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HELIX 21 - BIOPHILIC LIVING

Biophilic Living at Picton Yard , Swansea is a radical new approach to living and working in the city , providing affordable new homes and workspaces alongside a community urban farm in the heart of Swansea .
A first for the UK , this pioneering project has been awarded funding through the Welsh Government Innovative Housing Programme , as it will trial a new , scalable model that is set to transform the way we conceive of inner-city housing in Wales .
The project is a mixed-use development that includes affordable and shared ownership housing , as well as retail and commercial space .
The vision for Biophilic Living Swansea is to enable reconnection with nature in the urban environment , and the