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PROJECT REPORT: RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
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The building features fl exible community spaces (coloured yellow)
been already developed, the contractors appointed HNW Architects to deliver the project from Stage 3 through to completion. “Our role involved ensuring design continuity while coordinating with RBKC, the NHBC and Building Control to meet strict safety and technical standards, while maintaining the strong architectural identity of the building,” HNW Architects explains. The proposal was for the development to comprise a mix of social rent and open market apartments. The fi nal decision on tenures was balanced between local housing needs and fi nancial viability. The focus was, however, on “providing high quality, tenure-blind accommodation,” HNW Architects explains. The 32 homes consist of 20 social rent apartments and 12 open market apartments, all of which are accessed via a single shared entrance and communal spaces. Four of the social rent homes are also fully wheelchair accessible. While the open market homes were necessary for fi nancial viability, RBKC wanted to prioritise the number of social rent units to
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“address local housing demand, ensuring the scheme delivers both affordable and high quality living environments.”
A collaborative effort
The project involved many stakeholders and collaborators, both for construction and safety purposes, and to ensure its impact on the surrounding community was a positive one. As well as the construction of homes, the project comprised community space on the ground fl oor to be utilised by the nearby Swinbrook Estate community to the west and the Al-Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre opposite. RBKC, PRP Architects, Morgan Sindall and also HNW Architects engaged Swinbrook Residents’ Association and the Al-Manaar organisation, and both were involved in developing the site’s proposals. The Swinbrook Residents’ Association helped create an accessible space on the ground fl oor that they will utilise within their community, and the remaining community space on the ground fl oor. As well as to best infl uence its impact
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