Impact of housing design and placemaking on social value and wellbeing in the pandemic
This report sets out that resilience starts with the home, its design and its context. Flexible space is needed in all homes as they increasingly become places of work
This report, written by Professor Flora Samuel in October 2020, presents initial findings from a project into ‘Housing Policies and the COVID 19 Epidemic’. Based on 17 interviews with stakeholders, drawn largely from government, local government and housing provider backgrounds, it uncovers key changes seen in people’s experience of the home during the first UK lockdown, as well as exploring key lessons about how places can ‘build back better’, with a focus on housing, planning, and wellbeing.