire. Northstowe, one of the Government’s Healthy New Towns, will be built to encourage residents to lead more active lifestyles through a more sustainable and inclusive design.
The two firms will work on the first 380 homes part of Phase 2, which will eventually deliver 3,500 homes, three schools, town-centre workspaces, sports hubs, recreation spaces and infrastructure. Tibbalds prepared the Design Code for Phase 2, while Proctor & Matthews Architects, supported by the Tibbalds CampbellReith JV, will produce the detailed design for the 380 homes. Georgina Bignold, associate director at Proctor and Matthews, said: “Proctor and Matthews Architects are delighted to be working alongside Tibbalds to design the first residential parcel of the second phase at Northstowe. It is an opportunity to create a vibrant 21st century sustainable new town with a distinctive local identity, and to meet the HCA’s requirement for high
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quality design to set the benchmark for the wider development.” Katja Stille, associate director at Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design, added: “Northstowe will be one of the most signif- icant developments created over the next decade. Our aim is to create a sustainable,
flexible and aesthetic place that caters for all living aspirations and deliver a town for the future.” The HCA is set to build the first of the scheme’s 3,500 homes in 2019 and then commence the town centre and future phases.
Month of optimism despite ‘mixed signals’ from practices FUTURE TRENDS
Architects have shown cautious optimism in the latest RIBA Future Trends survey, but some firms have reported difficulties recruiting staff.
The workload index balance figure bounced to +14 in July (up from +10 in June), with improvements in workload forecasts for all four sectors. Practices outside of London were the most optimistic, with the Midlands and East Anglia returning a balance figure of +32. Practices of all sizes remained
positive, but large practices (51+ staff) showed the most confidence at increasing future workloads, with a balance figure of +63.
Growth in the value of work in progress remained at an annualised rate of 1 per cent. The Future Trends staffing index also increased, standing at +10 in July, with large practices most optimistic about increasing staff levels in the medium-term. RIBA executive director (members),
Adrian Dobson, said: “Commentary from participating practices points to a steady outlook in the medium term, but with more uncertainty over the long term. Some of last month’s pessimism seems to have lifted, but signals remain mixed. “Some practices have detected nervous- ness on the part of developers of larger residential schemes. At the same time we have had the first reports for some time of practices struggling to recruit staff with the skills they need.”
ADF OCTOBER 2017
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