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PRP Unveils New Design Concepts For Housing Families In Cities
24-Oct-06 23:15
Barry Munday, chairman, PRP: “Designing for families at high densities does require a different approach and there are real difficulties of mixing tenure and the effects on value and management. The winning design sought to utilise building depth to the best advantage whilst other designs really sought to cater to new lifestyles, such as the increase in home working. The bottom line ...
Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors - 2
02-Oct-06 23:15
The overall aim of the Consortium is to investigate ways of designing the outdoor environment to improve the quality of life of older people. For this second stage (known affectionately as I'DGO TOO!), the research will focus on the implications for older people of urban renaissance housing and land use policies, in particular in terms of the provision of residential outdoor space (private an...
NHBC Homein Website
11-Jul-06 23:23
The Homein website was developed by the NHBC foundation in January 2006 to promote the non-conventional housing systems, components and technology. The website emerged from a cross industry working group to boost confidence in MMC homes. ...
The London & Quadrant Group Design Guide
02-May-06 23:25
This publication provides guidance on how to meet L&Q's quality criteria on housing design and includes logical design checklists for reference. PRP’s in-house graphics team was brought on board to help; from commissioning the photography through to copywriting, artwork and production. The end result is a 126-page hard wearing square format book, broken down into three colour-coded ...
