My thesis project review’s the role of a Community Land Trust (CLT) as an organisation to facilitate housing for climate refugees fleeing the UK’s coastal towns at risk of decommission in 2050 due to increase flood impact. An alternative governance structure will promote community ownership in a self sufficient, safe and resilient neighbourhood for new residents coming to Sheffield as a City of Sanctuary.

The onsite workshop will promote a transcalar and distributed network of accessible and inclusive homes across the city region; acting as a catalyst for the CLT to adopt sites in the future. This site will be the first test for a new ownership model in the City. The prefabricated housing embeds flexible and adaptable construction technologies where residents have agency over their homes as well as their neighbourhood.