Quality designs for later life housing: Highs and lows - cottage HAPPIness

This Housing LIN Case Study Report captures the key distinguishing features from the winning and shortlisted entries from the 2016 Housing Design Awards - HAPPI category. (opens new window)

It puts the spotlight on a selection of impressive completed developments and those that have yet to get off the drawing board.

All the projects, whether social of private housing retirement housing schemes, demonstrate how the HAPPI principles have been taken into consideration when designing and developing a range of new housing for people in later life.