Making places
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1) The document discusses establishing a culture of good design in housing development projects through setting clear standards and processes. 2) It emphasizes the importance of setting a clear design brief, selecting the right project team, and establishing the proper design process. 3) Key aspects of the proper design process discussed are design reviews, training, study visits, using a project journal, and establishing a "learning group" to capture lessons from projects.
Making places
- 1. Making Places Jim McMillan RIBA Assistant Director of Development
- 3. …..and this is now
- 16. What our tenants say they want? 1. Repairs 2. Quality housing 3. Value for money 4. Being kept informed 5. Tenant enforcement But what does this mean?
- 17. A culture of good design Set a clear Brief Get the team right Get the Process right Good Design
- 18. Set a clear Brief Good Design
- 20. SustainabilityStrategyfor new build housing 2014 SustainabilityStrategyfor new build housing 2014 BME Design Guide 2014 BME Design Guide 2014 EMPLOYERS REQUIREMENTS NEW BUILD FOR RENT REVISION 12 2014 EMPLOYERS REQUIREMENTS NEW BUILD FOR RENT REVISION 12 2014 Internal Standards
- 21. But you could still get this
- 22. “Good design is not an optional extra, it is an integral part of the success of any project” “Well designed housing is a fundamental right of everyone” Raising the bar •Context •Clairty of design •Architectural ambition •Access and inclusion •Sustainability •Detailing and materials •Maintenance •Structure and services
- 23. Building for life • Neighbourhood • Place • Home ‘Improving quality of life through design’
- 24. Great Places Project Journal • Key briefing document, benchmarking,tracking and learning tool • Requires the team to agree outcomes at project inception • Revisit at key stages in the course of development • Learning captured and fed back to future schemes • GP Learning Group reviews our ‘standard’ brief PROJECT JOURNAL Devon Street Oldham PROJECT JOURNAL Devon Street Oldham
- 25. Standard house plans • Foolproof(?) way to avoid non-compliance • House Plans not Types • Still allows the designer lots of freedom
- 26. Get the team right Good Design
- 27. Get the team right • A skilled team will optimise designs and maximise value • Team selection based on best value not cheapest • Get a mixture of experience and fresh ideas • Past schemes are a good indicator (but a bad scheme could be the clients fault)
- 28. Design fees
- 30. …and if the design is wrong?
- 31. Designers - OJEU Selection • A legal requirement but also an opportunity to see who’s out there • Build knowledge sharing and joint research events into the framework
- 32. Design Competitions • Brings in ‘young blood’ and fresh ideas • Can be hard work and not always suitable • Assess the benefits before committing • Don’t presume what you will get because you probably won’t get it
- 36. Design Champion – high level commitment and guidance • Promoting a design ‘culture’ • Reviewing new schemes • Networking with CABE/Design Council, HCA, RTPI etc. • Research and development • Updating standard brief and specs. • Organising training and study visits • Disseminating learning • Selecting suitable design teams
- 37. Design Reviews • Allows Architects to see the work of their peers • Lets development staff know what their colleagues are up to • Helps improve presentation skills in a ‘friendly’ environment
- 38. Design training • Building for Life and Urban design • Sustainable development • Off Site and ‘lean’ Construction • BIM • Renewable Technologies • Specific Product presentations • Planning and Building Regs Design training isn’t just for development staff!
- 39. Study Visits and Away Days Nothing beats seeing the real thing
- 40. The Learning Group – “It’s good to talk” • Project Journal • Learning from previous mistakes • Customer satisfaction feedback • Repairs and Asset management feedback
- 43. Set a clear Brief Get the team right Get the Process right Good Design To Recap… •External standards •Internal standards •Design specific brief •Project journal •Design Champion •Design reviews •Design training •Study visits Work with an agreed panel Competitions bring fresh ideas Partner with ‘good’ developers Share knowledge between consultants Contractor is part of team
- 45. Is it very different from this?