Upton, Northampton, Site B - 2004
The brief for this second phase of the new urban village at Upton Northamptonshire called for a high density mixed use urban quarter combining flats and townhouses within a clear hierarchy of urban spaces.
Strasbourg Drive, Beaumont Leys, Leicester, 2004—Present
Axis successfully bid for the redevelopment of this housing estate in Leicester which incorporated selective demolition and the construction of 134 new mixed tenure properties comprising bungalows, flats and houses, along with extensive landscaping and reconfiguring of the existing road network.
Stoke Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes 2004 — present
Axis Design Collective won an invited competition for the development of 94 canal side apartments, townhouses and bungalows in the Bletchley area of Milton Keynes. The development was derived from a very detailed set of development design codes that stipulated building heights, frontage treatments and materials to be used.
Coalville, Stoke on Trent, 2004—present
Axis design were appointed by the Coalville Partnership in January 2004 after winning the competitive tender for the remodelling of the estate consisting of 400 coal board houses dating from the 1950’s.
Axis undertook a programme of intensive community consultation with local residents which included setting up a dedicated residents website and running a neighbourhood office on the estate, along with open days and regular newsletters.
Upton, Northampton, Site A 2003
The brief for this first phase of the new urban village at Upton Northamptonshire called for a high density mixed use urban quarter combining flats, townhouses and bungalows within a clear hierarchy of urban spaces.
Redevelopment of the Former Museum of Science and Industry, Birmingham 2002.
Competition entry: The proposal comprised new housing, a hotel, offices and retail. It integrated redundant exhibits from the former museum, located both internally and externally in new public spaces.
Northfield, Birmingham, 2002—present day
Axis is working with Birmingham Housing Dept & Touchstone Housing Association on this project.
Chatham Road involves the demolition of the majority of existing Smiths housing, with the retention of 14 dwellings. Approximately 65 dwellings will be new build with a mixed tenure allocation, whilst a 60 bed Extra Care scheme is also planned on the site. The proposals incorporate a new road layout including a Home Zone link from east to west which the residents are keen to see happen.
Sustainability Vision, Birmingham 2002.
Eastside is a large area on the edge of the city centre. As a member of a commissioned team which comprised 18 different organisations, Axis helped to produce the document which sets out a strategy for how Eastside could become a model for a sustainable urban quarter.
Camp Hill, Nuneaton 2002-2005
Axis acted as architectural and urban design consultants for Lovell Partnerships who won the competition to be involved in phase 1 of this Urban Villages Initiative.
The project, supported by the Princes Foundation, Advantage West Midlands, Touchstone Housing Association and Pride in Camphill involves the construction of 172 homes of mixed tenure including three storey townhouses and bungalow accommodation.
Egghill Estate, Birmingham 2001—2003
Axis produced a masterplan for the rebuilding of the Egghill Estate in south Birmingham, an estate of 560 dwellings built in the 50s and 60s. Working from an office in an empty ground floor flat, Axis carried out consultation with residents which leading to an agreed masterplan for new dwellings, road layout, open space, and proposed commercial uses.