The regeneration of Peabody’s St John’s Hill Estate in South London, designed by Hawkins\Brown, was recently granted planning permission. The masterplan reintegrates the site to its immediate surroundings. A new pedestrian avenue connecting the station to the common includes two public squares: one at the center of the scheme, the other opposite the station. The central square provides a large public space activated by a community hub. The application, which was submitted to the London Borough of Wandsworth, has involved close consultation with residents, a number of other local groups, and the local authority. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Located next to Clapham Junction Station on a 2.27ha site, the Peabody Estate St. John’s Hill is bounded by four distinct contexts: the station to the north, Edwardian terraces and the town center to the east, Wandsworth Common to the south and a 30m railway cutting to the west. The existing walled 5 storey estate of 353 homes built in the 1930s will be demolished and replaced with a development comprising:
