Urbanism at BDP

Hale Village, London

At Hale Village a semi-derelict industrial site in north east London is being transformed into a new mixed use residential community.  The completed scheme will include new houses, offices, a school, health centre, hotel, creche, local retail and neighbourhood management office. 

The residential element contains over 900 private apartments and 300 affordable units including student housing.

A network of streets and spaces encourage walking and cyclying and a new cross-site route provides for a potential east-west pedestrian connection to the wide expanse of the Lee Valley Regional Park.

At an early stage in the preparation of the masterplan, extensive consultation was undertaken with stakeholders, local residents' associations, schools and 'hard to reach' groups.  This ensured that the proposals acknowledged their concerns and set out ways that would improve the amenity and environment for residents and workers.

The vision behind the masterplan is based on a series of interrelated mixed use building blocks, linked by a quality public realm with direct access to the nearby Tottenham Hale transport interchange.

The level changes across the site allowed for a discrete parking area below a raised plinth forming an important new public square at the entrance to the site.

Along the northern boundary of the village, a previously culverted watercourse was opened out to enhance the natural amenity and bio-diversity of the site. 

The new buildings range in scale from 5 to 12 storeys, with the finished profile articulating the skyline.  Detailed design codes were created as part of the planning application and include guidance on scale, materials and the public realm.

Link takes you to Hale Village page on BDP website