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Newham Homeless Shelter
Families Emergency Accommodation Guidance, by Morris+Company Download the full document here
Temporary accommodation space guidance not suitable for young children Research by Miranda MacLaren and Polina Pencheva of Morris+Company, found that a lack of specific standards for emergency housing meant that “extremely poor accommodation is considered fit for purpose”, despite it “falling far below what a family requires to carry out daily life”
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Example of recommended Play Spaces for Temporary Accommodation An external, safe, play area for children is a priority for family accommodation, and should be designed and maintained to provide an inclusive and uplifting space for children to play safely together.
Example Support Spaces for Temporary Accommodation All shared spaces need to be carefully located to encourage positive relationships, ensuring that both staff and residents have spaces where they feel safe to carry out their daily activities. As well as a place to ask for assistance and share knowledge with their community.
Example entrance for Temporary Accommodation The entrance and the route to the front door is essential to ensure that families feel welcome, safe and are treated with dignity as soon as they arrive in their new temporary home.
Newham Homeless Shelter Through model making we talked through the spaces required and wrote notes on the model to make sure priorities were captured
Newham Homeless Shelter An example of exemplar emergency accommodation for families
Current living standards Photo taken from one of the homes we visited
Shared lobby space Photo taken from one of the homes we visited

Emergency Family Accommodation Research