Archetech Issue 37 2018 | Page 74

PHOTOS: WWW.IMAGENSUBLIMINAL.COM FAB HOUSE TDO ARCHITECTURE Fab House is a new modular constructed house typology designed by TDO architecture, working in collaboration with George Clarke for joint venture developers Places for People and Urban Splash. It is the latest architect-designed house typology in the House by Urban Splash portfolio. In North Tyneside, a terrace of ten houses has been built on The Plateau of Smith’s Dock in North Shields, the former site of a thriving shipyard which has lay dormant for the past 30 years, and is now being transformed into a vibrant new neighbourhood by the joint venture. Earlier precedents in the US portfolio include Town House, designed by shedkm, a custom-build design whereby consumers could select their own floorplan. The terrace of ten Fab Houses sits in a masterplan alongside a crescent of 24 Town Houses and an 80- unit apartment, the Smokehouses, designed by SimpsonHaugh, which is still under construction. It’s no secret that the UK is suffering a housing shortage.