North East Health Innovation Neighbourhood
The brief
Transform a 29-acre former NHS brownfield site in Newcastle into a living laboratory where health is the main foundation and not an afterthought.
Who was it for: A development joint venture partnership
What we did: Evidence mapping, health opportunity analysis, and strategic regeneration opportunity identification.
Loxie approach:
Health as an economic asset: Identify preventative infrastructure that reduces long-term cost pressures on public services
Integrate wellness: Bring leisure, learning, and employment into a cohesive ecosystem designed to promote healthy lifestyles
Community is medicine: Provide innovative spaces that treat social connection as a health necessity