Jenny Kendall

TLC 

The project entitled “TLC” is a community focused development encompassing a sustainable housing scheme and a retrofit of an already well-loved community centre. TLC aims to improve the standard of wellbeing and social interaction seen within new urban developments as these communities deserve better.  

In line with Unit 5C’s sustainable and adaptive approach, this project works with the existing Lenton Centre structure, maximising the limited space through the novel use of adaptive features, enabling the building to meet the user’s needs.  

The brownfield housing scheme aims to rebalance Lenton’s student dominated population and provides spaces for a mixed community to meet. To make the houses affordable for Nottingham council, an adaptive plan is used which minimises building cost and material waste. Bringing the two schemes together, Bruce, the community biodigester, helps integrate the residents and community centre visitors through sustainable energy sharing.