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The Estate

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Country of origin: Eritrea Location: 15th Floor, SE facing Status: lessee, resident: 11 years Number of people living in flat: 4 Relationships: mother, daughter, 2 grandchildren Positive: it's home, quiet Negative: nothing	Country of origin: Spain Location: 5th Floor, SE facing Status: lessee, resident: 19 years Number of people living in flat: 4 Relationships: mother, father, 2 children Positive: good view & neighbours, quiet Negative: poor lifts & maintenance

Country of origin: Lebanon Location: 5th Floor, SW facing Status: tenant Resident:12 years Number of people living in flat: 6 Relationships: mother, 5 children Positive: great sitting room, secure Negative: Too small for the family	Country of origin: Bangladesh Location: 12th Floor, NW facing Status: lessee Resident: 22 years Number of people living in flat: 5 Relationships: mother, father, 3 children Positive: location Negative: service charges

Country of origin: England Location: 3rd Floor, SE facing Status: lessee, resident: 39 years Number of people living in flat: 1 Relationships: widow Positive: it's home, secure Negative: noise from upstairs, unreliable lifts, noisy street	Country of origin: Greece Location: 8th Floor, SE facing Status: sub-let Residency: 2 years Number of people living in flat: 2 Relationships: partners Positive: good view Negative: walls & ceiling finish, neighbourhood

Country of origin: Philippines Location: 11th Floor, SE facing Status: : tenant, resident: 12 years Number of people living in flat: 2 Relationships: mother & daughter Positive: Good views, friendly residents Negative: Terrible lift, dirty communal areas	Country of origin: Somalia Location: 4th Floor, SE facing Status: tenant, resident: 3 years Number of people living in flat: 4 Relationships: mother, son, sister, & brother Positive: it's a nice flat Negative: noisy upstairs

Country of origin: England Location: 7th Floor, SE facing Status: : lessee Resident: 4 years Number of people living in flat: 1 Relationships: single male Positive: good view & location, clean friendly atmosphere, great concierge Negative: upstairs flat leaks, noisy lift, poor general maintenance	Country of origin: Colombia Location: 12th Floor, NE facing Status: tenant Resident: 14 years Number of people living in flat: 6 Relationships: mother, father, 4 children Positive: lovely view, friendly people Negative: too high up, could be cleaner

Country of origin: Serbia Location: 1st Floor, SW facing Status: housing association, resident: 1 year Number of people living in flat: 4 Relationships: mother, father, 2 children Positive: spacious, friendly neighbours Negative: draughty windows, windy	Country of origin: Nigeria Location: 12th Floor, SW facing Status: tenant Resident: 5 years Number of people living in flat: 3 Relationships: mother, 2 children

Country of origin: Croatia Location: 2nd Floor, NE facing Status: lessee, resident: 6 years Number of people living in flat: 3 Relationships: mother, father, son Positive: location, neighbours, nostalgia for tower block in Croatia Negative: neighbourhood	Country of origin: Greece/America Location: 13th Floor, SE facing Status: lessee, resident: 9 years Number of people living in flat: 1 Relationships: divorced male Positive: view of London, huge windows, friendly, interesting, community atmosphere Negative: lifts unreliable, poor administration

Country of origin: England Location: 9th Floor, SE facing Status: lessee Resident: 35 years Number of people living in flat: 2 Relationships: husband & wife Positive: big windows, efficient heaters, nice block, friendly neighbours Negative: no water pressure, awful lifts

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"The children thoroughly enjoyed the project and got so much out of it. It fulfilled aspects of the D&T curriculum and there were lots of opportunities for cross-curricular links. The children loved working as a team and had to collaborate at every stage of the process."

Year 5 Teacher
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