Great Common Farm was a proposed new settlement near Cambridge, UK. It was intended to relieve growth pressures on the historic university town. The client was Stanhope Properties and the Victoria University of Manchester. Arup Urban Design were the masterplanners. A mix of uses, including 3000 new housing units at varying densities, was proposed for the 300 acre site. Stephanie Mills worked with Arup Urban Design Director, Michael Lowe, in drawing up the Master Plan and Phasing Strategy. Stephanie Mills drew up the housing guidelines. These were then tested by enagaging three architectural practices - namely. Allies & Morrsion; MacCormac Jamieson, Prichard; and Aldington, Craig & Collinge to each design housing schemes at low, medium and high densities. The image lower left is of the medium density scheme proposed by Allies & Morrison. The project remains unbuilt.

Masterplan, Guidelines and Phasing Strategy:

Michael Lowe and Stephanie Mills for

Arup Urban Design 1989-90