BTP Architects has completed work on 12 apartments for people moving on from homelessness or rough sleeping towards independent living.
Built in partnership with MSV Housing and Trafford Council, the new £1.4m Shawe View, Urmston, scheme provides 12 fully furnished one-bedroom homes.
Homes will be allocated through Housing Options Service Trafford, the council’s housing support team, and offered at low-cost social rent, giving local people a high-quality and affordable stepping stone before moving into permanent accommodation.
Typically, residents will live at Shawe View for two years before moving on to a more permanent home.
Part-funded with a £741,000 grant from Homes England, Shawe View is the first move-on accommodation in Trafford, combining architectural sensitivity with a strong social purpose.
The cottage-style apartments meet national space standards and feature individual front doors, generous natural light, and a sympathetic brick and stone palette — inspired by the neighbouring Shawe View Terrace to complement the surrounding residential area.
Additional features include a landscaped green buffer, secure cycle storage, keeping sustainability and resident wellbeing at its heart.
Elliot Denby, Director at BTP Architects, said: “Transforming an underused car park into homes shows how we can create homes and reimagine how we use areas in a way that directly benefits local people and communities.
“We wanted Shawe View to feel like part of the existing neighbourhoods, not an add-on, creating a space where residents can feel a real sense of pride and belonging.
“More importantly, these homes provide opportunity for people taking their next step towards stability and independent living.”
Charlie Norman, Chief Executive of MSV Housing Group, commented: “I would like to thank Trafford Council and Homes England for partnering with MSV on this important scheme.
“The opening of Shawe View marks a significant step forward in supporting homeless people in the borough and shows how working together and closely collaborating with our partners at the council can make a real difference, creating environments where people can flourish.
“A warm, safe home is the springboard to a stable and healthy life, and I’m really pleased to hear that the residents are poised to move in, l wish them all the very best.”
A spokesperson for Trafford Council, said: “These new homes will provide safe and secure accommodation for people who have experienced homelessness and sleeping rough on the streets. Thank you to MSV and Homes England for all your help and support on this. This Council remains very proud to be helping the most vulnerable in our communities.”
BTP Architects is proud to continue its tradition of delivering projects that bring underused land back into beneficial use and create homes that positively impact lives.
