COMMUNITY HOUSING RESEARCH
COMMUNITY, CREATIVITY & CONVERSATION - UNLOCKING NEW HOUSING IN EUSTON
Between August and November 2025, Old Diorama Arts Centre (ODAC) was commissioned by Camden Council on behalf of the Euston Housing Delivery Group to conduct community research on the principles and priorities of Euston residents for the future of housing in the area.
ODAC collaborated with organisations across the area to reach deep into the community, and delivered an arts-led, person-centred approach to the questions: “What makes a good home?”, “What makes a good neighbourhood?” and “How do we work in partnership to make this a reality?” Fitzrovia Youth in Action also delivered a specific young person-led focus group project around the same questions.
Together, we harnessed the power of creativity to unlock potentially difficult conversations around existing housing and the future of new homes in Euston. Residents of all ages took part, alongside local people with lived experience of homelessness; sharing openly and honestly their challenges and needs for the future of living in Euston - and how to get there.
Delivered in partnership with:
• Fitzrovia Youth in Action (Andre Schott, Ellie Rudd, Esta Orchard)
• Hopscotch Women’s Centre (Isabelle Terrisson)
• Somers Town Community Association (Sarah Elie, Jodie Allen and Deepika Kanthavara
Madhava)
ODAC is thankful for the participation of these community groups and organisations:
• Participants of ODAC’s One Roof programme
• Attendees of ODAC’s Neighbourhood Makeshop
• Attendees and families of ODAC’s Remix Dance
• Esther Randall Court
• Cumberland Youth Club (FYA)
• A Space for Us - Somers Town People’s Museum
• Community Champions Regent’s Park (delivered by FYA with ODAC)
