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Angell Town

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The Building for Life judges described Angell Town as an "extraordinary endeavour and brilliant achievement"

Residents were central in driving forward the regeneration process

Angell Town site plan

A 3D site plan

Dora Boatemah - a key figure in Angell Town's regeneration - is honoured on the site

Boatemah Walk - a block of 18 flats designed by Anne Thorne Architects, with an Eco-Homes rating of

On the right is one of the dramatic new white stairwell towers created by Mode 1 Architects

The stairwells offer ground level entry to the upper flats of Langport House

The towers also provide a striking landmark on the site

Community engagement has helped revitalise the estate

Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell with the Director of the Angell Town Community Project, Thomas Esterine

Thomas Esterine with CABE Chair John Sorrell

The basketball and football court

New urban town houses by Greenhill Jenner Architects on the Ireton site

Boatemah Walk, 2006, by Anne Thorne Architects Partnership: a view along the new, open path from Brixton Road

There is a large amount of green space on the site

And there is plenty of planting around public areas

Many residents also have private outdoor space

Dwellings on Overton Road, the New Pym House site with doors on the street (2001), by Burrell Foley Fischer

The public space design utilises simple tarmac for carriageways, with quality kerbs and square slab footway paving; stone strips define raised crossing areas

Key information

Location

Brixton, London

Region

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