James Lidgate, Milligan’s Head of Residential spoke recently as part of the Housing and Built to Rent conference hosted by Built Environment Networking. Alongside other panellists, James placed importance on ‘the art of collaboration’ which is needed to create enduring, mixed-use places. “The arms race to maximise floor space in single-use assets is over” said James, “We are now creating places of experience, not just places where people transact – and they are not easy to deliver. That’s why we need collaboration and bravery to make difficult decisions and compromise with customer experience being the end goal.”
James also talked about the home as the new, ultimate mixed-use space as demands rise for the space, function and form to satisfy work, leisure and entertainment needs.
