With predicted figures in the event of migration to the urban space in future, an alternative way of addressing housing needs may not be satisfied only with limited land left for development (HSB, 2023). Therefore, the solution lies within the river basins linearly sprawling across the edge of many riverside city developments. Although, floating architecture Read the full article…

How do passive houses work? The Princedale Road project designed by Paul Davis and Partners, which is the first project in the UK to be certified as a fully passive house conversion (Bere, 2019). The design methodology of which the design methodology involves various aspects, including: 1 Insulation systems: in passive houses, the design focusing Read the full article…

The rise of cohousing communities In modern urbanization, co-housing is a new form of living. It is attracting wide attention. Co-housing communities advocate shared resources and collective decision-making. They aim to improve residents’ lives through close community relations and efficient use of resources. However, we enjoy these advantages. But, we also need to soberly look Read the full article…

Understanding the Residential back alleys Alleys are often forgotten spaces in an urban setting that holds a sense of drama with the nature of linearity.  This blog discusses about, how transforming the back alleyways of terraced housing in the UK could lead to a creation of community driven, environmentally attractive zone for mental health and Read the full article…

Passive design is about reducing the energy used for lighting, heating, and air conditioning in buildings by creating the building itself, rather than through the use of mechanical equipment, for example. （Gonzalo, Roberto & Rainer V，2014） The design approach includes building orientation, building insulation, building form, building shading, optimal window to wall ratios, natural ventilation, Read the full article…

Fig.1.0. photo by Huangyunzhou My changes First of all, I am grateful to the teachers and students who helped me during my time in the UK, I really feel that I have gained a lot. I would also like to thank all those who have read my blogs and I hope they have been of value Read the full article…

I can’t believe it’s been nine months since I first arrived in Newcastle. It just feels like yesterday when I visited Newcastle University for the first time. And yet here I am almost done with my second semester of the course. The pleasant and thrilling process of creating blogs was a constant thread that ran Read the full article…

Housing standards are rising thanks to collaborative housing concepts.  Also, these strategies prioritize inhabitants’ needs over private profit. But what does it mean by collaborative housing? Firstly, several words are used to denote different characteristics or types of community-led housing. These terms include concepts like ‘cohousing, social production of housing, and self-construction,’. As well as Read the full article…

Each country has a unique history and culture, and this ‘uniqueness’ influences the way of life of everyone in the region. I have explored this ‘uniqueness’ in Newcastle in this course. This uniqueness is most visibly demonstrated by the spatial standards associated with architecture between different regions and countries. I will start with what I Read the full article…

Project Description “To develop an understanding of the design parameters of neighbourhood development in context, around housing needs, community facilities, and viability -To improve the knowledge of the nature and processes of urban residential development and design -To To appreciate and incorporate principles of sustainable development into the creation of new and existing residential/mixed areas Read the full article…

After the introduction of the course by the tutors, we have a preliminary understanding of this module. Then we investigate the site and some of the precedent cases in Manchester, which gave us a deeper understanding of the design of the community. After all of that, we started the formal community design.   Collision of Read the full article…

This semester we started the study of the house alternative course. However, because my undergraduate studies are about landscape courses, there are still many deficiencies in the layout of architecture and interiors. So this course still has some difficulties for me in the learning process of this course. In order to get a better understanding Read the full article…