Project Brief and Client
The House
The House Project
- A council funded community project for the benefit of local young adults and small local businesses.
The House The City Farm Grandma's House
What?
A place for young adults (16-30) to learn
practical life-skills that are not taught in
schools, and instead taught by local
businesses who hold the relevant skills.
What?
A smallholding connected to the House, that
involves young adults in the production of fruit
and vegetables and care of small livestock.
What?
A cafe during the day and a restaurant serving
traditional pub food in the evening, with plenty
of outdoor seating.
Why?
• An increasingly impractical younger
generation, as backed up by research and
personal observations.
•Young people without parent figures to teach
them the necessary skills.
•No replacement for the skills taught in home
economics in secondary schools.
•To give local businesses a chance to grow
their profile within the city and the possibility of
financial return if the project was successful.
Why?
• An extension of the Initial brief to make
maximum use of the site.
•Educate young adults on where their food
comes from, garden maintenance and basic
animal welfare.
•Collaborate with The House kitchen, to
transform produce into meals.
•Involve young adults in the sale of produce at
the city farm market, where other loca
tradespeople and fishermen can also stand.
Why?
• Bringing the users of the house and city farm
together with the community.
• The House and City Farm are a place to learn
physical, practical skills, so Grandma's House
will be a place for downtime, socialising and
reflection.
• It is an informal setting where local business
people from The House, may meet people in
the community and start to generate ideas of
future events and such, that could become part
of The House Project.
Who?
Staff Partners Users
• Young Adults Age 16 - 18 registered by
their school or college
• Young Adults Age 19 - 30 Independently
registered
• Owl Motors
• Queens Hotel
• Cafe CoCo
• RMB Solutions
• Young Adults Age 16 - 30
• The Community (buying produce at the market)
• Mapleleaf Landscaping
• Stanton Country Park
• Young Adults from The House and City Farm
• The Community
• Friends and Family of the Young Adults
• The House Manager
• General Cleaner
• General Handy-person
• City Farm Manager
• General Cleaner
• General Handy-person
• Grandma's House Manager
• Chef
• General Cleaner
• General Handy-person
Client
• Portsmouth City Council • Portsmouth City Council • Portsmouth City Council
The House The City Farm Grandma's House
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