Oakfield, Swindon
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.
Queensland Court and Gardens, cardonald, glasgow
This case study demonstrates best practice in retrofitting the green infrastructure in an urban setting. Winner of the 2021 Landscape Institute Building with Nature Award, the scheme is an excellent example of how a partnership approach, involving the community, can provide multi-functional green infrastructure that delivers natural assets for people in deprived areas, providing amenity, flood management and greater biodiversity.
Barne Barton, Plymouth
Barne Barton has been accredited with a Building with Nature Design Award for a Masterplan for 204 new homes on an existing housing estate in Plymouth.
The Masterplan envisages a complete transformation of this post-war housing estate to provide a sustainable and vibrant place to live. The quality of the design is a significant success given that the retrofitting of high-quality green infrastructure into existing places is essential to creating healthy, sustainable and liveable communities fit for the challenges of the 21 century.
