- Words and images by Christian Kennedy
Goal & objective
Based on the ‘City of Being’ described in Peter Buchanan’s Big Rethink, the scheme proposes a prototypical neighbourhood that expresses connection with all aspects of the human condition and suggests an approach to individual and communal living.
Strategy
A dense urban settlement as a setting for a sustainable lifestyle in which there is a richness of experience, community interaction and pervasive contact with nature.
Impact
Envisioning and realising a sustainable civilisation which is designed to encourage residents to discover, explore and grow to their full potential.
Site location
Trowbridge Estate, London Borough of Hackney
Project size
98,000 sqm
Client
Trowbridge Estate Development Company
