Lessons Learnt - Design for London

LGN2
Medium sc le project sites
PROGRAMME LGN2 (LEWISHAM):
Development re : 2,2 h
Dwellings: 10 units
Shops: 1,900 m²
Offices: 5,000 m²
PROGRAMME LGN2 (GREENWICH):
Development re : 0.8 h
Dwellings: 100 units
Shops: 100 m²
Offices: 1,200 m²
Lee green: scenario 2
This scen rio explores how
redevelopment could t ke
pl ce using medium sc le
development gr in with
project sites etween 500 nd
2,000m2. Like Scen rio 1,
new street p ttern cre tes
series of ur n locks with
individu l perimeter p rtment
uildings etween four nd six
storeys high th t h ve ccess
to collective courty rds. Such
uildings could ccommod te
different dwelling types
from f mily m isonettes to
units for the elderly. Priv te
menity sp ce will e provided
through lconies, loggi s or roof terr ces. By
using different rchitectur l pr ctices nd / or
developers per uilding, differenti tion in rchitecture
could e chieved which will e enefici l
in est lishing distinct identity for Lee Green.
Along the m in street intersection, the uilding
line c n e set ck to cre te generous
p vement with trees nd se ting, ctiv ted y
ret il, worksp ce nd c fé / rest ur nt units. In
order to minimise the imp ct of p rking on the
streetsc pe, p rking provision should mostly e
off-street nd could e incorpor ted in undercroft
structures elow the courty rds. C r clu s would
e n interesting ltern tive.
Like Scen rio 1, this development method
h s signific nt potenti l for using ltern tive
KEy RELEVANT THEMES:
. Re-think struggling ret il centres
.7 Explore nd encour ge ltern tive procurement methods
.9 Cre te positive propositions for herit ge nd conserv tion re s
procurement methods, such s collective selfcommissioning
rr ngements which h ve
recently een used with success in Amsterd m
nd in m ny Germ n cities. Su ject to design
code nd pu lic re lm str tegy, these h ve
proven to cre te successful niche developments
which c n improve n re ’s profile, s well s
deliver diverse, fford le dwelling nd live/work
typologies even in we k residenti l m rket.
Though not det iled further here, this ppro ch
would lso e very suit le for the entirety of the
l nd west of the A2212 Burnt Ash Ro d, which is
currently used y low-rise superm rket nd c r
p rk.
Top: Vrij urcht is residenti l lock initi ted y
collective of households. Pu lic f cilities like r,
the tre nd guest rooms complement the uilding. The
project w s supported y Housing Associ tion, who
g ve full freedom to the future residents nd the rchitect
(CASA rchitects).
Bottom: group of initi tives together form the multiprogr
m ur n lock in frei urg Germ ny.
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