Day 97 of the 100 Day Studio: The shortlisted practices for the Housing for a Better World competition, launched by Brick by Brick in partnership with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, will present developed proposals in the final stage of the competition. The judges include Anisha Jogani, placemaking team leader at Croydon Council; Architecture Foundation Young Trustee Betty Owoo & RIBA council member Yemi Aladerun. Applicants were asked to submit thought-provoking ideas for how homes can improve the urgent issues of health, sustainability and inequality for residents and wider communities. The competition was launched to help Brick By Brick build relationships with a range of talented practices that have been under-represented so far. The organisation has committed to working with practices that are representative of the wider population of Croydon, and to bring positive change within the architecture profession.
Architecture Doing Place
Architecture Doing Place are an architecture and urban design practice, who aim to produce beautiful buildings and spatial interventions from our immersion in the arts and contemporary architecture.
Gbolade Design Studio
“Gbolade Design Studio’s response redefines the ‘home’ from the individual house, to a ‘collection of dwellings centred around community living’; encouraging the richly diverse Croydon community to interact with, learn from and grow together in order to create strong and integrated communities. The environmental response ensures new developments address Croydon’s flooding challenges, and becoming carbon-neutral, while utilising the wealth of local talent for supply and manufacture. We believe this response truly makes everyday places for people extraordinary.” – Tara Gbolade
Jas Bhalla Architects
“Our submission addresses the consistently poor living conditions found above Croydon’s linear retail parades – accommodation disproportionately used by minority ethnic groups. Housing in these locations rarely meets internal or external amenity standards, and is often accessed via services yards used to store commercial refuse. Through targeted intensification, Parade Living seeks to demonstrate these locations can provide alternative models of housing that are generous, flexible and commercially viable.” – Jas Bhalla Architects
Kristofer Adelaide Architecture
“A.F.R.O House is a concept house type that uses modular construction to satisfy high housing needs, with high quality manufacture and great design. As Berthold Lubetkin said, ‘Nothing is too good for ordinary people’.” – Kristofer Adelaide Architecture
McCloy + Muchemwa
“The principles of modularity, environmental synergy, and shared open spaces have driven our proposals for an adaptable system of housing. We want to tackle notions of density, biodiversity and community cohesion within the scheme. We initially identified structural timber and CLT as a flagship sustainable building method, this will allow for modern methods of prefabrication, faster and safer construction on site.” – McCloy + Muchemwa
NimTim Architects
“Our proposal is to ask a simple question to people in Croydon: ‘what kind of home and neighbourhood do you want to live in?. We will use playful, intuitive techniques to explore what kind of home they want to live in and how new homes could help them live healthier and happier lives.” – NimTim Architects
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