Ham Close

Brief
The Ham Close Uplift is an ongoing regeneration project for Ham Close Estate. This
is due to its flats’ construction and insulation falling below the current regulation
standards. The public and its residents were invited to join the public meetings and
consultations along with the estate owner and the council. The proposal was to redevelop
the site by replacing all of the existing structures with an increase in density
which the people opposed to, citing two negative effects.
“The current density is 192 units. About 25% of those are leasehold, so there are 75%
social housing units. Of the new 400 or 500 units, there will be no more than 140
social housing units meaning that the density of social housing will diminish considerably
from 75 per cent to 30 per cent.”
“They’ve got to think about transport, too – and transport infrastructure is pretty
poor at the moment.”
https://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/14649148.
residents-say-ham-close-redevelopment-will-reduce-social-housing-stock-and-stretch-transport-infrastructure/
Regeneration projects tends to break up communities due to the relocation of its current
residents. Therefore, the studio looked into social housing and the idea of communal
living. Our brief was to collectively design a masterplan that has shared layout,
parking spaces and allocated plots for the individual proposals. Each proposal would
comprised of two dwelling units that engage each other in a mutually advantageous
relationship. Pre-requisites include the overall height limit of around 4-5 levels and a
sectional relationship between proposals.