CONTENTS Foreword xi Preface xv Introduction: What is urban housing? I PART ONE - ISSUES IN URBAN HOUSING 1. Context : The Environmental Imperative 19 Climate change 19 Population change 22 A new policy for housing 27 Where to build 33 Key points 37 Cose examples I A Leamington Spa 28 I 8 Kings Cross Railway Lands 34 2. Standards : Dividing the Space 39 The drive to raise standards 39 Changing attitudes to housing density 44 Density and housing form 50 The advantages of high density 56 Key points 59 3. Infrastructure : The Urban Neighbourhood 61 Community facilities 61 The idea of neighbourhood 65 Urban villages 66 Sustainable communities 72 Fitting in with urban form 78 Key points 81 Case example 3 A Greenwich Millennium Village 73 4. Housing forms : The Design of Urban Space 83 The urban legacy 83 The enduring forms of urban housing 93 Housing for new needs 101 The public realm 104 Key points 109 Construction : The Green Agenda 111 Energy conservation 111 Renewable energy sources 116 Water management 119 Conserving environmental resources 121 Off-site construction 126 Key points 131 Case examples 5 A Housing at Stadlau, Vienna 114 5 B Flats at Chorlton Park, Manchester 125 Reclamation: Re-using Built Space 133 The importance of existing buildings 133 Improving the efficiency of existing housing 136 Conversion and modernisation 143 Using redundant space 148 Key points 156 Case examples 6 A Priory Court, Walthamstow 140 6 B Grange Court, Hackney 149 6 C Box Works, Manchester 152 Design quality: A Question of Taste 159 The image of the house 159 A framework for quality 165 Customisation of housing space 170 Democratic design 175 Key points 182 Case examples 7 A Housing at Bercy, Paris 168 7 8 Borneo, Amsterdam 176 Perspective: Cities of Tomorrow 183 A world more urbanised 183 The city in Europe 187 European urban issues 195 Towards sustainability 202 Key points 204 Case examples 8 A The Regeneration of Kreutzberg, Berlin 189 8 B Housing in Latvia 193 PART TWO - CASE STUDIES A.High-Density Social Housing Iroko, Coin Street, London 209 B. High-Density Commercial Housing Rope Works, Manchester 215 C.An Urban Village on a'Brownfield' Site West Silvertown, London 221 D.Model for a Sustainable Urban Block Homes for Change, Manchester 227 E. Homes for Young Single People : I Foyer, Swansea 233 F. Homes for Young Single People : II Caspar I, Birmingham 239 G.Car-Free Social Housing Slateford Green, Edinburgh 245 H.A Prototype for Sustainable Urban Housing Bedzed, Sutton 251 I. A Project Using Modular Construction Sixth Avenue, York 257 J. Regenerating Social Housing : I Marquess Estate, London 263 K. Regenerating Social Housing: II Gulden Kruis, Bijlmemeer, Amsterdam 269 L .Redevelopment of a Major 'Brownfield' Site Hammarby Sjostad, Stockholm 275 M.Renewal of an Old Urban Area Ferencvaros, Budapest 281 References 287 Further Reading 299 Index 302