Hutchcomb Road Oxford: 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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We are Transition by Design, a cross-disciplinary worker cooperative at the junction of architecture, strategic design and social change.
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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.
Thame CLT
We're supporting residents of Thame to build their own Community-led housing.
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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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OX4 Community Retrofit
Currently, tenants have no influence over the UK’s transition to net zero. Decisions are led by professionals, housing associations and…
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Cowley Branch Line Community Engagement
Transition by Design (T/D) were appointed by Oxford City Council to lead the community engagement for the Cowley Branch Line…
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Rose Hill Community Engagement & Retrofit
In 2022, Transition by Design were appointed together with Bioregional (environmental and sustainability charity) to produce a practical and scalable…
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Cambridge Retrofit Strategy
About the Project Retrofitting homes at scale is one of the most pressing challenges in the built environment today. It’s…
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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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Curing the Draughty Home: A Guide to EnerPHit Retrofit
Curing the Draughty Home: A Guide to EnerPHit Retrofit
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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February Newsletter
Blackbird Leys Community Centre Breaks Ground! Wongani went out to the site in Blackbird Leys on Wednesday, 25th March, for…
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Retrofit & Extension Project Completed! We’re pleased to share that one of our residential retrofit projects has reached practical completion…
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