Community co-led, vision and regeneration strategy, Sunderland

‘Phase 1’ Co-design of a new neighbourhood in the heart of Sunderland.  Thanks to support from the Power to Change Fund and working with local charity Back on the Map, we helped to support a group of Sunderland residents and artists to form the ‘Living Arts Hub’ and start co-designing the creation of new homes […]

Design Code, Chatham

Co-creating a design code for the future of Chatham Since August 2022, Create Streets have been leading the public engagement in support of the Chatham Town Centre Design Code with Medway Council and BPTW architects. We spoke to those who live, work and play in Chatham to help shape the vision for development in the […]

Vision and master-plan, Sandycote Devon

Create Streets worked with the developer on the layout and family of house types for a site of 45 homes east of Exeter. The homes are arranged around a village green with a preserved mature tree, with most parking in small rear courtyards. A pedestrian path connects the site with an existing cycle lane to […]

Design Code, Wadhurst

We worked on a design code for a parish council in rural East Sussex. Local residents are proud of their Wealden architecture and would like new homes to reflect both the local vernacular and the smaller homes the community needs. Another concern was enhancing an active high street which is struggling with traffic and clutter. […]

Master-plan, Cumbria

Critical friend review and design of an alternative illustrative masterplan for an urban extension.   We were invited to review existing proposals for 150 homes and set out a new vision for the 6 ha site. Putting our evidence-based approach into practice we sought to create a greener, more walkable scheme that was sustainably connected […]

New garden village vision, England

Street and façade design for an English garden village. We were tasked with designing a new village centre with beautiful homes at the heart of what could be a future garden village with up to 7000 new modular & traditional homes. Work included the design of multiple house types based around standard modular dimensions and […]

Vision and master-plan, new garden village, Devon

Masterplan for a new garden village in England We were given a brief to design the first phases for a new garden village of up to 10,000 homes, with a focus on how it could integrate in the future with further phases and existing and new amenities. The plan balances the demands of a modern […]

Shop front design guide, Isle of Wight

A design guide for shop front renewal in historic High Streets in Newport and Ryde, on the Isle of Wight.  An interactive paper and digital design guide aimed at everyone from local shopkeepers to design professionals. The guide is the first of its kind to employ interactive technology that eases users through a heritage-led design […]

Highways strategy, Surrey

Writing Surrey County Council’s new street design guide. Aimed at better embedding health, wellbeing and sustainability into Surrey’s street design, this project included a full review Surrey’s existing strategy, policy and practice (including 11 detailed cases studies using the Child’s Eye, Human Eye, Birds’ Eye framework); (b) a review of the response to COVID; and […]

Shop front design code, Windsor

A design code for developments and shopfront improvements in Windsor Town Centre. A design code aimed to help residents, officials, developers, shop-owners and landowners easily, practically and cost-efficiently support the beautiful and popular growth for Windsor. Our process involved reviewing a variety of street types and shopfronts within the town centre, as well as listening […]