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Back to school: Environmental enrichment strategies, including the incorporation of daylight, can be used to super charged student performance. Studies show consistently that good quality daylight enhances student learning, compared to those students who learned in environments that received the least amount of natural light. Country Day School, Farrow Partners, TriAxis Construction Managers. Environmental enrichment. Constructing heath. constructinghealth.ca #causehealth #constructinghealth #enrichedenvironments #architecture #salutogenesis #farrowpartners

Research by Architects Journal as part of its Blueprints for Change series suggests a new National Park between Oxford and Cambridge could solve water shortages and benefit biodiversity in that area. They suggest landscape needs to become an integral part of infrastructure planning, rather than an afterthought, as can be the case. It's an interesting piece: https://lnkd.in/ebRtvmGA #DiscoverNationalParks

Delighted to finally have a new website up and running... https://www.landstory.co/ Working in #regenerativedesignanddevelopment is a gift and a privilege, that said communicating the value of this work to potential clients is always a challenge. #regeneration is about going deeply beyond sustainability, into the field of #potential . Our current #paradigms of thinking lock us into a level of existence and many project never reach their #truepotential. If you are working on a project that intersects #landscape, #ecology, the #builtenvironment and #business then get in touch to discuss how we can support you to deliver #regenerative outcomes.

Fresh visuals of our propsoed re-generation project near Pitsea Train Station in Essex to provide 217 high quality new homes. After a master planning study, a long break and revised brief, we took the initial feedback received both form the locals and the Council, and embarked on the design of a smart re-generation proposal on this circa 2ha brownfield site. Creating a high-quality residential neighbourhood adjacent an elevated dual carriageway and a waste facility presented the biggest challenge. Good site access and public transport connections, the nearby mainline train station enabled us to consider higher densities. We used the site access roads and parking zones to create buffers between the proposed buildings and the adjacent land uses. Provision of ample green spaces and a truly sustainable approach to both the site layout and the design of the buildings were key to achieve an outstanding proposal. Status: Planning Application submitted and pending decision Total GIA: 195,000sqft Client: K. E. Kent Transport and Storage Planning Consultant: Sphere25 Communnity Involvement: GNL Strategic Heritage: Bourne Heritage Energy and Sustainability: The PES Daylight / Sunlight: T16 Design Transport: YES Engineering Group Flood Risk and SUDS: The PES Drainage: The PES Ecology and Botanical Survey: Adonis Ecology Contamination: RSK Geosciences Noise, Dust and Air Quality: Hawkins Environmental Visuals: Encuadra Estudio #residentialdesign #regeneration #brownfield #Basildon#Essex #contemporaryhome #contemporaryarchitecture #sphere25 #rohacsarchitects #rohacs

Fresh visuals of our propsoed re-generation project near Pitsea Train Station in Essex to provide 217 high quality new homes. After a master planning study, a long break and revised brief, we took the initial feedback received both form the locals and the Council, and embarked on the design of a smart re-generation proposal on this circa 2ha brownfield site. Creating a high-quality residential neighbourhood adjacent an elevated dual carriageway and a waste facility presented the biggest challenge. Good site access and public transport connections, the nearby mainline train station enabled us to consider higher densities. We used the site access roads and parking zones to create buffers between the proposed buildings and the adjacent land uses. Provision of ample green spaces and a truly sustainable approach to both the site layout and the design of the buildings were key to achieve an outstanding proposal. Status: Planning Application submitted and pending decision Total GIA: 195,000sqft Client: K. E. Kent Transport and Storage Planning Consultant: Sphere25 Communnity Involvement: GNL Strategic Heritage: Bourne Heritage Energy and Sustainability: The PES Daylight / Sunlight: T16 Design Transport: YES Engineering Group Flood Risk and SUDS: The PES Drainage: The PES Ecology and Botanical Survey: Adonis Ecology Contamination: RSK Geosciences Noise, Dust and Air Quality: Hawkins Environmental Visuals: Encuadra Estudio #residentialdesign #regeneration #brownfield #Basildon#Essex #contemporaryhome #contemporaryarchitecture #sphere25 #rohacsarchitects #rohacs

Conservation areas..... Like buses, sometimes similar projects come along... This week I've been investigating the impact of new-build proposals upon the historic significance of adjcent conservation areas. In one case, not very adjacent! As was apparent with the M&S HQ Oxford Street proposal, poured over in the High Court in February this year, a property doesn't have to be in a conservation area to need a heritage statement and impact assessment to consider the impact your proposals may have upon 'special character'. However, unless you engage in a pre-app process, this expectation from the local council may not be apparent until the full application is lodged. To mitigate this, would you commission a heritage statement and impact assessment pre-emptively? Does this therefore suggest the pre-app process is becoming a necessary risk-mitigation measure? #heritage #architecture #listedbuildings #listed #development #risk #planning #mitigation #conservation #conservationareas

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Fresh visuals of our proposed re-generation project near Pitsea Train Station in Essex to provide 217 high quality new homes. After a master planning study, a long break and revised brief, we took the initial feedback received both form the locals and the Council, and embarked on the design of a smart re-generation proposal on this circa 2ha brownfield site. Creating a high-quality residential neighbourhood adjacent an elevated dual carriageway and a waste facility presented the biggest challenge. Good site access and public transport connections, the nearby mainline train station enabled us to consider higher densities. We used the site access roads and parking zones to create buffers between the proposed buildings and the adjacent land uses. Provision of ample green spaces and a truly sustainable approach to both the site layout and the design of the buildings were key to achieve an outstanding proposal. Status: Planning Application submitted and pending decision Total GIA: 195,000sqft Client: K. E. Kent Transport and Storage Planning Consultant: Sphere25 Communnity Involvement: GNL Strategic Heritage: Bourne Heritage Energy and Sustainability: The PES Daylight / Sunlight: T16 Design Transport: YES Engineering Group Flood Risk and SUDS: The PES Drainage: The PES Ecology and Botanical Survey: Adonis Ecology Contamination: RSK Geosciences Noise, Dust and Air Quality: Hawkins Environmental Visuals: Encuadra Estudio #residentialdesign #regeneration #brownfield #Basildon#Essex #contemporaryhome #contemporaryarchitecture #sphere25 #rohacsarchitects #rohacs

Fresh visuals of our proposed re-generation project near Pitsea Train Station in Essex to provide 217 high quality new homes. After a master planning study, a long break and revised brief, we took the initial feedback received both form the locals and the Council, and embarked on the design of a smart re-generation proposal on this circa 2ha brownfield site. Creating a high-quality residential neighbourhood adjacent an elevated dual carriageway and a waste facility presented the biggest challenge. Good site access and public transport connections, the nearby mainline train station enabled us to consider higher densities. We used the site access roads and parking zones to create buffers between the proposed buildings and the adjacent land uses. Provision of ample green spaces and a truly sustainable approach to both the site layout and the design of the buildings were key to achieve an outstanding proposal. Status: Planning Application submitted and pending decision Total GIA: 195,000sqft Client: K. E. Kent Transport and Storage Planning Consultant: Sphere25 Communnity Involvement: GNL Strategic Heritage: Bourne Heritage Energy and Sustainability: The PES Daylight / Sunlight: T16 Design Transport: YES Engineering Group Flood Risk and SUDS: The PES Drainage: The PES Ecology and Botanical Survey: Adonis Ecology Contamination: RSK Geosciences Noise, Dust and Air Quality: Hawkins Environmental Visuals: Encuadra Estudio #residentialdesign #regeneration #brownfield #Basildon#Essex #contemporaryhome #contemporaryarchitecture #sphere25 #rohacsarchitects #rohacs