Key Details

Overview

Agar Grove is the redevelopment of the Agar Grove Estate in Camden, London NW1.

It was the largest Passivhaus scheme in the country when it started in 2018. Passivhaus certification means the new buildings use significantly less energy to heat and cool, lowering carbon emissions and helping tackle fuel poverty.

The development creates 507 new homes in total, communal gardens, new play areas, shops, a café and a community hall in six phases.

New blocks are built before the demolition of the old ones from the 1960s so that residents only need to move only once. The plans for the estate have been designed by a group of three leading architectural practices including Hawkins\Brown, Mae architects, and Grant Associates landscape architects.

The first Phase 1a reached completion in 2018 and families from the estate moved into the first 38 new council homes in the summer of 2018.

Awards
RIBA National Awards- Winner 2023
RIBA London Awards - Winner 2023
Housing Design Awards - Winner 2022
RICS Awards - Winner 2022
Camden Design Awards - Winner 2022
Inside Housing Development Awards - Winner 2022
New London Architecture Awards - Winner 2021
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Building Performance Awards - Winner 2020
Sustainability and Overall Winner Awards (Phase 1a) - NLA Awards 2019
The Mayor’s Award for Good Growth – London Planning Awards 2019
The Mayor’s Award for Sustainable and Environmental Planning – London Planning Awards 2019
Housing Design Awards - Winner 2015
The Sunday Times British Homes Awards - Commendation 2015

Phase 1a
Phase 1b (Blocks F, G and H) was completed in March 2021.
Phase 1C (Blocks JKL and I) is due to complete in 2024.