As part of Southwark Council’s selection process, drmm participated in a community event in which bidders presented their design ideas for the future of the estate. Residents were given the opportunity to assess the different proposals and vote on the architect team and designs they wanted to take forward.

Residents were enthused by the dRMM team’s enthusiasm and collaborative spirit. After being appointed to deliver the project, the Design Team discussed and agreed a co-design strategy with the Resident Project Group.

Posters, leaflets, emails, resident whats-app groups, door knocking and newsletters were used to notify and remind residents’ of the various events to ensure the largest turn-out. An independent Resident Advisor is also in place to support the residents.

To date, a broad mix of engagement and co-design events have been delivered to ensure the widest range of the Tustin Community were involved in the redesign. In addition to the Designers and Makers Week for young people living on and nearby the estate the following activities have been held as part of an ongoing programme.

Meet the Team

Delivered in collaboration with the Pilgrims’ Way Primary School, and local community art organisation F.A.T studios who ran activities for young people. This served as an opportunity for the community to discuss initial design concepts for the development.

Weekly drop-in sessions

Held every Thursday on the Estate, providing residents with an informal opportunity to engage in the design process, comment on and view the emerging design proposals and share insights with the design team.

Resident project group

The Design Team presented the emerging schemes and project progress to an established group of residents who were set up to oversee the redevelopment. This allowed residents to review and comment on proposals. The group also reviewed the structure of the Engagement Plan.

Site walk around

The site walk around gave opportunity for residents to assess existing buildings, communal areas, homes and open spaces. The resident insight helped the Design Team understand current issues and opportunities to be addressed within the design.

Study trips

Residents were given the opportunity to travel to various exemplar projects across London delivered by dRMM and Adam Khan Architects. These trips were designed to bring architectural design ideas to life for residents.

Newsletter

dRMM inputted into a monthly newsletter, collated by the London Borough of Southwark team. This was used to inform residents of key milestones as well as share a FAQ style update following the December exhibition, capturing the Design Team’s response to residents’ comments.

Manor Grove Events

As the only portion of the Estate to be retained within the project boundary, special focus was given to the Manor Grove area through two engagement events focusing on the key issues and opportunities of the area and the emerging and updated designs.

Exhibition of designs

Running across two dates, the exhibition was open to the Tustin community to review and comment on the RIBA Work Stage 2 Designs. A 1:1 scaled, taped mark out of a home and scaled models of typical homes helped residents get an understanding of space standards and comment on the layout of the homes.

Design update booklet

A booklet issued alongside the December exhibition to the whole Estate summarising the designs and including a feedback form. This allowed those unable to join for the exhibition to review the design proposals and give feedback.