Habitation: Reinventing housing for the urban age - Revision history

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	* [https://youtu.be/al0JvDqK49E Habitation: Reinventing Housing for the Urban Age.]		* [https://youtu.be/al0JvDqK49E Habitation: Reinventing Housing for the Urban Age.]

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	In the summer of 2019, three architecture practices came together with Graphisoft UK, the company behind the BIM software solution, ARCHICAD, for the premiere of Habitation: Reinventing Housing for the Urban Age. The film looks at issues such as urban density, affordable homes and sustainability, and outlines how each architecture practice has offered a solution to these challenges.		In the summer of 2019, three architecture practices came together with Graphisoft UK, the company behind the BIM software solution, ARCHICAD, for the premiere of Habitation: Reinventing Housing for the Urban Age. The film looks at issues such as urban density, affordable homes and sustainability, and outlines how each architecture practice has offered a solution to these challenges.
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		+	To view the film, visit this [https://youtu.be/al0JvDqK49E link].

	= Three forward-thinking approaches =		= Three forward-thinking approaches =
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		+	* [https://youtu.be/al0JvDqK49E Habitation: Reinventing Housing for the Urban Age.]
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−	== ~~Swan Housing~~, East London ==	+	== Watts Grove, East London ==

	Designed by Waugh Thistleton, Watts Grove is an affordable modular scheme of 65 homes for Swan Housing in East London. The project is set to be constructed with cross laminated timber (CLT) panels produced at Swan’s factory in Basildon.		Designed by Waugh Thistleton, Watts Grove is an affordable modular scheme of 65 homes for Swan Housing in East London. The project is set to be constructed with cross laminated timber (CLT) panels produced at Swan’s factory in Basildon.
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	After making the decision to go modular, Swan commissioned Waugh Thistleton to develop its initial outline scheme based on the designer’s previous experience with CLT schemes.		After making the decision to go modular, Swan commissioned Waugh Thistleton to develop its initial outline scheme based on the designer’s previous experience with CLT schemes.

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	“One of the reasons Swan has looked towards offsite manufacture is because they want to control their supply chain,” says Kieran Walker, associate at Waugh Thistleton. “The important thing to understand about offsite modular construction is that it’s really about repeatable processes and customisable products.”		“One of the reasons Swan has looked towards offsite manufacture is because they want to control their supply chain,” says Kieran Walker, associate at Waugh Thistleton. “The important thing to understand about offsite modular construction is that it’s really about repeatable processes and customisable products.”
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	Alma-nac’s 2.3 metre-wide Slim House – a three-bed property built into an old South London stable passageway, which is narrower than a tube carriage – is an example of the firm’s approach.		Alma-nac’s 2.3 metre-wide Slim House – a three-bed property built into an old South London stable passageway, which is narrower than a tube carriage – is an example of the firm’s approach.

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	“There was an existing house on the site that was very small. We knocked most of it down, apart from the façade, and were able to build this new three-storey home.		“There was an existing house on the site that was very small. We knocked most of it down, apart from the façade, and were able to build this new three-storey home.

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		+	== Swan Housing, East London ==

	Designed by Waugh Thistleton, Watts Grove is an affordable modular scheme of 65 homes for Swan Housing in East London. The project is set to be constructed with cross laminated timber (CLT) panels produced at Swan’s factory in Basildon.		Designed by Waugh Thistleton, Watts Grove is an affordable modular scheme of 65 homes for Swan Housing in East London. The project is set to be constructed with cross laminated timber (CLT) panels produced at Swan’s factory in Basildon.

	After making the decision to go modular, Swan commissioned Waugh Thistleton to develop its initial outline scheme based on the designer’s previous experience with CLT schemes.		After making the decision to go modular, Swan commissioned Waugh Thistleton to develop its initial outline scheme based on the designer’s previous experience with CLT schemes.
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	“One of the reasons Swan has looked towards offsite manufacture is because they want to control their supply chain,” says Kieran Walker, associate at Waugh Thistleton. “The important thing to understand about offsite modular construction is that it’s really about repeatable processes and customisable products.”		“One of the reasons Swan has looked towards offsite manufacture is because they want to control their supply chain,” says Kieran Walker, associate at Waugh Thistleton. “The important thing to understand about offsite modular construction is that it’s really about repeatable processes and customisable products.”
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	“It’s not about vanity or ego for us. We’re just trying to deliver homes that people need in a more sustainable way that doesn’t harm the planet.”		“It’s not about vanity or ego for us. We’re just trying to deliver homes that people need in a more sustainable way that doesn’t harm the planet.”
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		+	== Slim House, South London ==

	While Waugh Thistleton has turned to modular, offsite construction and engineered timber, Chris Bryant, partner at Alma-nac, has embraced a concept that he describes as ‘urban dentistry’.		While Waugh Thistleton has turned to modular, offsite construction and engineered timber, Chris Bryant, partner at Alma-nac, has embraced a concept that he describes as ‘urban dentistry’.
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	Alma-nac’s 2.3 metre-wide Slim House – a three-bed property built into an old South London stable passageway, which is narrower than a tube carriage – is an example of the firm’s approach.		Alma-nac’s 2.3 metre-wide Slim House – a three-bed property built into an old South London stable passageway, which is narrower than a tube carriage – is an example of the firm’s approach.
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	“There was an existing house on the site that was very small. We knocked most of it down, apart from the façade, and were able to build this new three-storey home.		“There was an existing house on the site that was very small. We knocked most of it down, apart from the façade, and were able to build this new three-storey home.
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	“Most of our work happens in this highly complex urban environment – complex in terms of policy, in terms of the urban fabric, sustainability and the environment,” Bryant says. “All of these parameters together set up something where innovation really shines.”		“Most of our work happens in this highly complex urban environment – complex in terms of policy, in terms of the urban fabric, sustainability and the environment,” Bryant says. “All of these parameters together set up something where innovation really shines.”
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		+	== Brentford Lock West ==

	At Brentford Lock West, Mae Architects created an innovative residential scheme of 557 homes on brownfield land.		At Brentford Lock West, Mae Architects created an innovative residential scheme of 557 homes on brownfield land.
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	However, this does not mean designing and delivering identikit housing devoid of character. Instead, the team at Mae designed the scheme to fit in and reflect the qualities of the surrounding area, while still delivering a dense residential scheme.		However, this does not mean designing and delivering identikit housing devoid of character. Instead, the team at Mae designed the scheme to fit in and reflect the qualities of the surrounding area, while still delivering a dense residential scheme.
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	“It’s a mixture of responding to the industrial past and then trying to marry that with the human scale of a neighbouring conservation area,” says Helen Clark, architect at Mae.		“It’s a mixture of responding to the industrial past and then trying to marry that with the human scale of a neighbouring conservation area,” says Helen Clark, architect at Mae.
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	* Affordable housing.		* Affordable housing.
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	* CIAT articles.		* CIAT articles.
	* Computer aided design CAD.		* Computer aided design CAD.
	* Cross-laminated timber CLT.		* Cross-laminated timber CLT.
	* Modular buildings.		* Modular buildings.
		+	* Supply chains in construction.

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	* CIAT articles.		* CIAT articles.
		+	* Computer aided design CAD.
		+	* Cross-laminated timber CLT.
		+	* Modular buildings.

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−	~~So far~~, the Government target to build 300,000 new homes a year is not being met. Developers are being encouraged to embrace more innovative ways of building new homes in order to meet demand. Adopting new practices may well be the answer.	+	In 2020, the Government target to build 300,000 new homes a year is not being met. Developers are being encouraged to embrace more innovative ways of building new homes in order to meet demand. Adopting new practices may well be the answer.

	In the summer of 2019, three architecture practices came together with Graphisoft UK, the company behind the BIM software solution, ARCHICAD, for the premiere of Habitation: Reinventing Housing for the Urban Age. The film looks at issues such as urban density, affordable homes and sustainability, and outlines how each architecture practice has offered a solution to these challenges.		In the summer of 2019, three architecture practices came together with Graphisoft UK, the company behind the BIM software solution, ARCHICAD, for the premiere of Habitation: Reinventing Housing for the Urban Age. The film looks at issues such as urban density, affordable homes and sustainability, and outlines how each architecture practice has offered a solution to these challenges.
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−	Long criticised for being slow to adapt to technology, the built environment sector is quite often accused of building homes too slowly and of poor quality. The pressure is already on to build more homes for the growing population, a population that is set to increase from 67 million to 72 million by 2041. That is a significant number of extra people to be housed.	+	Long criticised for being slow to adapt to technology, the built environment sector is quite often accused of building homes too slowly and of poor quality. The pressure is already on to build more homes for the growing population - a population that is set to increase from 67 million to 72 million by 2041. That is a significant number of extra people to be housed.

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−	This article originally appeared in the Architectural Technology Journal (at) issue 133 published by CIAT in Spring 2020. It was written by Liz Male Consultancy Ltd	+	This article originally appeared in the [https://library.myebook.com/CIAT/at-journal-133-spring-2020/2346/#page/8 Architectural Technology Journal] (at) issue 133 published by CIAT in Spring 2020. It was written by Liz Male Consultancy Ltd

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	The success of each of these schemes, in such a densely populated city, offers lessons and guidance for those grappling to deliver housing in major urban areas around the world. They powerfully demonstrate the creativity and ingenuity that is prevalent throughout our remarkable sector, showing that it is possible not just to build houses, but also to create homes for every human being on our planet.		The success of each of these schemes, in such a densely populated city, offers lessons and guidance for those grappling to deliver housing in major urban areas around the world. They powerfully demonstrate the creativity and ingenuity that is prevalent throughout our remarkable sector, showing that it is possible not just to build houses, but also to create homes for every human being on our planet.

−	~~Vickie Cox,~~ Liz Male Consultancy Ltd	+	-----
		+	This article originally appeared in the Architectural Technology Journal (at) issue 133 published by CIAT in Spring 2020. It was written by Liz Male Consultancy Ltd

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