Newington South
Residential development for one of 15 sites in the Elephant and Castle Early Housing Project in London. The building is 3 to 5 storeys above ground with commercial and community uses at ground level. It comprises a total of 107 apartments, 6 contemporary townhouses and three retail units.
The urban design incorporates a courtyard garden at its heart, as well as winter gardens and rooftop terraces. All the units are spacious and designed to Lifetime Homes Standards. The project is environmentally sound, using green roofs and solar panels. The scheme will use 10% renewable energy and is designed to plug into Southwark's proposed district energy scheme.
Client name Wandle Housing Association
Contract cost £17 million