[EDAW]Building for life.pdf

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1、BILLHANWAY,MANAGINGPRINCIPAL,EDAWANDDAVIDMILLS,MANAGINGDIRECTOR,WESTBURYHOMESSOUTHEASTREGION:ASHFORDBARRACKS:ASUSTAINABLEMIXEDUSECOMMUNTYAshfordconference,12November2003©BuildingforLife2004BILLHANWAY,EDAWANDDAVIDMILLS,WESTBURYHOMESSOUTHEASTREGION:ASHFORDBARRACKSBillHanwa

2、y,EdawandDavidMillsWestburyHomesSouthEastRegionI’mBillHanwayfromEDAW.WemasterplannedtheAshfordBarracks,workingverycloselywithWestburyandWimpeyandDavidMillswillbeheretotalkalittlebitlaterandwewilltryandkeepittothetimeallocated.Thefirststepistoidentifytheteamthatweareworki

3、ngwith.Itisveryclose-knitteamoftheleadhousebuilders.OurteamworkedwithWSPintermsoflookingatthetrafficinfrastructure[1]andenvironmentalissues,but,mostimportantly,workedincloseconsultationwiththeAshfordBoroughCouncilandKentCountyCouncilwhichwasthekeytosuccessintheproject.Wi

4、thouttheirclosecooperationandcloseinterworking,theprojectwouldhavenevermovedforward.BillLambofWimpeycalledmelatein2001andsaid:“Ihaveagreatsiteforyoutoworkonbutwehavenocompetition,itwillbesolesource.Itis50hectarepieceoflandoutsideofAshford,nearthetowncentre,amixofdensitie

5、s[1,2].Areyouinterested?”IamnotverybrightbutIhavelearnedacoupleofthings.Ifaprivatehousedeveloperscomesandgivesyouajobontheplatter,therehastobesomeproblemswithit.SoIsaidcanyounamethreemajorthingsthatarewrongwithit.TheyallBuildingforLifeAshfordConference12November20032[2]B

6、ILLHANWAY,EDAWANDDAVIDMILLS,WESTBURYHOMESSOUTHEASTREGION:ASHFORDBARRACKSthoughtforaminute.Yes,thereareafewconstraints.Letussee,oneofthemisthatthereisagrade2listedbuildingonthesite.Fantastic,noproblemwiththatone.Itwasanex-militarybarrackssitesandtheremaybesomecontaminatio

7、n.Ifthesitedoesnotglowinthedarkwearehappytogoonit,soIsaid,okay,wecanhandlethatone.Whatisthethirdone?Hesaid,“Well,theyhavedrivenatrainlinerightdownthemiddleofit,separatingthesitebyabout50metres.Isthatgoingtobeaproblem?”Ashardasitistolookatthatsiteandseeitasaresidentialcom

8、munity,Ithinkitisalsoimportantbecauseitisabrownfieldsiteandifwecannotdeliversiteslikethisandifwecannotw