Boris at Barking 21-9-2010 continued
September 22nd, 2010
In addition to the meeting itself there was a bonus in the foyer of the theatre in the form of a full sized ground floor plan of a 2 bed 4 person house complete with sufficient furniture to make it realistic. This means nothing without photographs and so with the kind assistance of the staff at CABE I am able to show you the following which measures 8m x 4m:-
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Space to live
This floor plan is a full-size 1:1 scale image of the ground floor of a typical new-build two bedroom family house. Imagine two adults, a child and a baby living here. Is there space to play, or store the toys? Is there room to share a meal with your in-laws? Where do you store an ironing board, a vacuum cleaner, a mop and bucket? Where do you hang your coats? What about the dog basket? Visit space-standards-floor-plan for the article.
In terms of the layout in the theatre, the main entrance would be above the photo and the auditorium, below. The remaining photos show the scene as laid out for an exhibition elsewhere.
Boris at Barking 21-09-2010
September 22nd, 2010
Last night I attended an event at the Broadway Theatre Barking [Delivering more quality affordable housing – have your say] which was a meet the people event to discuss affordable housing in Greater London. It was well attended.
The panel from left to right (from the audience) were as follows:-
- David Montague – Group Chief Executive L & Q Group
- Rachael Orr – Shelter London Campaigns Manager
- Boris Johnson – Mayor of London
- Baroness Neuberger DBE – Chair
- Richard Blakeway – Mayor’s Advisor for Housing
- Cllr Phil Waker – Cabinet Member for Housing, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
The evening began with a short speech from each of the panellists, excluding the chair, each explaining their role in the process of planning housing in London although as he himself admitted, Richard Blakeway’s contribution was fairly brief being much the same as that of Boris Johnson’s who preceded him.
When Phil Waker spoke I was taken straight back to the London Festival of Architecture meeting because just like Dick Mortimer of Family Mosaic then, I felt Phil Waker was speaking from the heart and from direct experience rather than a wish list and by the end of the evening, he had, for me, come over as by far the most powerful voice on the panel.