Building Awards 2018: Housing Project of the Year

2018-11-14T07:00:00

Read about the winner and shortlisted entries for this year’s housing project category

Winner: South Gardens

Entered by MaccreanorLavington

The Edwardian mansion block is the unlikely precedent for this latest phase of the totemic regeneration of Elephant and Castle’s notorious Heygate Estate. South Gardens delivers 15% of the 2,469 homes planned, and comprises a mix of three-storey townhouses, seven- to 10-storey Edwardian-inspired mansion blocks and a 16-storey tower, all linked by an ambitious network of landscaped public spaces. Amid the well-executed historic references, real innovation is shown by the townhouses achieving Passivhaus standard.

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