RSAP Housing

Over the past decade, there has been an increasing need for move-on accommodation in Salford to support the city's growing homeless population.

Backed by funding from the government's Rough Sleepers Accommodation Programme (RSAP), Buttress is working with Salford City Council to provide 24 move-on homes, at three sites across the city. The homes will act as a pathway to more permanent, settled accommodation and will provide essential support to those in Salford facing homelessness.

To achieve this the new homes use domestic references in their design. The two-storey self-contained apartments have pitched roofs and are clad in red brick to correlate with the local area. Each unit has its own front door and open-plan living areas, and whilst ground-floor units have level access the upper-floor apartments open to a shared deck and stair.

Sustainability is a key focus for the development and the apartments have been designed to be low-energy, low-carbon homes that offer high levels of thermal efficiency to keep running costs low.