This document discusses a competition to design innovative housing schemes in the Great Place: Lakes & Dales area of England. It aims to attract and retain younger residents through the provision of affordable and flexible living and work spaces. The proposed development concepts focus on placemaking, live-work flexibility through adaptable modular designs, and a fabric-first construction approach using natural materials. Industry changes are suggested to better support sustainable housing models.

1. Outpost
Great Place: Lakes & Dales
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2. Introducing Outpost
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4. Great Place: Lakes & Dales
Competition Brief
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5. The Challenges
• Great Place: Lakes & Dales (GPLD), is one of 16 pilot
projects funded by Arts Council England (ACE) and
the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) that aims to enable
cultural and heritage organisations to make a step-
change, which will result in arts, culture and heritage
contributing to wider social and economic
objectives.
• GPLD is a partnership of Craven District Council
(lead authority), South Lakeland District Council,
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, and Lake
District National Park Authority, who have all
contributed additional funding alongside ACE and
HLF.
• The GPLD have identified that the area has 44%
fewer 16-34-year old’s than the national average,
which raises significant concerns regarding its
future economic and community resilience.
• A lack of accommodation suitable for younger
people in the GPLD area is evident and
investigations have highlighted a gap in provision,
which provides a mixture of affordable
residential accommodation and workspace.
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6. Competition Aspirations
• Competition divided up in to two sites
(Burneside & Horton)
• Develop innovative design ideas for the delivery of
flexible accommodation schemes, which will support
the retention and attraction of younger people
(aged 25-40) and businesses to the GPLD area.
• 40 new homes to Burneside site over approx. 1ha
• Aim for the mid-market purchase prices for the
Kendal area of £175k to £325k with a construction
cost aim of £120-135sq. ft
• Show sensitivity to context and local distinctiveness
• Seek to maximise the potential and opportunities of
the respective sites, whilst being mindful of the
constraints.
• Embrace sustainable and environmentally friendly
design principles
• Be capable of future adaptation in response to
changing demand and/or needs of occupiers
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7. Competition Site
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8. Our Approach
1 - Place Making
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9. 1- Place Making
Avoid Your Space / My Space Thinking
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10. 1- Place Making
Avoid Your Space / My Space Thinking
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11. 1- Place Making
Compression & Shared Resources
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12. 1- Place Making
Compression & Shared Resources
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13. 1- Place Making
Drawing From Past
Scottish Longhouse Borg Longhouse Dartmoor Longhouse
Hutong / Siheyan Hutong / Siheyan Hutong / Siheyan
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14. 1- Place Making
Burneside Long Houses & Courtyards
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19. Our Approach
2 - Live & Work Flexibility
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20. Live & Work Flexibility
Designing for change
Windows
Doors & ShuttersStraw Bale Wall System & Shingle Cladding
Roof Lights & Terraces
Year 0
Jenny the Jeweller buys 3 bays
Peter the Potter buys 3 bays
Year 1
Jenny buys 2 bed home & workshop unit
Peter buys pottery & studio flat unit
Year 5
Jenny adds 2 bedrooms
Peter adds 1 bedroom &
more studio space
Key:
1. Shared metal roof
2. Shared primary structure
3. Kit of parts straw bale wall system
4. Kit of parts windows & doors
5. Expansion zone
6. Volumes added
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
6.
Inhabitation Timeline of 2 Units
URN L52_Sheet01_Burneside
12 m
9 m
6 m 4.5 m
6 m
3 m 4 m 5 m
Windows
Doors & ShuttersStraw Bale Wall System & Shingle Cladding
Roof Lights & Terraces
Year 5
Key:
1. Shared metal roof
2. Shared primary structure
3. Kit of parts straw bale wall system
4. Kit of parts windows & doors
5. Expansion zone
6. Volumes added
1.
3.
4.
5.
6.
B
B
A
A
B
C
C
Type ACommunity
Building
Type B Type C
Kit of Parts
The Longhouse Typologies
Inhabitation Timeline of 2 Units
URN L52_Sheet01_Burneside
12 m
9 m
6 m 4.5 m
6 m
3 m 4 m 5 m
Windows
Doors & ShuttersStraw Bale Wall System & Shingle Cladding
Roof Lights & Terraces
B
B
A
B
C
Type ACommunity
Building
Type B Type C
Kit of Parts
The Longhouse Typologies
Inhabitation Timeline of 2 Units
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21. A2 Creative Pod Home & Office
A product designer and computer programmer buy a two bay unit and
build themselves their own pod kitchen, living room, study and bedroom
in the full height space as a generous live work space.
A5 Co-living
Designed for two couples to share a large communal ground floor but
have a dedicated bedroom, study and bathroom for each couple. This
allows couples to have a more generous social space at lower cost to half
the unit size by themselves.
Live & Work Flexibility
Typology Studies
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22. A6 Family
This three bed house is designed for a young growing family. The ground floor
allows for the kitchen, dinning and living space to be open plan or to separate
key functions with screens. The bedroom floor also includes a small external
shared garden area, set into the roof.
B2 Two-Bed
A young couple buy the compact 2 bed house with 2 bays of work space at-
tached from which to run their growing internet business .
Live & Work Flexibility
Typology Studies
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23. B4 Inter Generational Living
This large 3 bay unit is designed with a ground floor flat with DDA accessibil-
ity and bathroom. The flat above can be rented out or provide accommoda-
tion for a carer / family member. We believe the site should cater for a mixed
age group.
Live & Work Flexibility
Typology Studies
C1 One-Bed Studio
This 1 bed unit in the smaller footprint building offers generous ceiling
heights and offers playful use of the roof space to form a small office area
above the bedroom and bathroom accommodation.
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24. Live & Work Flexibility
Visual C1 Typology
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25. Our Approach
3 - Fabric First Approach
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26. Fabric First
Why?
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27. Fabric First
Walls
Fabric First
Walls
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28. Fabric First
Walls
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29. Fabric First
Air Tight
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30. Fabric First
Slab
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31. Fabric First
Floors & Walls
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32. Fabric First
Cladding
SHINGLE SHAPE OPTIONS
DESIGN SCHEMES
COLOUR OPTIONS
1 1A
1A 1B
1B2 3 1C 1D 1E 2A 2B
1C
1C 1D 1E
2A 2B 2E
2C 2D 2E
1B 2C 3D
1D 2E 3C
1A 2D 3E
1C 2A 3B
SHINGLE SHAPE OPTIONS
DESIGN SCHEMES
COLOUR OPTIONS
1 1A
1A 1B
1B2 3 1C 1D 1E 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 3A 3B
1C
1C 1D 1E
2A 2B 2E
2C 2D 2E
3A 3B 3C
3C 3D 3E
1B 2C 3D
1D 2E 3C
1A 2D 3E
1C 2A 3B
1E 2A 3C
1B 2A 3D
SHINGLE SHAPE OPTIONS
DESIGN SCHEMES
COLOUR OPTIONS
1 1A
1A 1B
1B2 3 1C 1D 1E 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E
1C
1C 1D 1E
2A 2B 2E
2C 2D 2E
3A 3B 3C
3C 3D 3E
1B 2C 3D
1D 2E 3C
1A 2D 3E
1C 2A 3B
1E 2A 3C
1B 2A 3D
SHINGLE SHAPE OPTIONS
DESIGN SCHEMES
COLOUR OPTIONS
1 1A
1A 1B
1B2 3 1C 1D
1C
1C 1D 1E
1A 2D 3E
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33. Fabric First
A New Vernacular
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34. Industry Changes Needed
Our Thoughts
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35. 1. Mortgage & Insurance Changes
2. Government / Financing Changes
3. Regulatory Changes
4. Sustainable Construction Training
5. Invest in Good Design
6. Greater Community Involvement
Industry Changes Needed
Our Thoughts
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36. Thankyou. Outpost
Purple Studio, Old Paradise Yard
20 Carlisle Lane, London SE1 7LG
+44 (0) 20 7928 2481
outpostlondon.com
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