A team of designers and facilitators have been appointed by The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, together with the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, to work with residents to generate ideas for the future refurbishment of the Lancaster West Estate.
The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government made the initial selection and consulted with the Lancaster West Residents’ Association, who added some practices to the list.
The practices were selected because of their experience and design skills and because of their ability to work collaboratively with residents as part of a co-design process.
The process involves helping residents create a design vision for the refurbishment and improvement of their homes, their immediate neighbourhood, and the wider estate.
The initial ‘ideas’ phase of the process, to be completed at the end of March 2018.
The next stage will continue the co-design process with residents involved in selecting the firms to be commissioned to develop the design options in more detail.
Architects in the design team:
Levitt Bernstein (lead and coordination)
Adjaye Associates
Cullinan Studio
Maccreanor Lavington
Murray John Architects
Penoyre & Prasad (co-lead)
Landscape Architects:
Andy Sturgeon Design
Levitt Bernstein
Sustainability:
Twinn Sustainability Innovation
Community engagement and facilitation:
Fluid
Newman Francis
Source: Levitt Bernstein levittbernstein.co.uk