Setting the standard for climate positive retrofits
Transition by Design demonstrates a model for turning houses in the UK into carbon positive homes fit for a sustainable…
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Our work is motivated by the belief that collaboration combined with good design can solve complex problems and improve the world we live in.
Blackbird Leys Community Centre Community Engagement
Transition by Design are appointed as the community engagement consultants for the new Blackbird Leys Community Centre. For the past…
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Meanwhile in Oxfordshire
In 2020, we became a project partner on the Meanwhile in Oxfordshire programme. A grant funded project led by Makespace…
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Hutchcomb Road
Transition by Design demonstrates a model for turning houses in the UK into carbon positive homes fit for a sustainable…
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Thame CLT
We're supporting residents of Thame to build their own Community-led housing.
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Open House
We transformed an empty shop into an urban room to keep the door open for conversations on housing.
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Floyds Row
We co-designed Oxford's newest homelessness accommodation with the people who would sleep there
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Sketchbook
Not all ideas find their way into reality; some never make it off the page. This is where you can explore our sketches – things we imagined but which never came to be.
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Read moreHomemaker Oxford - how could empty and underused spaces in the city help us tackle extreme housing need?
We've spent the past four years looking into innovative and community-led solutions for Oxford's housing crisis. Here's what we've learnt.
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An opportunity to join Transition by Design as a Part 1 architectural assistant
Opportunity for a Part 1 Architectural Assistant in a unique Architecture Co-operative based in Oxford Basic details Position: Architectural Assistant (RIBA…
Read moreWe’re looking for an architect passionate about community-led housing and retrofit to join our architecture and design co-op based in Oxford, could this be you?
Opportunity for an architect to join a unique Architecture Co-operative based in Oxford Basic details Position: Architect Hours: 30-37.5 hours…
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