Introduction Meet the architects: Mikhail Riches

Mikhail Riches is an architectural practice specialising in housing design and mixed-use neighbourhood masterplanning.

Welcome to the public consultation for the regeneration of the Farnham and Hilldene Estate.

Havering Council have been consulting with residents about the future of the Farnham & Hilldene Estate since 2016.

They have a particular expertise in passive environmental design that makes the most of natural ways to improve a buildings performance.

The Farnham and Hilldene shopping area is a key place for Harold Hill’s residents and businesses. The area needs investment to help continue to make it a beacon for the neighbourhood and the whole community to continue to enjoy.

Their public realm designs focus on creating walkable neighbourhoods with car-free spaces for people to meet and play. Their housing project Goldsmith Street for Norwich City Council is the largest Passivhaus social housing scheme in the UK and won the Stirling Prize 2019.

Selected projects:

The Council have begun to explore what change the investment in the area could deliver and the benefits it can bring residents, business and the wider community.

• Park Hill (Phase 2)

This event has been designed to provide an update on progress, introduced the architects and their initial thoughts, and understand your priorities for the area.

Phase 2 of the regeneration of Sheffield’s Park Hill estate - Europe’s largest listed structure. Due for completion in March 2022.

Phase 4 was granted planning consent in 2019 and is due to start on site late 2022.

The team are still very much in the early stages of the design process and need your feedback to help build a shared vision for the future of Farnham and Hilldene Estate.

• Goldsmith Street

Your feedback

This Stirling Prize winning project of 105 affordable new homes for Norwich City Council is one of the largest Passivhaus schemes in the UK.

We welcome your feedback on the material presented at this event. If you could complete a feedback form, it would be greatly appreciated. Please also visit the comments board and share your thoughts.

• City of York HDP

Keep in touch

600 homes across 7 sites with the ambitious target of not only Certified Passivhaus but Net Zero CO2 in-use.

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• Croydon Small Sites www.mikhailriches.com

You can keep up to date with how the project is progressing and find details of other consultation events on our website.

9 sites as part of a large sclae programme to develop publically owned land within the borough for residential/ mixed use purposes.