3.5 General Design Standards
The Authority requires designs that will inspire all who live in them whilst making a positive statement in the community. Designs must also meet all other requirements of this Output Specification in respect of technical and operational performance, and compliance with regulations and safety.
The Authority endorses the work that the Government and CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) is undertaking to promote higher design standards in PFI projects and public buildings.
The Bidder is to achieve a high quality urban design following the guidance provided by the department for Communities and Local Government, the Homes and Communities Agency and CABE. Responsibility for the design work will rest absolutely with the Contractor. In addition to designs meeting the requirements of this Output Specification, the Authority wishes to provide guidance of a more general nature. The background information listed below contains central and local government guidance on PFI projects, together with housing specific matters.
The Contractor should ensure that proposed designs do not contravene such guidance10.
i. Better Public Buildings, a proud legacy for the future. The Better Public Buildings Group (2000)
ii. How to achieve Design Quality in PFI projects. OGC (2003)
iii. Achieving Quality in Local Authority PFI Building Project's. 4 P's
iv. Designing for the Disabled. Selwyn Goldsmith.
v. Designing for Accessibility. Centre for Accessible Environments.
vi. Wheelchair Housing Design Guide. National Wheelchair Housing Group, Home Housing Trust.
vii. Housing Design Handbook. BRE
viii. Lifetime Homes. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
ix. Inclusive Design Guidance Notes. English Partnerships
x. The Principles of Inclusive Design. CABE
xi. Building Sight. RNIB
xii. Sign Design Guide. JMU & the Sign Design Society
xiii. Urban Design Compendium. English Partnerships. Housing Corporation
xiv. Better Places to Live: By Design. A companion to PPG3. Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions and CABE 2001
xv. Urban Design Guidance. Urban Design Group
i. Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Fact Sheets 1-5, 7-9, 11, 15-16, 18, 22 and 24 . Department of Health
ii. Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Fact Sheet 6. Design Principles of Extra Care. Department of Health
iii. Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Fact Sheet 13. Eco Housing: Taking Extra Care with environmental friendly design. Department of Health
iv. Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Fact Sheet 14. Supporting People with Dementia in Extra Care Housing: and introduction to the issues. Department of Health
v. Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Fact Sheet 26. Housing for People with Sign Loss. Department of Health
vi. The Extra Care Housing Toolkit. Department of Health
vii. Homes for the Third Age: Design Guide for Extra Care Sheltered Housing. Robson, Nicolson, Barker.
viii. Design Guide for the development of new build accommodation for older people. The Abbeyfield Society.
ix. Designing for Special Needs - an architect's guide to briefing and designing options for living for people with learning disabilities. The Shirley Foundation
x. Design for Dementia. Stephen Judd; Mary Marshall; Peter Phippen.
xi. Designing for Special Needs: Maurice Harker & Nigel King
xii. The Suffolk Extra Care / Dementia Design & Management Guide: Suffolk County Council
xiii. Housing and support for people with dementia. Hact and Home Group
xiv. Designing gardens for people with dementia. Annie Pollock. DSDC University of Stirling
xv. Designing interiors for people with dementia. Richard Pollock. DSDC University of Stirling
xvi. Primary and Social Care Premises, Planning and Design Guidance. Primary Care Contracting website
c) Transportation and infrastructure guidance
i. Inclusive Mobility: A guide to best practice on access to pedestrian and transport infrastructure. Department for Transport, (DFT) 2002
ii. Planning and Access for Disabled People: A good practice guide. ODPM London 2003
iii. Manual for Streets. CLG and DoT
iv. Car Parking: What works where. English Partnerships
d) Sustainable development guidance
i. Building Sustainability: how to plan and construct new housing for the 21st century: TCPA, WWF
ii. [Sustainable Construction Policy]11
iii. Planning for Passive Solar Design: BRECSU (BRE), DTI, DETR
iv. Environmental Site Layout Planning: Solar Access, Micro climate and Passive Cooling in Urban Areas: BRE, JOULE DETR
v. The Green Guide to Housing Specification. BRE
vi. A Sustainability Checklist for Developments. BRE, DTRL, DTI
vii. The Green Guide to Specification. BRE
viii. A Sustainability Checklist for Developments: A Common Framework for Developers and Local Authorities: BRE, DTRL, DTI
ix. Code for Sustainable Homes: DCLG, BRE, April 2007.
x. English Partnerships: Space for Growth
xi. ODPM (2003) Sustainable communities: building for the future ODPM (2004) Creating sustainable communities: greening the gateway, a greenspace strategy for Thames Gateway
xii. ODPM (2005) Creating sustainable communities: greening the gateway implementation plan
e) Landscape
i. Adherence to BS3882:1965 - Recommendations and Classification for Top Soil
ii. Adherence to BS5370-3:1991 Maintenance of Amenity and Functional Turf
iii. CABE (2004) Housing audit, assessing the design quality of new homes
iv. Clean Neighbourhoods and Environmental Act 2005
v. Control of Weeds, Section 14 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
vi. Control of Injurious Weeds, Weeds Act 1959
vii. ODPM (2002) Over the garden fence
viii. ODPM London (2002) The Right Hedge for you
ix. Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)
f) Accessibility
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10 The guidance listed within this section should be reviewed on each occasion as updates and new guidance is constantly being issued. Furthermore, the project specific circumstances should be considered when determining whether or not it is reasonable to expect the Contractor to comply with any listed guidance.
11 As produced by the Authority.