Housing Research and Practice Unit. The Housing Research & Practice Unit (HRPU) was established by Professor Gokay Deveci RIBA FRIAS, a chartered architect who holds a professorial chair at the Scott Sutherland School.
HRPU is an architectural design and research laboratory that provides a platform for combining both practice and research in contemporary housing through academia, teaching, and Professor Deveci’s research-based architectural practice.HRPU focuses on the field of innovative housing design, particularly relating to low cost solutions using appropriate technology and building materials. Professor Deveci’s research-based practice concentrates on the notion of good place-making; he has designed and built a number of housing projects since 1990, including the first ever social housing project in Britain to meet German 'Passivhaus' energy standards.
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