This mixed use masterplan for an important site in south London, includes residential apartments and almshouses, retail, and office space alongside new pedestrian-orientated public spaces with personality and culture, which link to the local character, history and urban grain.
Bounded by railway viaducts and alongside a major thoroughfare, the location has seen a great deal of development in recent years, but still retains a number of historic buildings alongside more modern interventions, and is also close to major cultural institutions, amenities and smaller green spaces.
The new masterplan was carefully scaled to improve the quality of the environment for local residents and businesses, stitching and repairing the existing street pattern with new buildings that respect the character of the existing historic buildings in the local area. Special attention was also paid to the ground floor and open, welcoming and permeable frontages, which connect to the public realm.
The masterplan looks to maximise opportunities to introduce innovative business space, as well as to create new spaces for culture, leisure, arts, entertainment and community facilities, alongside children’s play areas, and health and education facilities.
The new buildings take inspiration from local character and texture, introducing arches to link to the railway viaducts and to reconcile contemporary and history building forms, centred around a central active community spaces.
The innovative reuse of local existing fabric looks to enhance the character of the new development, and to create a market and cafe culture, with businesses and retail spilling out onto the street. The new scheme also aims to revive the personality and embrace and enhance the area's forgotten social history, while also introducing a rich palette of textures with intimate spaces to encourage activity and cultural events to help rebuild a sense of community.
Bounded by railway viaducts and alongside a major thoroughfare, the location has seen a great deal of development in recent years, but still retains a number of historic buildings alongside more modern interventions, and is also close to major cultural institutions, amenities and smaller green spaces.
The new masterplan was carefully scaled to improve the quality of the environment for local residents and businesses, stitching and repairing the existing street pattern with new buildings that respect the character of the existing historic buildings in the local area. Special attention was also paid to the ground floor and open, welcoming and permeable frontages, which connect to the public realm.
The masterplan looks to maximise opportunities to introduce innovative business space, as well as to create new spaces for culture, leisure, arts, entertainment and community facilities, alongside children’s play areas, and health and education facilities.
The new buildings take inspiration from local character and texture, introducing arches to link to the railway viaducts and to reconcile contemporary and history building forms, centred around a central active community spaces.
The innovative reuse of local existing fabric looks to enhance the character of the new development, and to create a market and cafe culture, with businesses and retail spilling out onto the street. The new scheme also aims to revive the personality and embrace and enhance the area's forgotten social history, while also introducing a rich palette of textures with intimate spaces to encourage activity and cultural events to help rebuild a sense of community.
