Films

Welcome to Design for Homes films. Click on the images to the right to view live streaming of each film in Flash.

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Six of the best - UK housing that broke the mould

This film looks at 6 housing schemes built since the 1950s that won Housing Design awards in their day - from Golden Lane, to Lyde End to Smithfield Buildings. The film introduces their developers, architects and residents to find out what makes them so special and to see how well they've stood the test of time. Featuring Chamberlin Powell and Bon, Peter Aldington, Atelier 5, PCKO, Urban Splash and Stephenson Bell.

Hammarby - A model for green living? Trailer.

Hammarby Sjostad, a development of over 10,000 homes is regarded as one of the best examples of a built green city extension in the world. Over 10,000 professionals from all over the globe visit Hammarby each year to learn about the city-led masterplanning, design and delivery process and the Hammarby model for dealing with waste, energy and water that combine to make it such an environmentally balanced place to live, work and relax. 

Recommendations for living at Superdensity

London is set to increase by 800,000 by 2016. How do we house this exploding population? By building at Superdensities. But such is the recent increase in the scale of inner city residential developments, from 150-450+ dwellings per hectare, that there is no official guidance for Superdensity schemes. This film, featuring HTA, Levitt Bernstein, PRP and PTEa looks at a better long term approach...

Odhams Walk: The making of a sustainable community

The last housing estate to be built by the GLC is also one of the most popular today. This film,examines how the Design, Effective Management and Consistent Community have created an enduring high density oasis at Odhams Walk.