Lessons Learnt - Design for London

LGN1
High density-low rise
PROGRAMME LGN1 (LEWISHAM):
Development re : 2 h
Dwellings: 200 units
Shops: 1,600 m²
Offices: 4,500 m²
PROGRAMME LGN1 (GREENWICH):
Development re : 0.8 h
Dwellings: 90 units
Shops: 800 m²
Offices: 1, 00 m²
Lee green: scenario 1
Scen rio one pplies middensity
low-rise concept
cross two locks of the town
centre. A series of new locks
connect to the existing streets,
improving over ll perme ility
nd legi ility cross the town
centre, including n enh nced
nd ccessi le em nkment
long the River Qu ggy. In this
scen rio, p rts of Lee Green
would lose their town centre
ch r cter nd would ecome
prim rily residenti l, though the
princip l typology is flexi le nd
llows for integr tion of ret il
nd worksp ce units, which
would e especi lly ppropri te long the m in
ro d intersection. While the dded residenti l
ccommod tion would improve ret il vi ility,
the driver of this scen rio is n ssumed decline
in ret il floorsp ce nd hence fund ment l rethinking
of Lee Green in the town centre hier rchy.
Its future would e s high-qu lity mid-density
neigh ourhood ch r cterised y green setting
nd loc l menity provision.
The princip l typology would fit in with nd
enh nce the setting of the existing uilt herit ge,
cre ting n environment highly suit le for
single f mily dwellings, mixed with sm ll-sc le
p rtment locks or m isonettes. All units would
h ve g rdens or generous roof terr ces. Det iled
design of the dwellings would h ve to ensure
Key Relev nt 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
ppropri te insul tion from noise nd dverse
environment l conditions long the A20. A mix
of on-street nd off-street p rking would e
ppropri te; the residenti l streets should e
HomeZones with mple pl y le sp ce. Drivein
individu l g r ges would e ppropri te for
some of the dwellings. This princip l typology
would lend itself to innov tive procurement
methods such s rele sing the site for individu l
self-commissioning which would cre te personlised,
v ried esthetic. Such niche m rket could
enh nce Lee Green’s distinctive identity.
Individu l housing developments cre te one coherent
neigh ourhood, IJ urg, Amsterd m (top) nd Berlin Mitte
( ottom right).
Bottom left: the corners of the locks re p rticul rly
suit le for sm ll sc le ret il or worksp ce units
(Amsterd m IJ urg).
7. THE SCENARIOS IN DETAIL
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