Kings Heath, Birmingham 2001—present
A 1950’s estate of some 250 Smiths houses being redeveloped in association with Waterloo Housing Association, Birmingham City Council and the local resident’s Estate Development Group.
The new homes are being built in phases and the brief is quite simply to recreate the Arts & Crafts residential and environmental qualities of Bournville Village within modern social housing regulations.
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Normacot, Stoke on Trent, 2005—present
Axis Design were appointed by Beth Johnson Group to undertake a consultation and masterplanning role for General Renewal Area of approximately 200 households.
Alongside the standard methods of enquiry we provided a basic web site using ‘off-the-shelf’ IT solutions to enhance the reach of the consultation process.
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Blurton, Stoke on Trent, 2005—present
Axis Design were appointed by Aspire Housing to provide consultation and masterplanning services for an estate of approximately 3500 households.
Alongside the standard methods of enquiry we provided a custom built web site to enhance the reach of the consultation process.
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Egghill Estate, Birmingham 2001—2003
Axis produced a masterplan for the rebuilding of the Egghill Estate in south Birmingham, an estate of 560 dwellings built in the 50s and 60s. Working from an office in an empty ground floor flat, Axis carried out consultation with residents which leading to an agreed masterplan for new dwellings, road layout, open space, and proposed commercial uses.
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New Deal for Communities, Aston, Birmingham 2000 – 2001
Axis was employed as urban design and community consultants by Aston Pride, the community based body which successfully won £50 million of NDC money for the regeneration of this historic but deprived inner city area.
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Castle Vale, Birmingham 1995—2002
Axis have worked on the Castle Vale estate since 1995 on a number of projects from area based, Neighbourhood Strategy consultative design to the detailed design of houses, flats and bungalows.
On both the Sopwith Croft and Watton Green areas we worked from a locally based neighbourhood design office meeting with local residents on an almost daily basis as we formulated the plans for their local areas. In both neighbourhoods we worked from the basis of large scale physical models which evolved as the consultation process moved to a consensus.
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