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HTA has been appointed by CHP for community-led regeneration in Chelmsford.   The plan involves replacing the existing 69 bungalows built on the two-hectare site in 1949 with a wider variety of new, zero-carbon, affordable homes that cater to the specific needs of local residents. The new neighbourhood will include interactive new green spaces and social areas, and better connections to the adjacent River Can and nearby parks. Paul Maddock, Associate Partner HTA Design said: “We’re thrilled to be collaborating with CHP, its customers, and the wider Chelmsford community to realise the regeneration of Andrews Place. Our concept design is centred on creating a healthy, dementia-friendly place that opens onto Admirals Park. In line with our component-led design approach, the plans include a range of flexible dual aspect housing types making the homes easier to construct, readily adaptable to residents’ changing needs and offering sustainable design quality. We’re looking forward to developing our concept ideas further with the local community to create a truly multi-generational garden neighbourhood, featuring biodiverse playable green spaces, a reprovision of later living homes designed to HAPPI principles, and 100% affordable housing overall for Chelmsford.” Featured in Building Design. https://lnkd.in/eFQyxyuY To find out more visit our website: https://lnkd.in/etkXcRen #housing #communityled #regeneration #affordablehousing

HTA’s Natalia Roussou, Veronica Templeton, Rob Michel, and Michaela Oberhuber are Racing for Life with Cancer Research UK (CRUK) at Crystal Palace Park this Saturday 13th July. We'll be cheering them on! 🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♀️ You can support their teams here: https://lnkd.in/dgDtRZDq and here: https://lnkd.in/dnD7vYja

HTA is pleased to have been selected as a finalist in two categories at this year Building Design. Architect of the Year awards! Private Housing Architect of the Year - HTA’s submission includes 4 projects that together total more than 1700 homes, with some 900 already complete and occupied. Featured projects:  College Road provides 817 Co-living studios, extensive shared amenity space, and 120 affordable homes. At 50 storeys, it's the world's tallest modular building, delivered in just 30 months and projected to have around 40% less embodied carbon than traditional construction.   Glassworks Court is the third building to be completed within HTA's Greenford Quay masterplan and harnesses modern construction methods to provide more than 1000 homes in the five years since gaining planning consent.   Woodside Park makes productive use of a disused TfL service yard to deliver 86 affordable homes at discounted market sale for first-time buyers living or working in Barnet. The building features characterful hit-and-miss brickwork facades at each core and encloses an elegant new communal courtyard.   Botanical House secured detailed planning consent to deliver 447 homes on the side of a disused hotel in East Croydon. Expected to start on site later this year, the development targets BREEAM Outstanding and a range of higher sustainable living standards.    Best Architect Employer of the Year HTA’s mission is to create great places to live by creating a great place to work. We consider the health, wellbeing and professional development of each member of the practice as being critical to HTA’s success. Over the past year, we have expanded our flexible working policies; launched our new ‘Career Maps & Salary Guide’ offering clarity on routes to promotion and improved pay; established an internal Mentoring Programme; maintained our focus on training, learning and development; and established bi-annual reporting against our Carbon Reduction Plan and EDI Strategies. Our commitment to social and environmental responsibility is underpinned by a B-Corp score of 136.1, one of the highest in the industry. To find out more check our website: https://lnkd.in/dGfyMeZt #AYA #bdonline #AYA20in24 #AYA2024 #architecture #privatehousing #finalist #architectoftheyear #employeroftheyear

TerraQuest's Market Index Report highlights the challenges around housing delivery ahead of tomorrow's election🗳️ Dr Riette Oosthuizen MRTPI, a partner at HTA Design LLP states: "After more than two years of economic chaos and ever ongoing changes to the planning system, this report reveals that a clear majority of Britain’s population believe the country’s housing policy has been mismanaged. Shedding light on the complex and systemic problems in housing delivery, the study hits the nail on the head – illustrating how housing approvals have slowed down, even while far exceeding the rate of housing delivery. The planning system is easy to blame, but it is certainly not at the core of the problem. Ongoing political uncertainty has halted many large-scale housing schemes while we’ve also seen many schemes with planning approval now unviable due to a lack of clarity in project finance and the cost of construction... As this report makes clear, industry-wide engagement is required if we want to begin to address the problem." ➡️For a detailed analysis of these challenges and more, read the full index report here: https://ow.ly/fstV50Sr0Lc #Election2024 #HousingCrisis #PlanningSystem #EconomicChallenges #IndexReport #HTADesign #DrRietteOosthuizen #HousingPolicy

HTA Planning team's success at this year RTPI awards 🥳 🏆 Small Planning Consultancy of the year The judges praised HTA’s planning team for providing a range of examples and highlighting their award-winning, inclusive workforce. They commented on their strong focus on staff development and outreach efforts to schools. The judges were particularly impressed by the wide-ranging testimonials and noted that the consultancies' larger organisation allows access to various EDI support networks. 🏆 Excellence in Planning for Communities, College Road, Croydon The judges were particularly impressed by the team’s proactive approach in conducting intensive research, analysing successful co-living schemes worldwide, and working closely with the GLA to shape emerging guidance on co-living. The range of high-quality communal spaces and uses in the co-living block is particularly impressive. 🏆 Excellence in Plan Making practice for Dunton Hills Garden Village Supplementary Planning Document. The judges commended HTA’s commitment to sustainability and innovative community engagement, going on to say that “The Garden Village concept has been transformed into a locally-led planning document, demonstrating the team's dedication to consultation, engagement, and co-design approach. Their efforts have ensured that Dunton Hills will be well-planned from the outset, reflecting considerable work engaging residents, landowners, stakeholders, and technical experts”. The plan presents 4,000 new homes with integrated heritage and landscape principles to ensure the delivery of a highly sustainable and beautiful village which is sympathetic to its historic context. What a great achievement for the team! #awards #planning #htadesign #rtpiawards

We are delighted to announce that HTA Design has become a Certified B Corporation. The B Corp movement exists to promote change to our economic system, addressing society’s critical challenges, to benefit all people, communities and the planet. It aims to make business a force for good, driving higher standards of social and environmental responsibility, by balancing purpose with profit. As a practice, we believe the goal of B Corp aligns very closely with our culture and core values. Already recognised as a leading employer, and with a deliverable plan underway to reach net zero, we felt it was important to measure our performance more empirically against the benchmark standard set by B Corp. The rigorous assessment was completed over the course of a year, and was both validation of our approach, and an invaluable signpost to further improvements in how we operate. The “B” in B Corp stands for “Benefit for All,” and validates HTA’s long-standing commitment to ethical business practices, transparency, and accountability in every aspect of our practice. We are thrilled to join this growing global community, to be able to share lessons and best practice with like-minded businesses. It is another exciting step forward for HTA to advance our mission: to create great places to live, be a great place to work, and operate in the most sustainable way possible. You can read more on our new website, along with very many other HTA stories. https://lnkd.in/eCEvzYVw #BCorp #BLabUK #HTAZero #ZeroCabon #EmployerOfTheYear #AJ100

More thoughts on how affordable housing can boost growth from Simon Bayliss, Managing Partner at HTA Design and Jay Morton, Associate at Bell Phillips. Check out #AA4HA campaign on the Architects’ Journal https://lnkd.in/euMrwQdf #AffordableHousing #EquitableHousing #ClimateAction #ArchitectsForChange #AA4AH #ArchitectsActionforAffordableHousing #5AffordableHousingPriorities With Grounded Assael Architecture HTA Design Mæ Architects Pitman Tozer Architects Mikhail Riches

In 2024’s Architects’ Journal’s Journal AJ100 edition you will find a strong HTA presence.   We’re proud to have been included with our Employer of the Year feature, AJ100 Champion feature and AJ100 practice profile.   On top of this, Dr Riette Oosthuizen MRTPI has contributed her own comment piece ‘Use ‘unknown’ brownfield space in the suburbs to build the homes we need’ which presents the value of building new and affordable housing on disused brownfield land.

HTA’s Rhea Shepherd has been raising money for Club Peloton in this year’s pedElle cycle from Kraków to Sienna, Poland.   The three-day ride across Poland’s hilly landscape totalled 454km and took in the sights of Kraków, Szczyrk, Szczawnica, and Sienna.   She may be back on home soil, but you can still donate to Club Peloton in celebration of Rhea’s huge 454km achievement: https://lnkd.in/ejC2Ys7g This year’s pedElle t-shirt illustrations were designed by HTA’s own Nerea Bermejo Olaizola and depict some of Krakow’s iconic buildings. Thank you Nerea! #pedElle #clubpeloton #cycle