Archive for the ‘concept’ Category

slide show

Friday, January 4th, 2008
The summary of the previous posts explaining the design concept can also be viewed as a slide show:

The proposal

Friday, January 4th, 2008
At the time of submitting our bid, our client (Staffordshire Housing Association) had already purchased two specific properties it hoped to use for the project; giving us the opportunity to apply our design proposals to a real example: The solution for a particular property: 4 + 6, Victoria Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffs South-east ...

The context

Friday, January 4th, 2008
Beyond the generic principles of the design, we examined the integration of the ideas into a typical street scene: Solutions for the typical street context Around Stoke and Newcastle 19th century, byelaw terraced housing is typically floorplates of 4200 x 8900 with outriggers varying in size up to 5500 x 2500, arranged ...

The concept

Friday, January 4th, 2008
The long term success of the refurbishment initiative in Newcastle-Under-Lyme - beyond the 6 properties dealt with in this project - depends upon design proposals that rely on a number of generic solutions that could be adopted regardless of the location. Our initial concept explored this theme: Solutions for the generic ...