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Scotswood Expo
The Scotswood Expo will be the first phase of a new neighbourhood at Scotswood. But the Expo – or Exposition – will be more than an exhibition, nothing less than a statement of Newcastle’s intent to demonstrate to the world a new benchmark for making and regenerating communities. It seeks to challenge the hearts and minds of those involved in the creation of new homes and redefine the established processes and practices of neighbourhood-making.
We have called our approach the New Norm. This is an approach which seeks to meet the challenges of lifestyle, technological innovation, environmental sustainability and new forms of funding, delivery and management. The New Norm is based on the concept of the plot as the basic unit of urban development, defining a volume by the party walls. Within this volume, a huge variety of internal and external layouts, garden design, house types, materials and façade treatments can be explored whilst ensuring the place works in urban design terms.
The Core Themes of the Scotswood Masterplan and Expo:
NEW Identity
The Expo will display the exemplar new neighbourhood to a national and international audience and help carve out a new identity for the area. It will establish new standards of development and showcase the very best international architectural design.
NEW Neighbourhood
Our aim is to create a truly sustainable community, which will leave a permanent legacy for Scotswood residents, both existing and new. High quality design, both in terms of internal and external living space, is fundamental to the creation of this sustainable neighbourhood.
NEW Norm
A crucial aim is to raise the benchmark of quality beyond Scotswood. We want to see designs that can be used to set future standards and create a ‘new norm’ in housing development.