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Building for Life Bonnie Kwok & Tracy Mann 10 October 2014 Information extracted from Green Cluster Workshop Document August 2013 and NW Cambridge Design Code March 2013
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Key considerations Public engagement Stakeholder commitment Cost (Economies of scale) Sustainability Community Facilities & Services
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55+ Living Large developments have supported living home, e.g. NW Cambridge, Hauxton, etc Private, Public & Third Sector Care homes, residential homes, nursing homes, domiciliary care
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Key design considerations Design policies, e.g. District Design Guide, Cambridgeshire Quality Charter for Growth Building for Life initiatives Lifetime Homes Masterplanning Design code Design workshops Design & Access Statement
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Accessible Urban Design
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Integrating into the neighbourhood Connections/Routes Facilities & services Public transport Meeting local housing needs
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Accessible Urban Design Creating a sense of place Character Working with the site and its context (gradients) Creating well defined streets and spaces to promote active street frontages Easy to find your way around
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Accessible Urban Design Street and home Streets for all – barrier free Car parking – accessible, min 3.3m x 6m + 1m at the end or 0.65m to 0.75m at the side Public and private spaces – safe and secure Cycle parking & Bin stores
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Lifetime homes 16 criteria All affordable homes are built to Lifetime homes standards Some housing schemes have 100% Lifetime Homes, e.g. NW Cambridge
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Lifetime homes 1. Car parking widthCar parking width 2. Moving from the parking space to the home 3. Approach to the homeApproach to the home 4. Entrances Entrances 5. Communal stairs and lifts 6. Doorways & hallwaysDoorways & hallways 7. Space to turn and move around Space to turn and move around 8. Living room 9. Convenient bed-space Convenient bed-space 10. Accessible WC and potential shower Accessible WC and potential shower 11. Bathroom walls 12. Getting upstairs - possibility for stair lift and future through floor liftGetting upstairs - possibility for stair lift and future through floor lift 13. Getting between bedroom and bathroom - potential hoist Getting between bedroom and bathroom - potential hoist 14. Bathroom layout 15. Windows 16. Sockets and controls Sockets and controls
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Lifetime neighbhouroods
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NW Cambridge
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Up to 1,500 homes for University staff Up to 1,500 private houses for sale Accommodation for 2,000 postgraduates Academic and research and development space Community facilities such as a primary school, community centre, health centre, 2000sqm net trading supermarket plus unit shops A hotel Care home Sustainable transport provision including cycle ways Sports Centre and playing fields Public Open space NW Cambridge
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Exemplar scheme Information extracted from Green Cluster Workshop Document (August 2013) NW Cambridge Lot 4 (93 units) 49 Market Units 44 Key Worker Units
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All homes built to Lifetime Homes standards Sustainable Homes Code 5
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On-plot parking, visitor parking, 5% Blue badge parking
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Communal garden and level-access throughout the site
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Renewable energy to reduce carbon emissions
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What are the key qualities for age- friendly communities? What’s next?
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