Place RESI 2017: Stephen Hodder, Hodder + Partners
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ManchesterResidential Quality Guidance
Stephen Hodder MBE hodder+partners
RIBA’s housing research
Building the Homes and Communities Britain Needs
Inquiry by The Future Homes Commission
The Way We Live Now
Social research and films by RIBA and Ipsos MORI
The Case for Space
Data on the size of new English homes by RIBA
Quality homes: needs and expectations of residents
What is the most important thing your home needs?
“Character! It has to be somewhere I look forward to returning home to!... New build housing is all too generic and not relative to its location.”
The way we live now
Housing development in Newport Wales, on Future Homes Commission visit
“Period features”
•Spacious living area (“huge living room” “big settee”)
•Large windows (“natural light” “sash windows”)
•High ceilings (“sense of space”)
What do people want from new homes?
Green Street, Nottingham, Blueprint
Space standards: minimum floor area of apartments
a place for everyone to live
make it manchester
Key actions• make the most of Manchester’s heritage
• protect and frame views• appreciate scale• consider materials and details• embrace and encourage new design approaches
make it bring people together
Key actions• ensure connections to a destination
• meet the neighbours• housing for all• design to encourage activity
make it animate streets and spaces
Key actions• understand the ground floor and the street
• orientate entrances towards the street• consider the threshold• increase visibility• use lighting effectively
make it easy to get around
Key actions• enhance walkability
• promote cycling• deliver a clear street hierarchy• provide easy access to public network• create a navigable place
make it work with the landscape
Key actions• incorporate landscape
• interact with the city's waterways• protect and enhance biodiversity• introduce street vibes• appreciate the microclimate• incorporate sustainability urban drainage
make it practical
Key actions• offer appropriate solutions to car parking
• provide cycle parking and storage• accommodate temporary stopping and emergency access• design for waste
make it future proof
Key actions• incorporate sustainable design approaches
• embrace new ideas• adapt to demographic changes• anticipate extreme weather conditions• think retrofit and reuse first
make it a home
Key actions• consider space and daylight
• get the internal circulation right• provide appropriate and sufficient storage• ensure visual and acoustic privacy• deliver private external amenity space
make it happen
Key actions• encourage peer review
• submit bay studies• submit quality method statement• design team retention• ensure good workmanship
manage it well
Key actions
• considered design to reduce management commitments
• an operational management strategy that is accountable
• delivery and ongoing management requirements
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