Made in Dagenham: the artist homes designed to slow gentrification

Filled with light and designed around community living, A House for Artists in Barking is a radical model for affordable housing in the UK There is something about the very English muddle of regulations, codes and standards that has set the quality of housing in this country on a race to the bottom. There are rules to ensure that a bare minimum of space, light and ventilation is provided, but, such are the commercial forces driving the industry, these minimum levels also serve as the maximum. Me