The tool, The Healthy Neighbourhood Review, asks a series of questions developed by researching and observing what makes a healthy neighbourhood for SYHA residents. It is accompanied by a community engagement pack to allow SYHA to compare the output with local opinion. This in turn will allow SYHA to improve their neighbourhoods.

Through an iterative process of testing and developing on and off-site, the tool was refined and developed into a paper and more importantly an interactive, digital version. We collaborated with the computer science department at the University of Sheffield to develop the tool in just three weeks. The “front end”; images, graphics, survey and user interface was developed by the live project team, whilst the technical aspects of the website were developed by a computer science student.

The process of creating a technical output from an architectural brief was challenging but we were able to succeed thanks to strong communication, clear leadership, and efficient grouping of our team. This was supported by a priority for the social aspects and well-being of everyone involved. This was a critical part of the project as it revealed strengths within the team.