The Aylesbury Estate in South London was in desperate need of regeneration in the late 90s when we were commissioned to develop a mini masterplan for one portion of the estate. We carried out workshops with the London Borough of Southwark, residents, and local businesses to explore the various options for improvement. Our approach was to demolish the existing stock and build better housing in its place whilst reintroducing the traditional, legible streets that had been lost when the estate was built in the 1960s.
This new grid of streets has been created by a series of new, smaller buildings that line the new routes. We reduced heights and doubled density by creating smaller building footprints with central courtyards, an approach which means that a range of homes could be provided, all with access to private amenity. We tested internal planning extensively to ensure that the new homes would comfortably accommodate residents’ needs. We also constructed a full-size show home to exhibit different layout options, which we put to a vote before integrating peoples’ preferred choices.
For more details, read our Project Story.
Transforming a deprived part of the capital to provide much needed and much improved homes, facilities and streets for the local community.