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Hope Architects launches ‘step- change’ home design system
Residential specialist Hope Architects, have launched an innovative system for designing homes that “encourages customisable layout creation, maximises land value and offers complete fl exibility of appearance.” Effective for small and volume schemes
alike, ‘Skeleton House’ has been created by practice founder, Phil Cooper, who used his 20 years’ of experience working with residential developers and national house builders to design the system. Comprising a “suite of room components all compliant with regulations and standards out of the box,” designs can be created around a service and stair core. By focussing from the beginning on effi ciency and commonality, Skeleton House offers the benefi ts of standardisation but without its constraints. When used on any site, developers can optimise designs by using consistent
commonality and standardisation, but with the complete fl exibility of a bespoke approach.”
elements to control costs and maximise land value alongside retaining a compliant product. Phil Cooper, RIBA chartered architect and founder of Hope Architects, said: “Skeleton House has been created to overcome the need for developers to maintain a standard house type range, which is costly and can be a problematic approach with Local Planning Authorities. By using a system like Skeleton House, developers will have all the benefi ts of
“Having designed schemes small and large throughout the country, totalling tens of thousands of houses, I’ve identifi ed ways in which the process can be rationalised, making optimum use of space and materials.” “Put simply, if we as an industry are ever going to hit our national housebuilding targets, we need to start thinking differently, and we need to make it easier for SME builders to begin developing again.” He added: “We’re pleased to have created a system that will deliver effi ciencies and help reduce project budgets, so that we can enable many exciting new developments throughout the UK.”
More information on Skeleton House is available at
skeletonhouse.co.uk
FCBStudios’ masterplan for ‘birthplace of Concorde’ RESIDENTIAL
South Gloucestershire Council has passed a resolution to grant planning approval for the revised masterplan for Brabazon, the new neighbourhood for the historic former Filton Airfi eld, designed by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) alongside JRDV, SWA and Grant Associates for YTL Developments. As the birthplace of Concorde and supersonic travel, home to over 100 years of aviation history, the former Filton Airfi eld is known worldwide for a community that changed the world. Under the plans, Brabazon will become a new urban destination that lives up to that legacy.
This pioneering new place aims to provide every generation with the space, connectivity and opportunity to continue to shape the future. The development will also provide new
homes, new jobs and renew the fabric of the community, driving local prosperity for the next century. The approved plans “should see Brabazon grow to over 6,000 new homes of every type and tenure and for every generation,” said the practice, “from rental apartments to fl ats for fi rst- time-buyers, open-market houses and properties for retirement living.” There will be up to 2,000 beds for student accommodation, while high-quality affordable homes will make up 26.5% of properties, equating to over 1,700 architect-designed houses and apartments. The practice added: “crucially, the plans are based on a fl exible framework so that development is phased alongside improved transport links.” Three review stages are built into the approval to ensure that the number of homes built at
commercial space. With three new schools and plans for a higher education or research campus alongside creative offi ce spaces, laboratories and advanced manufacturing facilities. Brabazon “will act as a centre of learning and a launchpad for every type of business, from leading global fi rms and local start- ups shaping the latest technologies,” said FCBStudios. It will also be a “hub for culture, creativity and entertainment, connected to Bristol city centre and beyond,” with over £100m already being invested in the local transport network.
Brabazon “can only increase in line with the additional transport connections and community facilities needed to support those homes.” The plans, “developed by a consortium of world-renowned architects and planners” also include up to 3 million ft2
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