Jim McMillan, Great Places presentation

Making Great Places Jim McMillan RIBA Assistant Director of Development

The bad old days……..The Ridings, Oldham

Selwyn Street, Oldham Building for Life Gold Award winner

What our tenants say they want?
Repairs
Quality housing
Value for money
Being kept informed
Tenant enforcement
But what does this mean?

Beyond the doorstep What adds value to a house? Mostly outside the home Mostly inside the home

So don’t forget the neighbourhood

How do we achieve good design? Set a clear Brief Get the team right Get the Process right Good Design

Set a clear Brief Get the deign team right Get the Procedures right Good Design

External Standards

Internal Standards Sustainability Strategy for new build housing 2010 BME Design Guide 2010 EMPLOYERS REQUIREMENTS NEW BUILD FOR RENT REVISION D 2010

But you could still get this!

“ 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

Building for life
Environment and community
Character
Streets, parking and pedestrianisation
Design and construction
‘ Improving quality of life through design’

Standard house plans
Foolproof(?) way to avoid non-compliance
House Plans not Types
Still allows the designer lots of freedom

Set a clear Brief Get the team right Get the Procedures right Good Design

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)

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

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

Woodward Place

Guest Street

Get the Process right Good Design

Project Journal
a briefing, benchmarking and learning tool
requires the team to agree outcomes at project inception
review at key stages in the course of development.
learning is captured and fed back to future schemes
PROJECT JOURNAL Devon Street Oldham

Design Champion – high level commitment and guidance
Promoting a design ‘culture’
Networking with bodies such as CABE/Design Council, HCA, RTPI
Research and development
Organising training and study visits of best practice examples
Disseminating learning from previous schemes
Selecting suitable design teams

Design Reviews
Can preview new projects or review finished schemes
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

Design training
Building for Life
Code for Sustainable Homes
Modern Methods and ‘lean’ Construction
Renewable Technologies
Specific Product presentations
Planning and Building Regulations
Contract Law
Health and Safety

Study Visits and Away Days Nothing beats seeing the real thing

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 Set a clear Brief Get the team right Get the Process right Good Design

Emperors new clothes?

Is it very different from this?

Compared to this?

Thanks for listening
Jim McMillan RIBA Assistant Director of Development
[email_address]
www.greatplaces.org.uk

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