Research studies
Hines and the project team are approaching Fort Halstead in an holistic manner to ensure that it is an exemplary scheme in terms of sustainability.
The team has carried out extensive studies over the last twelve months in the following subject areas:
- Visual impact
- Environmental impact
- Transport and travel plans
- Economics
- Community infrastructure
- Ecology and biodiversity
- Housing
- Commercial requirement
Above: A relief map of the Fort Halstead area.
In addition to the team’s extensive experience in the members’ specialist fields, and as well as local studies and consultation, we have researched many schemes in the UK and abroad – past, present and proposed – for the ideas and lessons that they offer.
Above: A view of Fort Halstead in Summer (top) and Winter (bottom).
We have undertaken team visits to leading schemes such as the century-old Bourneville development in the Midlands and more recently the Poundbury development near Dorchester along with Freiburg’s Vauban Quarter in Germany, Almere in The Netherlands. This process is a central part of the teams work with more visits in the pipeline to ensure constant evaluation and feed back is used in support of the designs for Fort Halstead.