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We've just launched a new experimental service here at ecoterrace.co.uk that will help us share more info about the design and products we used to refurbish the properties. Click on the link below to visit the new design guide and then you can choose to be taken on a tour ...

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Last week we took part in a seminar organised by the RIBA and the Housing Corporation (now called the HCA!). We were asked to talk about how to ensure design quality in housing. With the help of Marshall Fear from Staffs Housing we talked through the project from its early concept ...

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This week's Building magazine brings with it a query from a reader about rear yards and hard surfaces following concerns about the garden arrangement shown in the following image: Continuing in the spirit of online communication we thought it best to respond via the blog. The photo shows the rear of one ...

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The summary of the previous posts explaining the design concept can also be viewed as a slide show:

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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