Different kind of living

The RIBA Journal published an article about cohousing and it includes our Cannock Mill Cohousing Colchester project. 

Exciting times getting to grips with the details!!

Cannock Mill has also been featured on the UK Cohousing Network :
http://cohousing.org.uk/news/spotlight-cannock-mill

ATA in Co-housing mode

Full steam ahead with our co-housing scheme for LoCo (who are recruiting new members, have a look at their website) and inspiring site visit to Colchester! More soon.

ATA shortlisted for Hackney co-housing project

ATA is one of the five practices shortlisted to design proposals for the Hackney Co-housing Project. HCP in partnership with Hanover Housing Association are looking at a site to build 15 new homes ranging from one-bedroom flats to four bedroom family houses, a common house and other shared facilities such as vegetable gardens, bike shed and kids play area.

ATA working with LoCo Cohousing Group

ATA are working with the Cohousing group  London & Countryside Cohousing (LoCo) to develop a mutually supportive community, living in low energy homes, with some shared facilities, encouraging social contact and individual space, in a community managed by themselves, the residents. 

Affordable housing will form part of the scheme but all residents agree to the aims and objectives of Co-housing. As architects, ATA believe it is important to approach the designing of LoCo's new homes in the same way that they intend to the community to function. Our aim is to act a informed facilitators. 

Consultation and consensual decision making is a key part of the development process as well as the final project.

Passivhaus standards will be used for the homes and grey water recycling.  The houses will be built to Lifetime Homes standards  The group is a mixed community but with particular emphasis on the needs of older people.