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2005

Density is Not a Dirty Word

17.10

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High density article for Property People

Imagine an area just smaller than the size of two football pitches; how many homes do you think should be built on it? The Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, seems to believe it should not be less than 30 homes on one hectare, but with the pressures on land and the need to create lively and vibrant places to live, I believe we can and should build at much higher densities.

Break a Few Rules

2005

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Do you feel over-regulated? I certainly do. We construction professionals are now obsessed with measurement, benchmarking and key performance indicators, not to mention a barrage of statutory and non-statutory guidance on how we should design and manage our buildings. I believe we spend so much time reading and trying to understand what we are meant to be doing that we are in danger of losing sight of the quality of our actual product and the feel of the places we are creating.

Are We Building a Sustainable Future?

24.10

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Article for Inside Housing.

We seem to have reached some sort of tipping point when even the CPRE recognises the need to build more homes. However, quantity isn’t the only issue. Will current policies produce the kinds of homes in places that will be popular with homebuyers and renters both now and well into the future?

Andy von Bradsky - Soapbox - Building Design

01.04

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Article for Building Design.

As specialist housing architects, PRP is working in a time of acute need for good quality affordable housing. Local authorities, government agencies and other public sector clients are rightly putting enormous resources into trying to address the shortage of new homes.