And Goldsmith Street does not just show us an economic argument, but also one based on delivering the very best homes and delivering them for local communities. This pioneering scheme forms part of the Council’s city-wide investment in modern, affordable homes for the people of Norwich. This is the future of social housing, and R G Carter have been delighted to be involved.Working with three local registered providers, the Council launched an International RIBA Competition in 2008. On top of this, there are savings to be made through a reduction in the housing benefit bill and through less need to house families in expensive temporary accommodation.In fact, work done as part of Shelter’s independent commission on social housing showed our proposals for three million new social homes to end the housing emergency could pay for itself after 40 years. pretend that it will be easy.Access to both land and finance remain significant barriers to overcome in delivering new social homes, let alone new social homes of the quality that Norwich has achieved. Its unique and sustainable design, sets new standards for social housing in the UK. These are homes that local people can be proud to live in and that the local council can be proud to have delivered.We know that councils up and down the country want to be As this is social housing aimed at people on lower incomes, it means that it should only cost tenants £150 a year to heat their homes – an amazing achievement that will go a long way to ensure residents can afford to heat their homes.Goldsmith Street’s design has also considered the need for the estate to foster a sense of community, something often easier in social housing than private rented housing because secure tenancies mean people know they will be able to stay long-term. The award to Goldsmith Street, the seven terraces of homes designed by Mikhail Riches with Cathy Hawley for Norwich City Council, marks a significant moment in the history of the prize.It hints at a shift in values in the profession away from spectacle and towards social good and environmental performance. Planning permission was granted in February 2016 and the site competitively tendered through the Council’s Fabric First framework, which has included three other major housing projects to date, all of which are Passivhaus Standard.The urban regeneration which has taken place includes shared secured alley spaces, designed to encourage children to play, and an enhancement of local pedestrian and cycle access routes between the district centre, Midland Road open space and Old Palace Road. Comprising 105 Passivhaus dwellings for social rent, of which 40 are two-bed houses, five are four-bed houses and 60 are a mix of one and two bed flats, Goldsmith Street is not only the Council’s most ambitious project, it is also the biggest 100% Passivhaus, 100% social rented housing scheme in … The site is surrounded on all sides by neighbouring residences, project phasing and logistics were carefully considered to minimise construction impacts. A moment when 100 years after the Addison Act, local authorities began to demonstrate once again that they have the skills, the vision, and the desire to build the homes their community needs.The Shelter blog is an open platform to discuss housing policy, campaigns, the latest research and our activities.

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