The task of this competition was to develop a family housing typology providing units with a very personal feel that would respond to future changes in society.Our proposal focused on how the housing unit and the street, together, form the neighbourhood identity for the resident. This resulted in a densely knit, low-rise neighbourhood for 200 families, with each single family home having a rich and flexible floor plan, a large private terrace, an intimate mews shared with neighbouring units, parking spaces at arms length, a neighbourhood square with views onto the river and a wide open river frontage. A varied mix of pedestrian, car, bike and green will create lively high quality streets, lanes, and public spaces with individual characters. Cars are moved out of sight, into the houses. Credits:program 164 Single family houses, 36 Apartments, 293 parkings Client Northshore Development Partnership Ltd Country United Kingdom City Stockton-on-tees Scale M site area 3.4 ha total floor space 24074 m2 partner in charge Hiroki Matsuura Team Elena Chevtchenko, Artur Borejszo , Anna Borzyszkowska, Jason Hilgefort, Rene Sangers, Kris Schaasberg, Arjan Scheer, Harm te Velde
I don’t mind if it’s an RDP house and I don’t care if it’s in a black township, so long it has electricity and running water and my children can be safe.” Ronel Barnard (37)
we shall meet in the main library @2pm 2nd floor audio + video section. we will watch some films and discuss certain texts in preparation for the final project