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IDPartnership are an award-winning multidisciplinary architecture practice with offices in Newcastle and London. First established in 1982 as Smith Darby Partnership, our head office in the Former Church of St Jude’s, Newcastle opened in 1989 as Ian Darby Partnership. Taking pride in our ethical design approach, we reinvigorate communities and create sustainable places that enrich the lives of inhabitants and inspire people to live in an environmentally responsible manner. Staiths South Bank, St Peter’s Basin and Sage Headquarters are a few examples of the many projects which have brought us widespread recognition and praise for our passion for architecture and commitment to quality.
To celebrate 10 years since the Phase 1 opening of Staiths South Bank in Gateshead, we’ve written a project retrospective - See p22.
2015 in Review
Appointments ..................................... 4 Southern Office ................................. 4 New Website ..................................... 4
Leisure & Hotels
Queens Head, Morpeth ................. 5 Hampton by Hilton .......................... 6 Woolsington Hall .............................. 6 White Hart Yard ............................... 6 Wynyard Hall ..................................... 7
Healthcare
Extra Care Villages ........................... 10 Walker Retirement Village ............. 12 Weavers Court .................................. 13 Aspirational Downsizing ................. 13 Extra Care, Northamptonshire ... 14 Town Centre, Daventry ................. 14 BIM ......................................................... 15
Commercial
Careline Offices ................................. 16 Newcastle Racquets Court ........... 16 Central Park, Darlington ................ 17
Housing
Plan B Housing ................................... 18 Watch Factory, Knowsley .............. 18 Moorgreen Hospital ........................ 19 The Maltings, Alnwick ..................... 20 Orchard House, Jesmond .............. 20 Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire ..... 21
Project Retrospective
Staiths South Bank, Gateshead .... 22
Masterplanning
The Rise, Scotswood ....................... 24 Newcastle Racecourse ................... 26 Cherry Knowle .................................. 26 St Mary’s, Stannington ..................... 27 Throckley North ............................... 27
Garden Villages
Design Philosophy ............................ 28 Monksmoor Park .............................. 28 Garden Village Development ...... 29
Student Living
Portland Green ................................. 30
Awards Clients Contact Us
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2015 in Review Throughout 2015 IDPartnership has experienced a steady rise in workload across all sectors.
well as guiding architecture students through their Part III studies and beyond.
In response, our multi-disciplinary team, made of Architects, Town Planners, Urban Designers and Technologists, has been expanded with the appointments of new staff.
Strong knowledge and research linkages exist between both Newcastle and Northumbria Universities, with the practice involved in doctoral research into housing for the economically disadvantaged in Malaysia. We’re also part of a ‘Knowledge Transfer Partnership’ (KTP) with Northumbria University, focusing on the Design and Development of Care Villages and Elderly Care.
The practice is also a training office, offering practical experience to graduates of RIBA Part I and II courses, as
Appointments
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Urban Designer Scott Ritchie was appointed Senior Associate in 2015 in the acknowledgement of the considerable contribution he made to the prizewinning Scotswood regeneration Project, culminating in The Rise, Scotswood receiving a national RTPI award for Excellence in Planning to Deliver Housing.
Since graduating from Northumbria University in July 2014, Grace Paul has worked at IDPartnership as a Part 1 Architectural Assistant. Grace has made graphical and design contributions to a range of projects, including Bishop’s Waltham and an extra care village in Northamptonshire.
Paul Hopwood joined IDPartnership’s team of Architectural Technologists in September 2014 and has since contributed to housing schemes for Moorgreen Hospital and Bishop’s Waltham, as well as care schemes such as Walker Retirement Village and the extra care village in Northamptonshire.
Scott Savin joins us as Associate Designate with dual qualifications in both Architecture and Urban Design. He has led a variety of Projects from high-end bespoke residential properties, boutique hotels, conversions of listed buildings, mixeduse commercial/residential schemes, to towers in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Hugh Daglish joined IDPartnership’s Masterplanning team as an Associate Urban Designer and Planner in 2015. Hugh has previously worked extensively in public and private sector planning organisations. Most recently Hugh was Senior Planner at Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council.
Holly Forsyth graduated from Northumbria University in 2015 and has recently joined IDPartnership as a Part I Architectural Assistant. Holly is working towards planning submissions for a variety of both new residential and heritage projects.
Southern Office Many new projects are now being handled by IDPartnership’s Southern office, based within the Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7PT. This includes ten development sites on the south coast, stretching from Poole in Dorset in the West to Southampton, Portsmouth, and Winchester. The London office is also overseeing projects in Wokingham, Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge.
New Website IDP’s brand new website, at idpartnership.com, was launched in February 2015 after some months in development. The new mobileready site features a comprehensive portfolio of project work, illustrated through updated photography as well as our in-house CGI visuals. Regular updates on practice news and current projects can be found on our Twitter feed @idpnorthern, as well as our Linkedin and Facebook pages. 5
Leisure & Hotels Queens Head, Morpeth IDPartnership have been appointed by Ladhar Leisure to prepare design proposals and a planning application for the comprehensive redevelopment of the Queens Head Hotel in Morpeth. The scheme will revitalise this historic building, providing a variety of leisure related venues fronting onto Bridge Street and will be complimented by a boutique hotel and wedding venue, which will be designed to overlook the historic coaching inn lane by the use of a glazed street and central atrium.
Hampton by Hilton The refurbishment of the 1970s office block opposite Newcastle Central Station has delivered 160 bedroom Hampton by Hilton 3-star hotel within Newcastle City Centre’s historic core. The new hotel has traded well since it opened in February 2015, and visitor ratings have been exceptional. IDPartnership worked with Metnor Construction on the recladding and internal fit-out, including the interior design of the bar, reception and gym.
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Woolsington Hall Originally conceived in the 17th century as a hunting lodge deep within the countryside, Woolsington Hall is a country house which sits beside Newcastle International Airport. Plans have been drawn up to fully restore this grade II* listed building and reinvent it as a boutique hotel with 32 bedrooms, brasserie restaurant and international spa facilities. This will create a stunning ‘front of house’ for international visitors to the region.
The restoration of this ‘hidden gem’ will also open up 160 acres of historic landscape, providing public access to country parkland, ornamental ponds, bridges, ha-has, golf course, and country walks within the Deer Park. The project received planning approval in 2015, however a fire in December 2015 caused serious damage to the original part of the hall. Emergency works are underway to protect the remaining heritage assets, and IDPartnership are currently working towards repairing and restoring the structure.
White Hart Yard The first phase of a much discussed White Hart Yard scheme, bringing exciting new food and drink to Newcastle’s Grainger Town, will begin in 2016. Detailed plans are in the process of being submitted, and subject to permission, the initial phase should open at Easter, with an anticipated creation of 40 to 60 new jobs. 7
Wynyard Hall After the successful delivery of the highly acclaimed Grand Marquee wedding venue at Wynyard Hall for Cameron Hall Developments, the next phase has now been completed. The refurbished Walled Garden, designed by Chelsea Flower Show award-winner Alistair Baldwin, now creates the largest rose garden in the UK. Within the garden, a stylish and attractive Visitor Centre was opened on 4 August 2015 to great acclaim, creating much local interest. Over 300 visitors received afternoon cream teas in the adjacent wedding venue, and an informative rose presentation was given by Michael Marriot from David Austin Roses - one of the UK’s leading rose experts. The Visitor Centre was opened by Sir John Hall, and is the realisation of John’s long-held dream to create a national centre for rose horticulture. Recently, the Gardens and Visitor Centre were shortlisted in the Tourism & Leisure category for the RICS North East Awards 2016. The next phase of the Wynyard Hall project, is already in the planning stage, and it is anticipated that the Cookery School and attendant residential accommodation will complete the specialist leisure facilities within the historic park, will be submitted for planning in 2016.
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Safeguarding Historic Parklands A great deal of work has been carried out within the historic parkland, preparing a Conservation Strategy for the many historic features: Wynyard Hall (Grade II), Golden Gates (Grade II), Greek Temple (Grade II), Lion Bridge (Grade II), Wellington Obelisk (Grade II) and the Roman Temple (Grade II). A designated network of public access ways will open up the Estate to the public, providing glorious walks in the 18th Century Parkland, with an interpretation display at the beginning and the potential of warming and refreshing local produce in the extensive cafĂŠ shop at the end of the visit.
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Healthcare Extra Care Villages 2015 has seen a keen focus on the potential of care villages. The country is ageing and so the structure of the UK’s population for the next 30 years looks set to be very different from that of the previous 30 years. The recent population growth has been driven by the expansion of the ‘working age’ population, contributing 72% of total growth. However, due to the postwar ‘baby boom’, the biggest increase in age group population will be amongst those aged 65 and over. Our ageing society presents massive challenges for the wider economy. The dependency ratio (number of workers per children and retired people) will continue to decline unless retirement age is pushed back further. This means proportionally a smaller number of tax contributors will be supporting more public spending dependants. It would appear that when public services
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are already under pressure due to the desire to reduce the deficit, they will come under further stress as they may need to support and help more people. Currently 4.4 million people within the UK are considering the potential of moving to Extra Care or care facilities. Coping with the increased ageing population, will be a growing challenge to the government in the years leading up to the next general election. Care for the elderly is typically concerned with ageing parents or grandparents, who ‘put off’ a difficult decision to down-size until the very last moment - often when one or other partner succumbs to a challenging health condition. Moving to elderly care accommodation has therefore been a ‘last ditch’ decision and, accompanied by bereavement, often provides another challenging change of lifestyle when the individual is at their most vulnerable.
A great deal of research has been carried out into more responsive elderly care provision, with particular focus on assisting the elderly to make the changes at an earlier stage in their later life, hopefully at a point where both partners can enjoy many further years of ‘active living’. Current proposals informed by best European practice tend towards care villages of 200 to 300 units which incorporate social and retail facilities, thereby benefiting from the economies of scale and creating a vibrant neighbourhood. Such an authentic social hub attracts the active elderly of ages 55+, and creates a very much more robust sex/age pyramid. This delivers a vibrant, buoyant and positive environment which also attracts visitors to its attractive restaurant, bar and social facilities, offering a positive lifestyle living alternative to remaining in the familial home - ‘Aspirational downsizing’ sets the elderly resident free, liberates them from the ‘duty’ of safeguarding familial assets, and enables them to look forward to a positive and active old age. The contemporary care village occupies a campus environment, landscaped with pedestrianised streets leading to the Extra Care Buildings; a hotel-like environment with a spacious entrance foyer and attractive communal spaces. This building, which is open to the community at large, makes visiting the
grandparents easy, and ensures that the community is enlivened by visitors of all ages from the surrounding area. Most importantly, the interest and excitement of everyday life is maintained, ensuring that the community doesn’t become a ‘back-water’, separated from all the stimuli that maintain happy and fulfilling lives. Crown Care are joining the likes of Pegasus Life and Richmond Care Villages in the delivery of this next generation of Care Villages. These ground-breaking new developments provide the economies of scale, which enable housing care and health issues to be dealt with in an holistic and coordinated manner. A broader ‘gene pool’ creates three distinct ‘age strata’ of over 50s, over 70s and over 90s , ensuring that the ‘gene pool’ is continually refreshed, and that a vibrant and active balanced community can be sustained, offering improved services and the potential of creating between 20% and 30% savings to the NHS and local authority care provision, when compared with dispersed elderly communities. IDPartnership are developing care villages at Alnwick in Northumberland, Walker in Newcastle, Central Durham, Knowsley in Merseyside, Daventry in Northamptonshire, and Wokingham in Berkshire. 11
Walker Retirement Village Phase 1 IDPartnership and Wates won the design competition to prepare proposals for a retirement village in the centre of Walker, Newcastle. Phase 1 of the project; an Extra Care facility comprising 75 one and two bedroom apartments, is now on site. This groundbreaking development was designed utilising the design philosophy of Professor Hans Marcel Becker, Holland’s leading specialise in care for the elderly. Professor Becker believes that by making life much more fun for residents, complaints and expenses are reduced, residents become more active, family and other volunteer workers like to come and visit, and everything becomes less expensive. Most importantly, a pleasant and inspiring environment works wonders for residents
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and staff. Individual care paths are enhanced, sick leave is reduced, and the ‘happiness-focused’ organisation benefits from reduced personnel turnover. Medical care is available when necessary but it is deliberately relegated to the background. The Extra Care building has an atrium/winter garden which accommodates a restaurant, bar, library, health and fitness room, hairdressers, drama, art and movement classes, together with a treatment room and physiotherapy room.
Phase 2 Phase 2 of the Retirement Village is a 44 unit residential scheme, comprising bungalows and a reinterpretation of the Tyneside Flat. This is located immediately north of the Extra Care facility (Phase 1), and will be complete in the course of 2016.
Weavers Court Designed by IDPartnership, this Plan B Housing development will provide an Extra Care facility in Alnwick, consisting of 58 apartments for people aged 55 and over, plus a range of shared facilities. The building, due for completion in Spring 2016, is being constructed by Galliford Try for Isos Housing. Further information is available at www.weavers-court.com
Aspirational Downsizing
lifestyle, and in some way compensate for the loss of square footage.
In order to coax elderly ‘empty nesters’ out of often substantial family homes and into more supportive and appropriate in the long term accommodation, a range of attractive house types, apartments and bungalows need to be developed, which offer an improvement in
Plan-forms which provide a range of ways of utilising the space, should also give the downsizer confidence that there are a number of scenarios for dealing with the ageing process in a positive way over the forthcoming years.
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Extra Care Village, Northamptonshire IDPartnership on behalf of Ladhar Group are preparing proposals to deliver an exemplar retirement village in Northamptonshire.
Town Centre, Daventry Daventry District Council are proposing to build a destination canal arm that will connect Daventry town centre to the Grand Union Canal. This link will provide a destination for narrowboaters and
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Creating a state-of-the-art extra-care facility in ‘core and cluster’ format will deliver a centre of excellence in retirement housing for the elderly, whilst benefi ting from a breathtaking lakeside location. A vibrant and lively hotel-like ambience will welcome residents, family and friends to this outstanding landscaped campus, at the same time providing a safe and homely environment to residents.
shoppers and will attract big-name stores to the town in addition to investment from businesses, hotels and education establishments. Positioned off Eastern Way, the proposed canal basin development will offer a vibrant extension of the town centre, blending leisure, residential, office and community uses; with the proposed accommodation scenically set around a new turning basin and moorings.
BIM IDP are currently utilising BIM on many large scale procurement projects throughout the UK. As well as a wide range of educational, commercial and leisure projects, the practice have developed a cutting edge new housetype collection for use in sensitive masterplan locations. IDP are working to BIM level 2. The team are continually working alongside their consultant team to coordinate and fine tune their delivery.
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Commercial
Careline Offices IDP completed the renovation and fit-out for Careline Lifestyles new offices at Central Parkway in Newcastle, adjacent to the Centre for Life.
Catering for an expanding company, the new office provides an open plan space with a raised floor to allow for a fully serviced computer system with flexibility for future expansion.
Newcastle Racquets Court The technology company Gavurin, founded by Paul Miller and Mike Lowenstein, has quickly grown into a team of 15 data specialists, and the company will double its size in the course of the next 18 months. Gavurin have developed outstanding abilities in ‘big data’ with their international client base including Dun and Bradstreet, the Princes Trust and Mitie The company has a close working relationship with the Cloud Innovation Centre at the Cloud Innovation Centre at Newcastle University and will be working with the Centre to continue to innovate in the application of data to strategic problems. To benefit from these strong academic linkages, the company has chosen to strategically locate their new headquarters in Newcastle’s historic Racquets Court. Since August 2015, IDPartnership have been developing proposals for the reinvention of this abandoned space. 16
Central Park, Darlington In 2012, IDPartnership prepared a masterplan for this 30 hectare brownfield site on behalf of Darlington Borough Council, the first phase of which is being delivered by Keepmoat Homes. Darlington has since been successful in attracting further investment and development in the southern part of the site which has seen the construction of ‘Business Central’ which provides office space for small and medium sized businesses and the Centre for Process Innovation opposite. IDP produced a revised masterplan to take account of the increased level of commercial development. The masterplan seeks to integrate the housing and commercial developments with a linear park that connects the different character areas. The masterplan also provides a design code to inform future commercial development and encourage the delivery of high quality spaces between these blocks. Central Park has been shortlisted in the Regeneration category for this year’s RICS North East Awards. 17
Housing Plan B Housing IDP formed an LLP with Elliott Associates and Housing Consultancy Plus to form Plan B in 2011. Plan B has an innovative approach to delivering affordable social housing. The unique plan forms are designed to minimise waste and maximise functionality. Great care has been taken to simplify structure and detailing which makes the house types particularly suitable for training and apprenticeship purposes. Plan B projects have recently been completed at: • •
Townley Site (Eastfields) for Derwentside Homes; 28 no. units for Northumberland Arch at Seaton Delaval; South Tyneside Homes have completed Plan B Housing at West Way, Friars Way and Saxon Way, South Tyneside.
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Watch Factory, Knowsley Plan B have been selected to partner Knowsley Housing Trust (KHT) in the development of Phase 2 of the their Watch Factory development in Prescot, Knowsley, Merseyside. The first phase, due to complete in November 2016, consists of an extra care scheme for older people. Plan B have developed a range of attractive retirement plan-forms which benefit from a unique design which minimises waste and maximises functionality. Designed according to ‘fabric first’ principles, this range of house types are energy efficient and provide residents with low energy bills, and maximum functionality. Clustered around the Extra Care facilities created within the listed 1909 Watch Factory, these retirement homes benefit from a restaurant, communal facilities and activities. 18
Moorgreen Hospital, Southampton IDPartnership have completed design proposals for a 121 unit scheme within the former Moorgreen Hospital site in Southampton. At the centre of the hospital complex is a locally listed former workhouse which dates from 1848. Proposals for the retention and refurbishment of this Victorian building will create a heart for this sustainable community.
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The Maltings, Alnwick IDPartnership have partnered with Northumberland County Council’s development and regeneration company, Arch, on a range of important development projects, culminating in the refurbishment of The Maltings in Alnwick.
The Design Team are energetically working towards the completion of the refurbishment which will provide a range of fantastic one and two bedroom apartments in this prime location.
This historically significant building was primed for development prior to the recession, and work stopped in mid-stream some eight years ago, leaving the fabric open and vulnerable to the elements. Arch recognised the importance of this group of buildings to the streetscape of Alnwick. After purchasing the site, Arch are now preparing a detailed planning application to rationalise the building and deliver a range of attractive apartments within walking distance of the town’s market. Work is due to commence on site during early 2016.
Orchard House, Jesmond IDPartnership are currently providing design advice towards submitting a new full application for this infill site in the heart of Jesmond. The site already benefits from a previous planning permission.
Cornwall Meadow IDP were appointed by Crown Care to work alongside Alston Murphy Associates, undertaking a design review of the current scheme and providing urban design advice in relation to a proposed 68 bed care home and 14 sheltered apartments in Buckingham. The site is located within a conservation area adjacent to the River Great Ouse. IDP are continuing to work with AMA to take forward these proposals providing design advice towards submitting a full planning application. 20
Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire For David Wilson Homes Southampton, IDPartnership have prepared detailed proposals for a 61 unit residential scheme in the historic market town of Bishop’s Waltham. As illustrated in our visualisations, the new houses have been designed to make reference to the distinctive architectural character of the town, by making use of painted brick and polychromatic brickwork.
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Project Retrospective Staiths South Bank, Gateshead After IDPartnership have successfully delivered a project, the team revisit the location numerous times to obtain constructive feedback. It is ten years since the completion of the first phase of the multi-award winning Staiths South Bank project in Gateshead, which IDP designed in partnership with Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway. The developer, Taylor Wimpey, have progressed the development of this idiosyncratic site throughout the
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recession, and this year will see the completion of the build. It was therefore an appropriate time to revisit the project, and to speak with residents, developer and the local authority to establish learnings and improvement in practice. This year, the show apartments and visitor centre have become, at long last, a community cafĂŠ and bakehouse. Overwhelmingly the feedback was very positive, local people felt a strong sense of place and ownership. The full project retrospective, featuring stunning images of Dunston Staiths from local photographer Graeme Peacock, is available online at idpartnership.com.
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Masterplanning The Rise, Scotswood In a tightly packed auditorium in London, The Rise was awarded the prestigious national award for Excellence in Planning to Deliver Housing by the Royal Town Planning Institute. The Rise beat a wide range of prestigious projects to win the award, and it is a fitting tribute to the contribution of local people in the design, development and realisation of this truly ground-breaking regeneration project. Subsequently, at Newcastle’s Lord Mayor’s Design Awards 2015, The Rise won the Lord Mayor’s Special Regeneration Award as well as the housing category award. Earlier in the year, the development also won the residential category award at the RICS North East Renaissance Awards 2015. This £265 million 1,800 unit regeneration project, set to rejuvenate the west end of Newcastle, is being staged over a fifteen year development period. The area wide redevelopment has fully involved local residents and is being undertaken by New Tyne West - an innovative public-private collaboration between Barratt David Wilson Homes, Keepmoat, and Newcastle City Council. New Tyne West has been voted into the league of ‘top ten’ major European urban regeneration projects by consultants KPMG. Of the 377 homes in the first phase, 150 of these have now been built and sold. Design work is now advancing onto the next phase. Further information is available at www.therise.info
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Lord Mayor’s Design Awards 2015
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Newcastle Racecourse IDPartnership have been appointed by Arena Racing Company to continue their work at Newcastle Racecourse to provide a refurbished stable block project. ARC wish to update their extensive range of veterinary provision within the listed stable block, as part of a general upgrade to meet British Horseracing Authority’s requirements. The refurbishment follows on from the extensive works carried out by IDPartnership for the enabling works for the all-weather track installation and floodlighting which has recently commenced on site.
Cherry Knowle IDPartnership have been preparing a masterplan and design proposals for Barratt Development’s North East division, who plan to build 300 new homes on the site of the former Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope. The proposals will involve the creation of 11 new public open spaces, covering 17.5 hectares, including 5.6 hectares of meadows and grassland.
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St Mary’s, Stannington IDPartnership have completed work on the listed Stannington Hospital buildings, creating new apartments and homes within this beautiful countryside location. IDP continue to work with Bellway on the former Stannington Hospital Site, where the old hospital building is being demolished and 45 new apartments
will be constructed. Extensive landscaped grounds with mature trees are proposed for the enjoyment of the apartment dwellers. In addition, IDP have recently provided further assistance to Bellway for the new Stannington Village within the re-developed masterplan of circa 60 new houses, which will link the restored Village Hall Community Building to the new housing.
Throckley North Originally established in 1694 to provide for the welfare of retired and injured members of the naval service, Greenwich Hospital is now the largest naval charity, with substantial landholdings across the UK. This includes an area of land to the north of Throckley in Newcastle, which was recently removed from the greenbelt through Newcastle and Gateshead’s joint Core Strategy. IDPartnership have been appointed as lead designer and have prepared a detailed masterplan for the site which seeks to incorporate garden village principles, including generous landscaped green space, improvements to the adjacent recreation ground, and a network of pedestrian routes. The proposals, which comprise 580 units, are accompanied by a detailed design code which will guide further development, and ensure quality over the life of the development site. 27
Garden Villages Garden Village Design Philosophy IDPartnership have worked on a wide range of Garden Villages and have contributed to Barratt Development’s ‘Places for All Ages: Delivering the Future Garden Village’ Report. IDPartnership believe that it is essential that the vision for a Garden Village is shared and co-created with the people who live and work there. The people who grow up and grow old there have a stake in the community; its past, present and future. Citizens young and old alike should be its co-creators.
Monksmoor Park, Daventry IDPartnership achieved planning permission in 2013 for the first phase of this 1,000 unit urban extension at Daventry in the East Midlands. Working closely with Daventry District Council, Northampton County Council and Crest Nicholson, construction started on site in 2014 and the show village has been completed. Sales for phase one (Fallowfields) are proceeding at a rapid pace, and construction has now started on the second phase.
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Five objectives should provide the framework for securing this vision: • • •
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A resilient community that fosters social cohesion and adapts/evolves to local and global challenges; An ambitious economic and skills strategy; Attractive, mixed tenure, high-quality homes and public spaces that are accessible across the generations; Reducing the drivers of high living costs for everyone; Efficient use of physical infrastructure and an effective rate of delivery to deliver critical mass.
Garden Village Development Working alongside the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners, Capita, Design for Homes, and King & Wood Mallesons, the team prepared a report in how settlements in the form of Garden Villages could respond to the Department for Communities and Local Government’s call for ‘locally led’ garden city settlements. These forms of development, are likely to play an increasing role in the mix of solutions that will meet UK housing need. At the same time garden villages, (as opposed to garden cities), will occupy an important role because their size (500 - 5000 dwellings) means that they are most likely to be capable of delivery under the UK’s current system of planning and implementation, without recourse to public money or state-backed vehicles for intervention. To illustrate the principles within this premise, the team prepared a notional garden village concept of 5,000
new mixed-tenure homes. This was situated within the south of England and beyond the metropolitan green belt, in a location served by an A-road and railway line, within ten miles of a larger town that has a full range of employment and services. The team strongly believe that developments of this size and format, will become the panacea for meeting the government’s house building targets. Recognising these potential garden village growth criteria will be an essential element in bringing forward sustainable and deliverable garden villages.
Knowsley Housing Trust Developing on this theme, IDPartnership have been assisting a range of landowners and communities to develop their Garden Village development criteria. IDP worked with Knowsley Housing Trust in the course of summer 2015 to review the Knowsley SHLAA, and to seek out areas within the borough that have garden village potential.
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Student Living Portland Green Student Village In September 2015, Rosedale Court (Building 4) opened for the start of the academic year. Developed by Metnor Property Group and built by Metnor Construction, this seven storey block accommodates 338 bed spaces, with the ground floor providing three retail units and various facilities or students. Constructed on remediated brownfield land in the Shieldfield area of Newcastle, Rosedale Court incorporates an area of sedum green roof and is fitted with an energy efficient heat and power plant. The building has been rated BREEAM ‘Very Good’ and is designed in compliance with ‘Secured by Design’ accreditation. IDP continue to work with Abodus Student Living and are currently on site with Buildings 5 and 6, being built by Metnor Construction.
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Awards & Shortlists • 2016 Shortlisted - RICS North East Awards - Regeneration Category Phase 1, Central Park, Darlington • 2016 Shortlisted - RICS North East Awards - Tourism & Leisure Category - Wynyard Hall Gardens and Visitor Centre • 2015 Double Winner - Newcastle Lord Mayor’s Design Awards - Housing Category and Lord Mayor’s Special Regeneration Award- The Rise, Scotswood • 2015 Winner - RTPI Planning Excellence Award - Excellence in Planning to Deliver Housing - The Rise, Scotswood • 2015 Winner of the RICS North East Renaissance Award Residential Category - The Rise, Scotswood (Also shortlisted in Regeneration Category) • 2015 Shortlisted for RICS North East Renaissance Award - Building Conservation Category - Heathfield House, Low Fell, Gateshead
• 2014 Shortlisted for the RICS North East Renaissance Award Residential Category - Elba Park, New Lambton • 2014 Winner of the Northern LABC Building Excellence Awards for Best Social or Affordable New Housing Development at The Ridings, Kibblesworth (and Highly Commended for Moorhill / Coltspool, Kibblesworth) • 2011 Winner of the RICS North East Renaissance Award Residential Category - Amytis Gardens, South Shields • 2011 Shortlisted for the RICS North East Renaissance Award - Community Benefit Category Plevna Mews Retirement Village • 2011 Commended for the LABC Building Excellence Best Small Housing Development Kibblesworth Phase 1
• 2010 Commended - RTPI North East - Blyth Beach Chalets • 2010 Shortlisted for the RICS North East Renaissance Award - Sustainability Category - Blyth Beach Chalets • 2009 Winner of the LABC Building Excellence Award for Best Social Housing - Faber Road, Southwick • 2008 Winner of Sunderland City Council’s Building Control Quality Award for Best Housing Project Fulwell Abattoir • 2006 Winner for the RICS North East Renaissance Award Residential Category - Staiths South Bank, Gateshead • 2006 Shortlisted for the RICS North East Renaissance Award Regeneration Category - Staiths South Bank, Gateshead
• 2015 Shortlisted for RICS North East Renaissance Award - Tourism & Leisure Category - Grand Marquee, Wynyard Hall, Tees Valley • 2014 Building for Life ‘Diamond Status’ Accreditation - Hollygate Park, Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire (One of 16 schemes highly commended by Built for Life 12) • 2014 Winner - Constructing Excellence in the North East Innovation Award - Plan B Housing (with Elliott Associates and Housing Consultancy Plus)
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Clients Local Authorities
Commercial and Leisure
Land and Property Developers
Industrial
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Housing Developers
Housing Associations and Other Organisations
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