History The Blackwood Design Guide was first conceived in 2014 when Blackwood decided to address the ongoing issue of poorly designed homes unfit for those with disabilities and which did not promote independent living for the user. Initial designs for a “concept house” in late 2014 have since evolved over the last...
Four Core Principles The original brief of the “Concept Blackwood House” was developed to provide a flexible, modern home to suit varying levels of needs and support for residents without the requirement for major alteration or relocation. The basis of the house is therefore built around the core containing the more...
Blackwood Offer Homes Blackwood provides a range of affordable, accessible, beautiful and connected homes to support people with a range of housing needs to live their lives to the full within their community. We have over 1,500 homes throughout Scotland and our new build development programme will see a further 400 homes...
Who we are We began the journey to build the Blackwood House with a simple aim. We wanted to create a highly accessible, affordable, beautiful and connected home with the goal of helping people live as independently as possible. We talked to our customers, worked through designs, and the Blackwood House concept...
Good Design Nowhere do we feel the value of good design more than in our own homes and the spaces around them. We eat, sleep, work, rest and play here. In a progressively complex and changing world, our homes represent stability and security. The link between poor housing and poor health is...
Introduction The Blackwood Design Guide sets out to promote development of highly accessible homes for life. It contains a framework of principles and recommendations which optimise solutions at home for a wide range of disability, mobility, and complex health conditions. The home may simply enable an individual customer to live independently without...
