Bridge Housing Solutions sought a complete digital experience—combining a public website with specialized portals for applicants and partners. The project aimed to simplify the journey for families in need, streamline referrals and collaboration among local authorities and housing associations, and strengthen credibility through clear, trust-building content and interactions.
The Brief · The Brief · The Brief
Bridge Housing Solutions required a website that clearly outlined its mission: delivering permanent, affordable social housing to homeless families while partnering with local authorities and housing associations. The site needed tailored experiences for each user group, with pathways for applicants (info, application portal OneBridge), partners (partner hub BridgeConnect), and career seekers. Emphasis on social impact metrics (e.g., 1,000+ families rehoused, £3.5m in void savings) was vital for building trust.
Another priority was housing advice and FAQs—a resource hub for applicants new to the process—plus a careers section supporting growth and recruitment. Both OneBridge and BridgeConnect demanded secure, intuitive onboarding, form-based interactions, and data dashboards. Overall, the digital ecosystem had to reflect credibility, empathy, and operational efficiency.
Our Design
We started by mapping user journeys & stakeholder workshops to define roles, motivations, and interactions. This helped us segment navigation and content, ensuring each target group (applicants, partners, careers) had intuitive landing paths.
We architected the site with dedicated templates per group:
- Applicants: clear CTA “Apply Now,” journey from intake forms to FAQs
- Local Authorities & Housing Associations: partner pages highlighting processes, statistics, and testimonials
- Careers: perks, roles, and brand culture presentation
We visualized these interactions in wireframes before evolving into polished UI.
The look & feel balanced professional serenity with human-centric imagery—homes, families, community—and consistent brand motifs using iconography and color language that reinforce trust and stability.
We designed OneBridge as an applicant portal with step-by-step registration, document upload, FAQ accessibility, and user-support triggers. The UI emphasizes friendly guidance, progress feedback, and accessibility.
For BridgeConnect, the partner portal, we crafted a dashboard summarizing referrals, placements, void statistics, and communication tools—enabling housing officers and associations to collaborate seamlessly with Bridge team members.
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