Jonny Anstead, Community-led models_Marmalade Lane, Cambridge.

MARMALADE LANE, CAMBRIDGE. AoU CONGRESS, EINDHOVEN. 21ST JUNE 2019.

TOWN. Homes. Streets. Neighbourhoods.

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research are shown in illustration 1.

PEOPLE WANT PLACE.

People value neighbourhoods over homes.

People want place “What’s important to you about your home?” (Savills Research) 100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50% 40%

30% 20%

10% 0%

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MARMALADE LANE.

LOCATION.

K1 - one of the last development parcels in Orchard Park.

ASPIRATIONS & APPROACH. An outcome-led approach.

AN OPPPORTUNITY FROM ADVERSITY. • The site was owned by Cambridge City Council • Outline planning consent for 37 market homes • Market crash prevented a private sale in 2008 • CCC saw opportunity for a more creative approach AN ENABLED APPROACH. CCC ASPIRATIONS • Innovation • High-quality design • High environmental performance • More imaginative layout • Community-led housing model • Capital receipt

APPROACH An enabled cohousing scheme where the Council can work with a cohousing group to develop a scheme and design brief and then sell the site to an enabling development partner

PROJECT TIMELINE. Seven years from inception to completion.

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2010: Feasibility study into cohousing development on K1 site

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2012: Sale of site for cohousing approved

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2012-14: Member recruitment and development of Client Brief

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Dec 2014: Outline planning application submitted; developer competition launched

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July 2015: TOWN and Trivselhus appointed preferred developer

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December 2015: New full planning application submitted

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April 2016: Planning permission granted

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May 2017: Appointment of contractor

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June 2017: Commence construction

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End 2018: Completion and handover

WHAT IS COHOUSING?

‘Cohousing is a housing development that balances the advantages of home ownership with the benefits of shared common facilities and connections with your neighbours. These co-operative neighbourhoods are designed to encourage both social contact and individual space, and are organised, planned and managed by the residents themselves.’

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LESSON 1: ALIGN OPPOSING INTERESTS.

Profit DEVELOPER Mission

ALIGNMENT Legacy

Quality

LANDOWNER

USERS

Land value

Affordability

LESSON 2: WORKING WITH CUSTOMERS IS FUN.

HOW PROFESSIONALS SEE IT

ARCHITECT

M&E

LANDSCAPE

QS

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER

HOW CUSTOMERS SEE IT

COMMON HOUSE

EXTERNAL SPACES

SUSTAINABILITY

HOUSING DESIGN & CUSTOMISATION

AFFORDABILITY

LESSON 3: PEOPLE VALUE CHOICE.

CUSTOMISABLE HOUSING. Menu-driven configuration.

CUSTOMISABLE HOUSING. Four dwelling ‘shells’ + a flexible layout

A

B

5.2m house

6m house

C

D

7.8m flat pair

Apartments

CUSTOMISABLE HOUSING. Type B: from an 89sqm 2-bedroom to a 121sqm 5-bedroom house.

GROUND FLOOR Open plan

Enclosed stair

FIRST FLOOR Two bedrooms

Three bedrooms

SECOND FLOOR Storage loft

Master bed

Bed + en suite Bed +

Two beds

A RANGE OF TYPES AND SIZES. A home for everyone.

140 130 120 110 100

m2

90 80 70 60 50 40 0

£

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LESSON 4: SHARING RISK IS A ROUTE TO AFFORDABILITY.

STARTING POINT: 100% MARKET HOUSING

Part of a wider planning permission where the affordable housing had already been delivered.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT SAVED COST

Reduced sales and marketing costs

EARLY PURCHASER COMMITMENT REDUCED SALES RISK

50% of homes had a committed purchaser preconstruction

£600K IN DISCOUNTED PRICES

Developer margin shared with group in the form of discounted sale values to early purchasers

LESSON 5: DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ARE IMPORTANT.

INIITAL LAYOUT.

LESSON 6: FEWER CARS MEANS MORE POSSIBILITIES.

LESSON 7: BUILDING IS EASY. BUILDING COMMUNITY IS HARD.

We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us?

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