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While many may clamour to get back to the commute and the overpriced coffee, many will have readjusted to this new life working from home. Also, Covid is not going to disappear, and public transport is never going to be a reliable platform while the virus remains a threat.


Architect Alison Brooks explained at the CTBUH event that to serve all needs, future urban development “will need to be adaptable, so you can work from home but invite people to have meetings where you live. You want other spaces in the building to serve your working life.” She explained how ‘vertical neighbourhood’ projects are “breaking open typical urban typologies” to provide a much more diverse range of uses in a concentrated area.


Might we see a move to ‘very mixed’ resi/office developments which have common working spaces – would this be more cost effective than building more work space into new apartments? Servicing a much more flexible future when it comes to work is going to challenge everyone, but perhaps inspire architects.


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WOODCOTE HOUSE, UPHAM A precisely-detailed minimalist home with vernacular materials to help it blend into its rural setting


THE OLD DAIRY, BLOOMSBURY Stanhope Gate’s quirky north London mixed use scheme


ON THE COVER... A contemporary home in a secluded Hampshire location by Design Engine and Paul Cashin Architects combines a minimalist design with vernacular materials to blend into its site. Cover Image © Richard Chivers


For the full report on this project, go to page 32


FROM THE EDITOR


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irst and foremost, everyone at the ADF team would like to wish you a peaceful and happy Christmas break. After the past few months, I think we all deserve a bit of relaxation, however much it might feel like a slightly more festive version of lockdown!


As we went to press, we heard the fantastic news that ADF has been crowned the Property Trade Magazine of the Year. It has been a surreal and concerning year, and we face an uncertain 2021. To be recognised against strong competition for what we do by the Property Press Awards has really helped keep a smile on our faces; this was already there thankfully, as we returned to publishing magazines in November. We may not often see ourselves as a ‘property’ title per se, but the awards is a broad church, and it’s simply very gratifying to receive some high-profile recognition for our team’s hard work!


As we start to peer out of the Covid tunnel to what could be a New Year buoyed by vaccines bringing us back to something slightly more normal, thoughts turn to what we can learn from this experience. One of the major learnings from a recent Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) online event looking at future cities, was whether the stampede away from cities to work from home could provide impetus for architects creating the combined living and working spaces of the future.


While contributors to the session agreed that flexible space was going to be key, developers may not be keen to include large areas of albeit lively coworking space into apartment blocks, when they’re looking to maximise the value of every expensive square foot. Conversely, building suburban homes which have enough space to provide quality work environments – which aren’t a corner of the living room effectively – may not stack up either.


Working from home makes environmental sense and can be more productive, apart from when face to face idea-sharing or deal-making is a must. However does a national move to developing spaces suited for home-working tie in with the commercial and residential development realities, particularly when land in the right places is so difficult to obtain?


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