New London Awards shortlist
Maitland Park Estate has been shortlisted for a New London Award in the Housing Built category. Supported by the Mayor of London, the New London Awards seek out the best new projects across every sector that make a positive contribution to their surroundings.
As well as being shortlisted in the Housing Built category, Maitland Park Estate is in the running for the People’s Choice Award, where the public and wider built environment community can have their say and pick their favourite project from this year’s shortlist.
You can cast your vote for Maitland Park Estate on the New London Awards website via this form: https://www.cognitoforms.com/NewLondonArchitecture1/NewLondonAwards2024PeoplesChoiceAward
Category: Housing
Project: Maitland Park Estate by Cullinan Studio for LB Camden
Here are some reasons why you might like to choose the project:
At Maitland Park Estate, 119 new homes offer both social rented and private home ownership tenure in a variety of sizes to suit the London Borough of Camden’s housing needs, with fully accessible and adaptable dwellings provided across the development.
At the heart of Maitland Park’s design is its integration into an enhanced parkland setting, offering stunning views and promoting engagement with green spaces. This connection with nature fosters mental and physical health.
The new development frames the central park with a series of brick buildings that share common details and forms, and blends seamlessly into the existing urban fabric, shaped through extensive consultations with the existing residents and the local community.
All the homes offer generous living spaces, with balconies or gardens that exceed standard space requirements, designed for privacy and expansive views. Generous spatial planning in room dimensions, window designs, and communal spaces creates serene, calming homes conducive to wellbeing.
Maitland Park is the first project for Camden to target the Homes Quality Mark (HQM) accreditation, ensuring each home achieves an excellent standard of performance while being made of healthy, low-carbon materials.
The project is also the first Camden Borough scheme to use air-source heat pumps with MVHR (so fully electric), combining with an extensive PV array, a building fabric based on Passivhaus principles, and biodiverse roofs to achieve a truly low-energy scheme.