It allows clients to maintain control over intellectual property and incorporate lessons learned to improve design cycles.

The back-land site had been undeveloped since the 1960s.. A sensitive approach to planning and active engagement with the surrounding residents through early-stage neighbourhood consultation was fundamental to the scheme’s success.We worked together to create a responsible development that minimised impact on the neighbours who had enjoyed open land behind their properties for many years.

Our aim was to deliver a scheme that added value to the lives of the local community..The developer’s forward-looking objective of creating a desirable community of rental apartments has informed a demographic spread within the resident community.Occupancy within the development has remained at 100% since its completion and there is a waiting list, with many residents requesting to purchase their properties outright.

The active engagement of the community within the local area and their pride in the development is testament to the positive social impact of the project..The project has also prioritised placemaking, providing great physical improvements to the neighbourhood.

The formerly forgotten backland site now features pavilions surrounding a central communal green area, providing a fantastic outdoor space for the community to use and enjoy.

The lockdown imposed on us by the COVID-19 pandemic saw the urban garden-style placemaking at Churchwood Gardens really come into its own.As we know, industrial plastics are used in many items we use every day.

From nylon stockings to Teflon-coated cooking pans, we all use these types of plastics in some form or other.Industrial plastics have become so prevalent precisely because of their wide range of uses.

And while they have been historically carbon heavy in their production, they also have the potential, in fact, to lessen carbon emissions in certain areas.. One positive example we are seeing of the increased use of industrial plastics is engineered plastics adding benefit as alternative building materials.By reducing costs through lightening loads, and acting as better insulators to increase heating efficiency, industrial plastics have clear scope to deliver substantial cost benefits.