Local school children design Homes for the Future

In April, we visited The Laurels School in Worthing to run our Homes for the Future session with their Year 3 and Year 4 children. We shared why building good quality, sustainable housing is so important, while also introducing them to the built environment in an engaging and inspiring way.

 

The session invites pupils to design a home they hope to see in the decades to come. Following the instruction to make ‘Innovation’ the core of their design, all sorts of brilliant ideas are created, from slides connecting floors, to huge, wooden treehouses, or even entire rooms devoted to sweets! The aim is to encourage the children to think differently about how we can solve problems and improve what we have in front of us.

 

BoKlok team member presenting to class of school children

Homes for the Future also introduces the pupils to careers they may not have heard of before, while highlighting the importance of teamwork within a company like BoKlok.

Following a presentation outlining the ways BoKlok is already leading the way in creating sustainable, innovative housing, pupils were engaged and excited to share their creative designs too.

“We were delighted to have the opportunity to work with BoKlok - Homes of the Future. Harry delivered an engaging presentation which ignited the imaginations of our children. This encouraged them to 'think outside the box' and bring their enthusiasm and ideas to life. Many of the children walk past the site every day and now feel involved in the project.”
Beth Collins, Assistant Headteacher

As a result of the session, we will be putting the pupils’ designs on our hoarding on Fulbeck Avenue. If you’re walking past, make sure you look out from some colourful drawings!

Harry O’Conor, Community Engagement Lead at BoKlok concluded: “Thank you again to The Laurels Primary School for letting us come run this session – we had a brilliant time and we hope we were able to inspire you with some innovation!”

Three children sat blowing bubbles.

BoKlok on the Lake in the Community

Here you will find all of our latest community news relating to BoKlok on the Lake.

Situated alongside Somerset Lake on Fulbeck Avenue, our new residential community is underway. The development will deliver a mixture of one and two-bedroom apartments, set among green open spaces.
Illustration of living room in 2 bed apartment.

BoKlok on the Lake, Phase 2

More apartments here coming soon! Our new residential community at BoKlok on the Lake features a choice of one and two-bedroom apartments, all finished to a high specification and each with access to their own private outside space. For those keen to get active and enjoy the great outdoors the homes here offer access to a host of sporting facilities, public parks and green spaces, including the South Downs National Park, while the seafront is also within easy reach.

Illustration showing the facade and the apartments in BoKlok on the Lake

BoKlok on the Lake, Phase 1

Now fully occupied, our first release of new homes here comprises a choice of one and two-bedroom apartments, all finished to a high specification and each with access to their own private outside space.