Positioned next to Tulse Hill station, the complex site is bounded by the railway to the west and Thurlow Park Road to the north. A total of 76 homes will be offered across three interlinked buildings, ranging in height from 5 to 7 storeys and will feature one, two and three bedroom apartments and maisonettes – all of which will be affordable social rent tenure. Homes have been designed to achieve high levels of residential quality, prioritising dual-aspect and natural light.

An affordable commercial workspace is provided at ground floor level at the junction with Thurlow Park Road, helping to animate the street and contribute to the business community of Tulse Hill. The mixed-use space is well expressed at ground floor with glazed brick detailing, precast plinth and colonnade. The building form allows a new piece of public realm to be provided incorporating opportunities for spill-out space, cycle parking, landscaping and tree planting to soften the existing car dominated environment.

Each of the buildings will feature consistent materials and colours including buff and brown/red brickwork with lighter coloured white brick utilised to break up the length of the buildings. These connecting pieces are set back from the building façade which reinforces the plot rhythm and interpretation of the site as a collection of buildings, whilst also highlighting the entrance points for each individual building.

The project presents the opportunity for a wider regeneration of the local area that reinterprets Avenue Park Road as a green street. Significant highways improvements will be made to Avenue Park Road, along with a new pedestrian footpath to promote walking and cycling as the primary movements, tree planting and rain gardens, supported by communal amenity and playspace at roof level.

The design has evolved through an extensive engagement process involving a range of key stakeholders including consultations with Network Rail, TFL and the Metropolitan Police Designing Out Crime Officer. Meetings have been held at key stages of the process to review the emerging proposals, consider alternative design concepts and discuss ways in which these could be improved. A public exhibition was also held at Elm Green School for the public and local community.

“It has been a privilege to work with Metropolitan Thames Valley and our wider consultant team to achieve planning approval for this 100% social housing scheme in Tulse Hill. Our proposals will bring this currently vacant site back to life and provide much needed new homes for the borough.”

– Josh Cherry, Associate at JTP