Single-person households are already the dominant group in Western Europe and North America, and this will be the fastest growing profile worldwide until 2030. Location, an attractive neighbourhood at ground level, and great transport connections are becoming a crucial point of differentiation for buyers. Sustainable design that includes innovative building services engineering to ensure better environmental comfort and decrease energy expenses is becoming the standard.

WSP’s experience in the residential sector ranges from single family homes to the planning of entire neighbourhoods. We help developers, home builders, government and municipal authorities, and property managers to deliver successful and profitable residential developments and their associated infrastructure. Our experience in the residential sector encompasses private housing and apartments, social housing, student accommodation, and urban communities.

When working on a residential project we strive to create spaces that improve quality of life for communities and individuals, but also deliver value to our clients through a good return on investment and brand recognition, and increase the appeal of towns and cities through the creation of thriving neighbourhoods. We design residential buildings with the long-term view so they are able to adapt to future needs.

Support Throughout the Residential Development Process

We support our clients at every stage of the development process. We steer residential schemes smoothly through the complex planning process thanks to our knowledge of national and local planning laws and sustainability regulations as well as our specialist skills in public consultation and stakeholder engagement. We also help clients in overcoming land shortages, maximize the potential of developable land and minimize risk, while creating desirable homes.

From Retrofit to High-Rise

Our projects, ranging from affordable housing complexes to high-end luxury facilities, include major city regeneration schemes, iconic high-rise developments, new sustainable towns, and retrofits of existing homes.

We have also worked on a number of luxury residential tall towers such as Rafael Viñoly’s 432 Park Avenue in New York, the tallest residential building in the world for which we provided both structural and buildings services engineering; Daniel Libeskind’s Złota 44 in Warsaw; and South Quay Plaza in London by architects Foster + Partners, to which we are contributing with a wide range of engineering services. 

Support From Planning Through Completion 

We provide our Clients with innovative, technically deliverable, commercial solutions at every stage of the development process, from pre-planning to completion. 

We provide multi-disciplinary expertise in all areas of residential design and construction, including building engineering, site investigations, environmental consultancy, water management and sustainable solutions. As champions of the integrated design process, we are adept at leading entire design teams to ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency working in close cooperation with our clients from start to finish.

Design with the future in mind 

We prioritise sustanability in every project, whether designing the first gas trigeneration system in a housing project in Poland for the Apartments NA POWIŚLU in Warsaw (on the picture above), or engineering and designing fit-out for the iconic apartments Złota 44 in Warsaw. We understand that the quality of accommodation, economy and sustainable solutions must be combined with architectural values. Therefore, being cooperative and responsive are key qualities that we bring to the delivery of good residential projects.