reShaped
Social Housing Portfolio
Great Places & Regenda: Gateways to Oldham PFI Brief Description of Project: Mixed-tenure residential development on a hillside site, bordering Oldham town centre. The development included 192 new dwellings integrated with 43 refurbished houses, community centre, pocket parks, play areas and landscaped public realm. Radical changes were made to the character and legibility of this previously failing neighbourhood by introducing a clear pattern of interconnected streets and public spaces. The inspiration and identity for the new place was drawn from local hill settlements where building lines followed local topography, creating a rich and varied sequence of places. Elaine lead the development of the landscape design and detailing whilst employed by Camlin Lonsdale Date of project completion: July 2013 Hard landscape budget: ÂŁ2m CfSH: Code 4
Liverpool Housing Trust: Baxter Close, Runcorn Brief Description of Project:
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reShaped and PLACED CIC were commissioned to transform a redundant and dangerous playground into a low maintenance pocket park suitable for the current elderly population of Baxter Close. The commission included resident engagement, design, specification, overseeing construction work and resident planting days. The consultation revealed that residents wanted a bright, colourful place which created an attractive setting to their houses that their grand children could play in and discouraged anti-social activity. This was translated into the design as bulb-filled meadows with climbing boulders, sloping lawns, rolling hills, edible hedges and a beautiful focal cherry tree. Baxter Close Pocket park is currently being constructed and will be completed this month. Landscape Budget: ÂŁ10,000
The Riverside Group: Cullen Street Community Garden Centre Brief Description of Project: reShaped were commissioned by Riverside Housing to work with Cullen Street Community Group to develop a layout for their new garden centre in sufficient detail to inform their business plan and funding application. The final design was developed over three workshops. The first of which involved model making potential arrangements, the second considered visual appearance and the third looked at practical issues such as levels, drainage, site security, community access, expansion and the location of existing utilities.
Lancaster Cohousing: Forge Bank, Halton Brief Description of Project: reShaped were commissioned to design, specify and oversee the hard landscape construction work for a carbon positive, Code 6, Co-housing development on former industrial land on the banks of the River Lune. Sustainable site masterplanning lay at the heart of the scheme, with layouts designed to minimize regrading, standardize step units and take advantage of existing green infrastructure, aspect and views. Site derived brick and sandstone were reused within gabion walling, pavings and gravel surfacings where budgets allowed. Other areas were detailed using a range of end of line/end of pallet materials sourced from local contractors together with recycled concrete setts manufactured by local plants. Date of project completion: July 2013 Hard Landscape Budget: ÂŁ250,000 CfSH: Code 6
Merthyr Tydfil County Bourough Council: River Taff Pocket Parks, Merthyr Tydfil Brief Description of Project: Public realm and ecological infrastructure proposals for the river corridor and Taff Trail to be implemented over a 30 year time period. The scheme involved integrating six other strategies with the walkway proposals to create a cohesive masterplan that would improve the setting, access and facilities to and along the Taff Trail both now and during future development. The strategy plan is popular with MTCBC Cabinet and the funders and is in its fourth phase of construction works. Works have included the construction of a new fish pass and viewpoint, creation of pocket parks, and improvements to over 1km of the river edge walkway with new railing, lighting, paving and planting. The client considers it to be the most successful regeneration scheme carried out in Merthyr to date. Carried out by Elaine whilst employed by AustinSmith:Lord Budget: Phase 1: ÂŁ1m, Phase 2: ÂŁ250,000
Homebaked Community Land Trust: Community-Led Housing Design, Liverpool Brief Description of Project: reShaped acted as ‘critical friend’ within Homebaked CLT’s community-led housing design process. Their role was to sit in the back, listen and contribute to the discussion from a knowledgeable friend’s point of view, particularly focussing on aspects that the community may have missed, pointing out relavant factors to consider and ensuring that the group that did not worry over issues that were not important. The brief and design were developed by the community and their architects via a series of workshops and resulted in the co-design of 26 homes, ground floor retail space to reinvigorate the high street, a community garden and a public square. In tandum to these activities, reShaped worked collaboratively with the CLT to prototype and test uses for the public vacant land to the back of the bakery, including: • Homemade: ‘Place’ Crazy Golf design and making with Regenda’s apprentices and Mens Sheds; • HomeFarm: Model making and growing microgreens with Anfield community