• Urban Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Housing

Eastfields Estate, Merton

About:

Working in collaboration with Proctor & Matthews and Cullinan Studio, our concept for the renewed Eastfields was to turn the existing site inside out. The central green has been retained along with all of its mature trees, but the architectural monolith has been recreated as a series of smaller buildings of varied scale with a hierarchy of routes through to it. Of the 671 homes in total, many now face onto this central new green space, enabling it to be better used as well as more secure. By reinstating a more traditional street pattern, we will not only better integrate the neighbourhood within its context, but also be able to significantly increase density on the site.

We carried out extensive consultation with residents to explore their needs and tailor the masterplan accordingly. This process has been ongoing, will continue as the scheme is taken forward, and is informed by the financial offer from Clarion Housing Group.

For more details, read our Project Story.

Project Details:

Taking a collaborative approach to transform a suburban neighbourhood.

Client: Clarion Housing Group

Construction Value: £130m

Completion: 2028 (estimated)

Location: Merton

Awards:

  • Landscape Institute Awards 2018, Urban Design and Masterplanning: Highly Commended
  • New London Awards 2018, Masterplan & Area Strategies: Shortlisted
  • New London Awards 2016, Masterplan & Area Strategies: Shortlisted
  • Planning & Placemaking Awards 2016, Award for Stakeholder Engagement in Planning: Shortlisted
  • AJ120 Architectural Collaboration of the Year 2015: Shortlisted

Image: Robbie Polley