This site is a record of the conversations that took place as part of a design studio between November 2008 and June 2009.



Participants included: Ben Asbury, Leanna Boxill, Cristina Cerulli, Adam Dainow, Sarah Green, Anna Holder, Tomas Kangro, James Kenyon, Tom Kirby, Osamu Masaki, David Rozwadowski, Aditi Saxena, Tatjana Schneider, Peter Sofoluke, Adam Towle, Kieran Walker and Craig Western.



Collaborators included: Mel Davis and the Heygate Tenants and Residents… Continue

Hi there, was good to see you all on Friday - some fantastic projects developing!



Just though this photo archive (www.shorpy.com) might be useful for bits of texture, sky etc - its all retro black and white images, but some good bits and bobs. Thought this ruined factory shot might be good for Tom K's eternal monument collages - (http://www.shorpy.com/node/5360)…



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anyone know what the minimum overlooking distance is between dwellings and which one of the building regs deals with this???

much love

peter x

This could help some people projects out...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/08/communities

For all of you interested in water/flooding for your projects, there is some good introductory info on CABE's new 'Sustainable Cities' site (here).



See 'Good practice' link (on the left of the page) for some short case studies of projects using sustainable water techniques. On the right of the page there is a list of the experts who compiled the information, so you can Google Scholar them to find more academic info (includes… Continue

Hi everyone,

If you're looking for up to date legislation/ density guidelines etc for planning in Sheffield, you'll find it here, in Sheffield City Council's Core Strategy which has literally just been adopted. Useful source of up-to-date info.

SG

Guidance on mobility housing from Sheffield City Council here.

This document may be useful for some people. It has some info that Amanda Baxter showed in her presentation.

Aditi

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/4980031/Self-building-is-on-the-rise.html

Just following on from Peter's post - English Partnerships (before merging to form part of the HCA) enforced new regulations for housing built on their land - these were revised in November 07 and included a 10% increase on the original space standards set out in the 1961 Parker Morris Report. Perhaps this document setting out their Quality Standards is worth a read for ideas on how to push… Continue