Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, RGU Aberdeen, Affordable houses for Grampian Housing Association News
Grampian Housing Association Affordable Houses
17 Aug 2020
Affordable houses for Grampian Housing Association
Designers’ Location: Scott Sutherland School of Architecture, The Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Rd, Aberdeen AB10 7QB, North East Scotland, UK
Architecture students design affordable housing for Grampian residents
Students from Robert Gordon University?s Scott Sutherland School of Architecture have designed a series of small, affordable houses as part of a project with Grampian Housing Association.

The students were tasked with creating three types of accommodation to cater for a single person, a couple and a small family, with sustainability and the most efficient use of energy at the core of the design. Among the key features of the ?Tiny Houses?, was the ability for self-assembly, to help reduce construction costs, and clever storage, to maximise space in the accommodation.
The designs will now form part of a competition, where the public can vote for their favourite projects, with the winners being decided by members of Grampian Housing Association and the academic team at Scott Sutherland School.
Dr Amar Bennadji, lecture in Architecture at RGU, commented: ?A tiny house movement is spreading worldwide to achieve a decent living space without the financial burden, and we felt this was an ideal opportunity for our students to work on a live p...