JA Projects Chosen for £8bn Thamesmead Masterplanning Competition

JA Projects, as part of a team led by Prior & Partners and Arup, has won the £8bn competition to design a new neighbourhood at Thamesmead in south-east London.

The successful line-up of designers and planners, which includes Alison Brooks Architects, Marc Koehler and Carl Turner, will be appointed as strategic masterplanner for the site which covers more than 100 hectares.

The winners were selected from a shortlist featuring Allies & Morrison, Jas Bhalla Architects, Studio Egret West, Studio Weave, Mikhail Riches, Mary Duggan Architects, William Matthews Architects and ZCD Architects.

The high-profile competition, run by Colander for a joint venture between Lendlease and Peabody, was the biggest in the housing association’s 158-year history.

It will provide at least 11,500 new homes plus commercial and leisure space across more than a mile of undeveloped river frontage at the sprawling estate made famous by the film A Clockwork Orange.

The full team, detailed below, promised to lead a new era in community-building, bringing innovation to the design of homes and neighbourhoods.

Peabody Executive Director Thamesmead, John Lewis, said “Throughout this process, the team presented a compelling vision of what a fantastic place the Waterfront can become. Offering a range of diverse perspectives and expertise, they share our commitment to making the most of the amazing natural environment, and offered some really interesting insight into what makes successful places work.”

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FULL TEAM: Prior + Partners and Arup (with JA Projects; West 8; The Place Bureau; Alison Brooks Architects; Turner Works; Marc Koehler Architects; Schulze+Grassov; Soundings; and Sage Culture)

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