1. Estate of the NationCABE Design Council Debate 30.01.14
Alison Brooks Architects London

2. 550 Estate Regeneration ABA homes currently underway…
Including collaborative projects with HTA & Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Estate of the Nation

3. Housing = Urban Design & Cultural Artifact
= Social, Economic, Cultural Infrastructure
Estate Regeneration = Large Scale Catalysts for Social, Economic and
Cultural Regeneration
What are the key principles that have impacted on your design approach to housing estate
regeneration?
Estate of the Nation

4. Estate Regeneration:
• New Housing Models for Diverse neighbourhoods, 21st Century Lifestyles,
Individual and collective well-being
• Restores the Street as recognisable civic and social rooms with private thresholds
• Local Authority as commissioning body is Key – stewardship & the long term view
• Wider social and economic uplift
Estate of the Nation

5. Council Housing (Estate Regeneration) is now delivering the best quality
mixed urban development in the UK
due to Local Authority initiatives and delivery partnerships with the private
sector
• Major landholders
• Stewards safeguarding the future infrastructure of their citizens
• Aspirational in quality of architecture
• Enablers of streamlined planning
•THE NEXT STEP: Safeguard the delivery stages –
Estate of the Nation
One topical thought on the future of council housing

6. ‘Cultural artifact’
is a term used in the social sciences for anything created by humans that
gives meaningful information about the culture of its creators and users.

7. ‘Cultural artifact’
is a term used in the social sciences for anything created by humans that
gives meaningful information about the culture of its creators and users.

8. London Borough of Brent

9. Tactics
= Restoring the Street : Scale, character and landscape
= Restoring Diversity of architecture, typology, demographic
= Introducing Identity, Transparency
= Rediscovering local character & translating this
= Introducing civic landscapes - the Square
= Celebrating Civic, Private and Communal Thresholds to“home”
Estate of the Nation

10. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan

11. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan

12. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan

13. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan

14. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan

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17. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan
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18. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan

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20. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan

21. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan

22. Dollis Valley Estate Regeneration Masterplan

23. South Acton Estate London
Ealing Borough Council

29. Energy
Centre
South Acton Estate
Block 1
FIRST FLOOR
1:500
0 2 4 6 8 10 20
Energy
Centre
Bikes
Recycling
centre
Bins
Bikes
Bins
South Acton Estate
Block 1
GROUND FLOOR
1:500
0 2 4 6 8 10 20

34. South Kilburn Estate Regeneration, London
Alison Brooks Architects & Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
London Borough of Brent

35. South Kilburn Estate Regeneration
ABA & Lifschutz Davidson
Sandilands
London Borough of Brent

36. 21st C Architecture = Urbanism
South Kilburn Estate Regeneration

37. 1960s towers on a podium
London is re-building itself: Estate Regeneration

38. The restored urban boulevard

39. Victorian Density

40. Groundscraper Housing:
The Mansion Block

41. 6 storey Urban Terrace Mixed Dwelling Module

43. 3B
3B
3B
3B
3B
4B
1B
1B
4B
2B
2B
3B
3B
6 storey Urban Terrace Mixed Dwelling Module

44. The 7 Storey Leaf Block
The Horizontal Tower: Family Housing,
Communal gardens

45. Groundscraper Housing:
The Modern Mansion Block

47. Council Housing (Estate Regeneration) is now delivering the best quality
mixed urban development in the UK
• Major landholders
• Aspirational in quality of architecture
• Stewards safeguarding the future infrastructure of our cities
• Enablers of streamlined planning
•THE NEXT STEP: Safeguard the delivery stages –
Estate of the Nation
One topical thought on the future of council housing

48. City-Building
Social, Economic, Physical Infrastructure
Cultural Artifact
Estate of the Nation…!