design for home-based work

Wednesday 16 February 2011
2.00–5.30pm
Followed by reception

The workhome is a centuries old, but neglected, building type that combines dwelling and workplace.  It has never been studied systematically before, but it has immense contemporary relevance.  Home-based work is a popular, family-friendly environmentally sustainable working practice.  It is good for both the economy and the city, creating busier and therefore livelier and safer local neighbourhoods.  The home-based workforce is currently growing very rapidly all over the world but we do not generally design for it, at either the urban or the building scale.  The Coalition Government has a radical new policy that pledges to lift the ban on social tenants starting businesses in their homes.  This makes designing for home-based work a live policy issue.

The event is free, but registration is necessary as places are limited.

Please visit the project website for more details.