Residential
We focus on smart, cost-effective and sustainable building design that meets users’ needs today and can evolve as people, technology and places change.
Residents are increasingly looking for properties with market-leading sustainability credentials; we’re responding with passive design, electrification and smart buildings technology.
We’re also working with smaller plots that incorporate shared outdoor areas. By applying intelligent structural and building services design we can free up indoor space. By designing taller, mixed-use buildings, we can use less land.
Our residential developments aim to provide an exceptional living experience, market differentiation and high profit margins in cities around the globe.
Bringing experience from across NDY, Tetra Tech and the High Performance Buildings Group, our specialists design and advise on stand-alone projects and larger mixed-use developments.
Build to rent
To make a build to rent worthwhile, capital and operational costs need to be considered alongside the resident experience and achievable rental values. Getting the balance right is critical.
We design with efficiency in mind, integrating renewable energy and ensuring low operational costs and easy maintenance. We use smart technology to deliver solutions that offer convenience, comfort and connectivity.
It’s this considered design – focusing on the user experience – that paves the way for long-term tenancies.
Key design considerations in the residential sector include:
- acoustic considerations for bedrooms and shared spaces
- air quality and noise reduction
- CCTV and security systems
- communications including wi-fi, mobile phone coverage and high speed broadband
- coordinated services delivery including collaboration with architects and interior designers
- energy efficiency and carbon reduction
- fire engineering solutions to increase safety and core efficiency
- high efficiency and fast response hot water
- metering strategy to monitor individual costs
- mood lighting
- passive design including thermal modelling
- space effective riser design and services distribution
- water conservation.
