JTP-Designed Schemes Receive BREEAM Accreditation

Published on 6 February 2013

John Thompson & Partners is pleased to announce that three sites, which the practice has designed for the Sheffield Housing Company, have received BREEAM Communities accreditation.

The sites located across Sheffield each received BREEAM Communities ‘Very Good' Certificates and are among the first residential schemes in the UK to receive this recognition.

Sheffield Housing Company is a partnership between Sheffield City Council, Keepmoat Ltd and Great Places Housing Group.

The three sites, located in the Shirecliffe, Norfolk Park and Falstaff areas of Sheffield, received planning permission in May 2012 and will comprise of 305 new homes. The designs are fully bespoke and unique to their location, and are based upon a contemporary interpretation of the key features of the existing architecture.

At Shirecliffe, the design calls for a series of high quality, small scale in-fill developments within the existing fabric of the estate; while at Norfolk Park, the dramatic topography and parkland define a number of distinct character areas on the site; and at Falstaff (pictured), where work has begun, the proposal has been conceived as a distinctive new destination within the existing garden suburb.

A bespoke range of high performing homes have been proposed to meet a wide range of high quality standards using nationally recognised schemes; often exceeding the minimum requirements made by planning policy.

The proposed developments seek to transform the local housing market by introducing distinctive and attractive contemporary designs that both reflect the local context and will stand the test of time by encouraging further regeneration of the surrounding context.

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Falstaff,
Sheffield, UK

Estate & Housing Renewal
Stage: Completed