Aberfeldy New Village

Masterplan, 2008
Location: Poplar, London
Client: Poplar Housing and Regeneration Community Association (HARCA)


Aberfledy New Village masterplan co authored with Maccreanor Lavington and Caseyfierro Architects for the area of East London rehouses 290 homes and provides a further 1,000 new homes of mixed tenure. The masterplan created a 12 year framework for this 9 ha area in the most deprived areas of the country.

The Aberfeldy project enabled Poplar HARCA to collaborate with stakeholders to bring to fruition the full development potential of the area as part of the ‘Reshaping’ strategy the RSL is progressing in Poplar. Poplar HARCA is a resident led organisation and its residents have been actively involved in shaping the regeneration of their area.


Chrisp Street

Masterplan, 2008
Location: Poplar, London
Client: Poplar Housing and Regeneration Community Association (HARCA)


This study responded to the clients brief of exploring potential for redevelopment on the site of the existing East End Market in Poplar. Chrisp Street Market was the first purpose-built pedestrian shopping area in the UK. It is located in Poplar in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and forms part of the eastern edge of the Lansbury Estate.  The potential for the area needed to responded to the considerable growth in local population and the realisation of need for a destination architecture and program to re-energise the once important market area.







Reshaping Poplar

Masterplan, 2008
Location: Poplar, London
Client: Poplar Housing and Regeneration Community Association (HARCA)

We were asked by Poplar HARCA to investigate opportunities of development on a number of estates under the umbrella of Reshaping Poplar, a framework strategy responding to the need for unified development between the client, Poplar HARCA (RSL), the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and other potential stakeholders.
The investigation explored options for incremental development, intensification and decanting methodologies. The proposed improvements aimed to change the local population social mix in order to help improve the sustainability of social and community facilities at present not sustainable.