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Case studies

Read more about award-winning schemes and the best of international housing design.  See who won Building for Life Awards in 2009.

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  • Charter Quay

    Kingston-upon-Thames

    This development has regenerated a brownfield site of exceptional importance. The site fronts on to the Thames, and backs on to Kingston town centre.

  • Chorlton Park

    Chorlton Park

    Manchester

    Chorlton Park has been described as a classic demonstration of value for money.

  • City Point

    Brighton

    The railway sheds alongside Brighton station have been the basis for the transformation of an industrial site into an exciting new residential area, the New England Quarter.

  • Cometa

    Kingsmead Road, High Wycombe

    Cometa is a distinctive, contemporary response to a small, suburban infill site. The 12 homes have strong architectural quality, exploit views well and are light and airy. The scheme makes a positive contribution to the local character and to the street scene.

  • Cross Street South

    Cross Street South

    Wolverhampton

    Highly impressive design providing affordable houses and apartments, proving that a degraded local environment does not need to stifle style and ambition.

  • Elmington Estate

    Southwark, London

    Elmington Estate, a 1960s high crime estate in Camberwell, has been replaced with a striking new development which re-establishes the basis of a traditional street network.

  • Empire Square

    Empire Square

    Borough, London

    An inner city warehouse site near Borough High Street has been transformed into a triangular mixed use block designed by award-winning architects Rolfe Judd and comprising three buildings which enclose a new public garden with a dramatically sculpted pavilion.

  • Fairfield Park

    Stotfold, Bedfordshire

    A large former hospital site has been transformed to create 1,200 homes with facilities that include a school and playing fields. Fairfield Park is a high-quality development built by eight different housebuilders following a coherent design code.

  • Fulham Island

    Fulham Island

    London

    Fulham Island is a £9.4m mixed use development on a tricky island site at the southern end of the North End Road market in West London.

  • Gainsborough Studios

    London

    Located between the Regent’s Canal and Shoreditch Park - where the Borough of Hackney meets Islington - Gainsborough Studios lies in an area with great regeneration potential. This predominantly residential re-use and new build complex provides a rich mix of commercial and retail uses, and is set to improve the image of the area.

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