William Street Quarter and Anne Mews

Barking, UK

Anne Mews Barking
Title:William Street Quarter and Anne Mews, Barking, UK
Markets:Residential
Client:London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Services:Landscape architecture
Region:United Kingdom
Date:2012
Photography:Rob Parrish and Timothy Soar
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Originally built in the 1960s, the condition of the Lintons Estate had deteriorated and it was subsequently demolished to make way for a new high-quality community. AHMM and Maccreanor Lavington Architects led the masterplan for the new neighbourhood, which included a new business centre, community facilities and residential units.

The site’s key location — close to Barking Town Centre — presented considerable opportunities for a high quality and functional public realm that interfaces with surrounding streetscapes and activities in the town centre, defines key pedestrian connections and includes a significant central public amenity space along with innovative shared surface/homezones and communal courtyards for residents.

Gillespies assisted in delivering a high-quality urban landscape that would maximise opportunities for community interaction and informal play. This has been achieved by the creation of generous outdoor amenity spaces — private gardens, communal courtyards, play-able routes and a tree planting strategy.

Awards

  • 2013 British Construction Industry: The Prime Minister’s Better Public Building: Shortlist
  • 2013 Sunday Times / British Homes: Affordable Housing Development Award
  • 2011 British Construction Industry Award: Regeneration