Hexagon has been successful in securing a ‘Highly Commended’ Award for in the category of Best New Affordable Development (small developers)*, an accolade shared with the architects – Alan Camp.
This years Evening Standard (Homes & Property) awards were judged by readers from a shortlist of 96 entries. There were 14 categories and 2 awards in each. With the awards covering much of the South East of England as well as London, this places the scheme as one of the best in the country.
The award was presented to Hexagon Housing Association and Alan Camp Architects by Rory Bremner and the Evening Standard Homes and Property Editor, Janice Morley. The judges commended the scheme's interaction of quality homes with external spaces.
The award was accepted by Kerry Heath (Development & Regeneration Director), Adam Shepherd (Senior New Business Officer), and Nikki Cutler (Alan Camp Architects)
This latest award for Falcon Works comes on the back of securing a Gold Standard Award from Building For Life, and being promoted by Southwark as one of its’ flagship schemes.
It is fast becoming an iconic development recognised for its’ design excellence. The HCA themselves have recently described it as “One of the best schemes they have seen in London……”.
The 93 home affordable housing scheme built by Osborne, embraces all the latest thinking in high density housing and urban design and is very fitting in its context. The buildings have been carefully designed to be in close proximity to each other, creating a new pedestrian street inside the site. Within the development every block faces onto at least one shared amenity space including the playground. The combination of extensive landscaping and carefully positioned residential blocks creates a series of secure and overlooked ‘green pockets’ that unite the scheme and help create a strong sense of community.
*The winner of this category was Tower Hamlets Community Housing Association and Karakusevic Carson Architects