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James Parker


FROM THE EDITOR


A recent event held by think tank Policy Exchange heralded a rarely seen thing – consensus from politicians from left and right of the spectrum. The subject? A potential means to solve the onoing problems of land shortages when it comes to addressing the UK’s housing crisis. It saw Oliver Letwin MP (and leader of the Government’s review into housebuilding) suggesting that we build “millennial towns” on the green belt around London.


Labour’s shadow Housing Minister Alex Cunningham agreed that such a policy was the way forward, however speakers admitted that NIMBYism remained a major challenge. He also criticised the fact that there had been a lot of encouragement for ‘garden cities’ from Government, with proportionally little action on the ground to back it up.


The problem for such initiatives remains where to site these new settlements, with a host of stakeholder issues and investment wrangles to contend with. Making new towns use land in the most efficient way possible, without compromising amenities for residents (ideally enhancing them), seems the best solution for all concerned.


ON THE COVER


The Industry


Advocate: Brian Berry takes a hard look at the effects of poor workmanship


06.19


HOUSEBUILDER & DEVELOPER


CABE’s Gavin Dunn uncovers the continued issues around the Performance Gap


Case Study: CODA brings a modern take on Victorian back-to- back housing to Sheffield


An example of this, featured in this month’s case study on page 22, sees Coda Architects working with developer Phillip Prince to provide a scheme in Waverley, a new town near Rotherham. The Sky-House project, which has sold quickly so far, follows the principle of “sensitively dense communities,” and echoes Victorian back-to-back housing. What the homes sacrifice in terms of access, they gain in providing shared play space to the front for families.


The two and four-bed homes form a sandwich of three-storey terraces with sawtooth roofs that emulate past industry of the area, and as such may not appeal to those seeking an archetypal ‘house’ in its own plot. However, they offer a compelling combination of affordability, a sensible use of land, contemporary architecture, and sustainability. Their brick facades, combined with zinc roofs and aluminium windows, offer a sense of the familiar as well as a more modern edge – which has helped them get a warm reception so far from a range of buyers.


21ST CENTURY ART DECO IN NYC


Rockefeller Group begins selling luxury apartments in Rose Hill, a 45-storey tower in Manhattan’s NoMad district which brings back ‘authentic New York attitude’


This is not your average scheme, and may make for food for thought for others struggling to provide the floor space in similar settings. We’d be very interested to hear from developers (particularly SMEs) looking at providing new schemes which might be outside the norm, for potential coverage in Housebuilder & Developer. Please contact me with any schemes for consideration, at jparker@netmagmedia.co.uk


Rose Hill, Rockefeller Group. Images courtesy of Pandiscio Green and Recent Spaces. Go to page 18


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