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05 - Love thy neighbourhood - A place to belong and feel at home

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05 - Love thy neighbourhood - A place to belong and feel at home

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A successful neighbourhood fulfills more than our housing needs, it should be a great place to be with lots to do and plenty of reasons to stay and play local. A successful neighbourhood offers us balance, privacy when we want it but also community when we need it. And while we can’t build a ready-made community from scratch, good design can create the perfect conditions to grow your own with generous space for local life and active support for local enterprise. A great neighbourhood is a place where we can be a local, a place we can belong to and where every arrival feels like a homecoming.

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04 - Live how you like Configurable homes for all kinds.

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04 - Live how you like Configurable homes for all kinds.

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We believe all homes should to be light and spacious so big windows and high ceilings come as standard, beyond that our homes should be what you make them. They should be a place that you can make our own, where you can feel at ease and live in comfort. For many of us the way we live and work is changing, we need to face the change, with a range of homes suited to modern life that can be configured by you and then adapt to your changing needs. And a range of options for you means a range of options for all, leading to a diverse neighbourhood where all kinds can live well at all ages.

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Make low carbon second nature

A future neighbourhood should be green by default, supporting a low carbon lifestyle that makes sustainability second nature. Good urbanism embraces the challenge. A combination of sustainable construction, energy-efficient homes, green transport options, shared services and more reasons to stay and play local combine to make low carbon low cost and low maintenance. Our homes and our neighbourhoods should be green in every sense and in every detail, making the things we should do into things we do without trying.

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02 - Live well by accident - A place to be active at all ages

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02 - Live well by accident - A place to be active at all ages

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Better design of our cities and neighbourhoods can provide easy access to healthier routines for all ages. More walking and cycling, more time spent outdoors, in the park, on the water and in the garden. How our environment is designed and how it is connected can make a difference to whether we are playing out or stuck indoors, whether it’s easier to jump in the car or hop on a bike. We can live well with less effort by making active options the easy choices. Everyday activity that happens without thinking allows us to live well by accident while going about our daily lives.

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Invite nature in and let it do its best.

Green spaces in our neighbourhood dampen down noise, absorb pollution, give our kids a place to play and repopulate our cities with wildlife. Being surrounded by nature reduces stress and we are happier and healthier the closer we live to water. We need to prioritise nature in our built environment, we should plant everything that doesn’t move, use the rainwater we usually drain away to feed ponds, rivers and green verges so that every new neighbourhood is an oasis of green and blue.

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+ distinctive new neighbourhoods built around character, green spaces and a sense of community.

+ It is simple to say but hard to deliver. It’s a commitment to design, wellbeing, choice and sustainability.

+ five core principles that guide us in designing homes and neighbourhoods where everyone can live well.

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The success and appeal of volumetric module manufacture rests in the repeatability of units and design. Volumetric modular units are large building elements that can be linked together to form complete buildings without the need for an additional superstructure.  Modules can be steel or timber-based and are pre-fitted with electrics, plumbing, heating, doors, windows and internal finishes. They are commissioned prior to leaving the factory, ensuring that defects are minimised, and quality control is high. The units are then transported to the site and carefully craned into position on prepared foundations.
By assembling volumetric modules in a precision-controlled factory environment, the production line techniques that drive module assembly bring the speed of delivery, quality of product and a dramatic improvement in productivity. The external façade, claddings and roof treatments are usually installed onsite. These can include steel frame units and panelised systems such as SIPS and CLT, with panels assembled in the factory and delivered to site ready for installation. They facilitate quick construction and can help to overcome labour or material shortages, as well as drive quality or build volumes.

Although module selection can be significantly influenced by transportation dimensions and shipping distances between the manufacturing facility and the construction site, modules are easily transported to virtually any site conditions. Volumetric units are suitable for any building sector but are particularly popular in the education, healthcare and student accommodation sectors. Applications also include commercial offices, hotels and MEP plant room solutions.

According to a report from the Waste Resource Action Programme (WRAP), compared to an equivalent traditionally-built project, up to 67% less energy is required to produce a modular building. Some modular buildings are now being installed with energy-efficient systems such as energy-efficient glass, geothermal systems and solar panels pre-installed.

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The houses are prefabricated in a factory, everything including plumbing is installed.
The floors and then transported and fitted together using a crane.

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The exterior may be made of timber as well. Like a cladding. Can't find exact information about what's used.

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From what I can tell the sections are made from timber frames with a layer of some sort of insulation in the frames.
The houses are then wrapped in something called tyvek house wrap- "DuPont™ Tyvek® Housewrap is the ideal breathable membrane for timber frame wall systems and is also suitable for steel frame and concrete wall construction. It is surface-applied and should be fixed directly to the sheathing ply/OSB, insulation or blockwork.

Tyvek® Housewrap is made of high-density polyethylene fibres for long-term protection against the elements. This durable, lightweight breathable membrane is windtight and water resistant and designed for use in new build, refurbishment or extension projects."

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This module requires you to review innovative technologies applicable to the design and construction of future homes. Through the use of case studies, you are required to apply your understanding of principles of material science to the redevelopment of existing buildings to incorporate modern technologies.

The development of this task will be supported and necessary tools discussed and made available during the module sessions. There will be at least two opportunities within this module for formative feedback in class to help develop and improve the portfolio coursework.

Basic guidance and specification:

Group Work (25%, LO2): In a group of maximum 3 students you are required to describe the impact of structural and material principles on the design and construction of future homes through detailed examination of a case study. You will be required to identify how the properties of certain construction materials affects how they are used in the design of the case study building. This should include plan and section drawings of the home at a scale of 1:50. This should be prepared in the form of a 10 minutes presentation and should cover the following areas: Design, Construction, Materials and Innovation. (13 th April)

Individual Work (25% LO4): Produce a 3D physical model of your case study at a scale of 1:50 exploring its construction and material principles (or 1:20 if it is a model of the technology for example) (Due Date: 11th May, 2021)

Please choose from one of these projects

1. Dyson modular housing using CLTB (Cosmo et al)

WilkinsonEyre completes modular student housing for Dyson Institute

1. Urban splash town house – (Zoe et al)

https://www.housebyurbansplash.co.uk/

1. Murray – Grove – CartwrightPickard (Dominic et al)

https://www.cartwrightpickard.com/housing/murray-grove/

Future Living Proposal: Individual Work (50% LO1 & LO3): Based on a given scenario or house type, propose innovative technologies that can be applied to the refurbishment/renovation of this building into an innovative and sustainable home. You are required to identify technologies from other industries (manufacturing etc.) you would adopt for the given building. As part of the proposal, you are required to add a short write up of the appropriate methods or processes to be used in implementing your proposed technologies. A2 (1 st June 2021)

Could this be presented as a poster at A2 documenting the existing building and then the proposed amendments. Prepared in InDesign and illustrated with orthographic drawings, annotations, plus 500 words analytical text on each poster.

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Smart technology can be integrated into the homes.

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There are a variety of styles of homes and they are designed to be adaptable.

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There is an option to configure your own home where you can choose how you want your house laid out, you can pick between floor plans, floor and stair finishes and wall colours. This allows a sense of personalisation and the buyers can choose elements that work best for them.

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First they take the delivery and store all the raw materials in their warehouse, which are then cute to size. These materials are then built into the walls, floors and ceilings. They make all the bathrooms on a separate line. They then put all the  components together and install all the electrics, plumbing, windows and doors. In the finishing touches they install the kitchens and do a little bit of painting. After 3,383 quality control checks each gets covered and put out in the yard to then be delivered. After arriving to site each story is craned into place within a few hours.

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All information is taken from the Urban Splash site.

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Oversized, floor-to-ceiling windows maximises natural light and help keep you in touch with nature.

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While every Town House has its own little bit of back yard, we’ve taken down the fences, making big beautiful shared gardens for you to enjoy to the max, and where you can get to know the neighbours and 'play out 'til tea'.

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Town House is as light and spacious as possible. With floor-to-ceiling windows and doors, and impressively high ceilings. The clever design maximises natural light and creates a sense of open flow between rooms.

It also connects the great indoors with the great outdoors. The oversized windows keep you in touch with nature, balconies give you a richer perspective and wide patio doors make your garden feel like part of your home.

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Town House is designed to enrich your life in all kinds of ways. It's configurable to suit your way of life. You choose how much space you want, how you want to live, and we do the rest.

It’s a home filled with natural light with super large windows and lofty ceilings, so it feels spacious and airy.

Plus, the sustainable way it’s built, and its high energy efficiency standards mean you can move in knowing you’re doing your bit to look after the planet and your pocket.

There are loads of versions of Town House to choose from. Together we make one that’s perfect for you.