In a London borough once beset by council housing controversy, a quiet revolution is underway. Given the overwhelming dominance of London within the national economy, it is often easy to forget that parts of the capital rank among the most deprived in the UK. Church Street ward, within the City…
Westminster City Council’s plans to regenerate the Ebury Bridge Estate in wealthy Pimlico failed after a developer could not be found. The council went back to the drawing board and returned with a green development from its in-house team – and much more social rent. Jess McCabe visits to find…
Fisherton Street is the first stage in Westminster City Council’s long-term regeneration of the socially and economically deprived Church Street neighbourhood, near Edgware Road. It is revitalising the physical quality of the neighbourhood and community wellbeing with 171 modern new homes, state-of-the-art community facilities, over £5m of community contributions and…
Scalloped facades featuring tones of cream and red brick define a U-shaped housing block by Bell Phillips in Marylebone in central London. Named Cosway Street after the road on which the building sits, the design of the 49-home development in the Lisson Grove Conservation area aims to repair the fragmented streetscape by re-establishing the urban block. London…
Built Environment Award – WINNER: Westminster Builds & Linkcity Evening Standard – Cosway Street – Best Large Development British Homes Awards – Cosway Street – Development of the year (20 to 100 homes) Housing Design Awards – Cosway Street Winner London Construction Awards – Cosway Street- Residential Project of the Year…
