Oakfield, Swindon

Award type: Design Award

Award date: 5 March 2021

Location: Swindon

Project Type: Residential

Applicant: Nationwide Building Society

BwN Assessor: The Landmark Practice

The masterplan for this scheme has been developed with the ‘15-minute neighbourhood’ concept in mind, to try and provide amenities that residents would need close by, without dependency on car usage. The scheme provides 239 intergenerational homes with a mixture of tenures, for people at every stage of their life. The project team involved a Building with Nature Assessor to guide the design proposals from an early stage, to ensure high-quality green infrastructure and active travel solutions were integrated into the scheme.

As well as its Design Award, Oakfield achieved the Building with Nature National Award for 2022, presented at the Landscape Institutes Awards in November 2022.