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architects Henley Halebrown

Kings Crescent Phases 1&2 London 2012–2017

RIBA National Award winner, recipient of the Mayor's Prize (New London Awards) and Housing Project of the Year (AJ Architecture Awards), Kings Crescent is an exemplary council-led estate regeneration scheme that combines high quality new housing with the meaningful transformation of existing buildings, addressing the disparity between ‘us’ and ‘them’. The masterplan was developed in collaboration with Karakusevic Carson Architects and Muf Architecture/Art. Phase 1 was completed in 2017. Phase 2 was granted detailed planning consent in November 2019.

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The masterplan unites old and new buildings with a shared material palette

A uniformity of tone and stepped brickwork details add refinement to the facade of our new building

New buildings to the north of Murrain Road enclose shared courtyards with existing buildings

All lobbies and ground floor homes open onto shared gardens

A study model to test the depth and composition of the street facade

Ground floor homes open onto a landscaped play street

Residents at play in the shared courtyard

Residents at play

Old and new are united across a courtyard

An existing building prior to refurbishment

An existing building post refurbishment

New double height wintergardens and homes in converted garages frame a community garden

The residents' allotments in the shared courtyards

Play street

Technical

Appointment: 2012

Construction start: 2014

Completion: 2017

Area: 23,000m

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Budget: Circa £64m

Form of contract: Design & Build

Client: London Borough of Hackney

Collaborators: Karakusevic Carson Architects

Contractor: Higgins Construction

Landscape Architect: Muf Architecture/Art

Services Engineer: Peter Brett Associates

Structural Engineer: Peter Brett Associates

Quantity Surveyor: Philip Pank Partnership

Planning Consultant: Tibbalds

Awards

Civic Trust Awards, (Regional Finalist) 2019

RIBA National Award, 2018

RIBA Regional Award, London, 2018

AJ Award, Housing Project of the Year (Above £10m), 2018

AJ Award, Editor's Choice, 2018

Hackney Design Awards, 2018

New London Awards, Mayor's Prize, 2018

London Planning Awards, Housing, (Shortlisted) 2018

London Planning Awards, Best New Place to Live, (Shortlisted) 2018

Building Awards, Housing Project of the Year, (Shortlisted) 2018

Brick Award, Worldwide, (Shortlisted) 2018