Caudale, Camden

Location: Camden, London
Client: London Borough of Camden
Date: 2013-2018
Value: N/A
Awards: RIBA National Awards - Winner 2021 RIBA London Regional Awards - Winner 2021 Camden Design Awards - Shortlist 2022 RICS Social Impact Awards - Shortlist 2020 RIBA Regional Awards - Shortlist 2020 New London Architecture Awards - Shortlist 2019 Housing Design Awards - Shortlist 2019 RIBA London Regional Awards - Shortlist 2019 RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence - Shortlist 2019 London Planning Awards - Shortlist 2018

We worked with the London Borough of Camden and residents of the Regent's Park Estate to create high quality new homes for those families who lost their homes as a result of the High Speed 2 development.

"If all new council housing was designed to these standards, we’d be living in the New Jerusalem." reports Hugh Pearman, Editor of the RIBAJ.

Caudale comprises 8 dwellings, 3 townhouses and 5 apartments, alongside a new public garden

Caudale takes its cue from the surrounding 1950s estate once described as “the ideal site for the careful planning of a great sweep of working-class flats, catering for the main bulk and backbone of our people” by Eric Cook in 1944 —then vice-chair of St Pancras Borough Labour Party—. The new buildings serve that same ambition.

The bookend form of the building responds to the rhythm of gables along the street and the exaggerated chequerboard composition of double height balconies is informed by the elevations on the surrounding late modern housing designed by Frederick Gibberd.

The homes are generous in size responding to the needs of their inhabitants. Principal rooms of the apartment dwellings are designed as an enfilade. Three 'rooms' of equal proportion –the kitchen-dining room, the living room and the balcony– are aligned and connect, though separated by glass screens. Balconies are inset to create the feel of an outdoor room.

With HS2 under construction we had to work to a tight programme whilst designing homes to the specific needs of those being rehoused. Residents played an active role in our selection and by engaging with them through the design development process we were able to design homes to suit their specific household structures and preferences.

Planning information can be downloaded here: ref 2015/3076/P

Regents Park Infill Sites shortlisted for the Camden Design Awards 2022 Project Update

Regents Park Infill Sites based in the London Borough of Camden have been shortlisted for the Camden Design Awards 2022. The awards celebrate and reward the excellent design that is being delivered in projects across all sectors of the built environment in Camden, North London, whilst focusing on enriching the lives of the people who live and work in Camden. The Regents Park Infill Sites include three schemes consisting of Kirkfell, Caudale and Kentmere Estates.
May 2022 View Project
Caudale wins RIBA National Award 2021 Project Update

Caudale, part of our Regent's Park Estate scheme for the London Borough of Camden has won a RIBA London National Award 2021.

A RIBA National Award is given to a building across the UK recognised as a significant contribution to architecture.

Caudale provides high quality replacement housing for residents due to be displaced by the path of HS2.
September 2021
Caudale shortlisted for RIBA Regional Awards 2020 Project Update

Caudale, part of our Regent's Park Infill Sites scheme, has been shortlisted for an RIBA Regional Award. The project provides high quality replacement housing for local residents displaced by the path of High Speed 2 in the Regent's Park area.

The RIBA been celebrating outstanding work for over 180 years. Their awards and prizes are regarded internationally as a mark of excellence, recognising the best architecture, architects, and research.

Winners will be announced later in the year.
June 2020
Regent's Park Infill Sites shortlisted for RICS Social Impact Awards Project Update

Our Regent's Park Infill Sites scheme has been shortlisted for a RICS Social Impact Award.

The project demonstrates how empty or underused sites can be used for new homes whilst improving the public realm and amenity, enriching the lives of both the new and the existing residents.

The RICS Social Impact Awards recognise examples of where the built environment has had a direct positive social and environmental impact on society.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in June.
February 2020
Regent's Park Infill Sites shortlisted for the Inside Housing Development Awards Project Update

Regent's Park Infill Sites has been shortlisted for the Inside Housing Development Awards in the 'Best Regeneration Project' category.

This category recognises a completed regeneration project that has turned a place around and created more homes and opportunities to meet housing need, making a difference to employment, health and education.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London in November.
September 2019
Caudale shortlisted for the British Homes Awards Project Update

Caudale, part of our Regent's Park Infill Sites scheme has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times British Homes Awards in the Small Development of the Year category.

Caudale comprises 8 dwellings, 3 townhouses and 5 apartments, alongside a new public garden. The homes created are generous in size responding to the needs of their inhabitants.

The British Homes Awards honour every aspect of housebuilding from one-off houses to major developments, interiors to landscaping, individual extensions to placemaking on a grand scale.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in September.
July 2019
Regent's Park Infill Sites and Brentford Lock West Phase 2 shortlisted for the New London Architecture Awards 2019 Project Update

Our Regent's Park Infill Sites and Brentford Lock West Phase 2 schemes have been shortlisted for the New London Architecture Awards 2019 in the Housing Category.

Both projects will appear in the New London Architecture exhibition and publication showcasing the capital’s very best new architecture, planning and development as selected by an international jury .

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in London in July.

June 2019
Regent's Park Estate featured in NLA research report 'Public Housing: A London Renaissance' Research News

We are currently featured in New London Architecture's research report 'Public Housing: A London Renaissance' with our Regent’s Park Estate scheme.

The research explores the resurgence taking place in the provision of new public housing and the report showcases exemplars of design quality, innovation in delivery and community engagement which are making a positive contribution to public housing delivery in London.
May 2019
Regent's Park Infill Sites shortlisted for Housing Design Awards 2019 Project Update

We are delighted that Regent's Park Infill Sites has been shortlisted for the Housing Design Awards 2019 as part of a joint submission with Matthew Lloyd Architects, whom we collaborated with on the masterplan.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony held in July in London.
April 2019
Regent's Park Estate shortlisted for the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2019 Project Update

Regent's Park Estate has been shortlisted for the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2019 in the 'Excellence in Planning to Deliver Homes - Large Schemes (50 or more homes)' category.

The Regent's Park Estate project delivers 116 homes and significant public realm improvements within three years to replace homes lost to works connected with HS2.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in central London on 24 April 2019.
February 2019 View Project
Agar Grove Estate and Regent's Park Infill Sites shortlisted for the London Planning Awards 2019 Project Update

We're delighted to announce that Agar Grove Estate has been shortlisted for The Mayor's Award for Sustainable and Environmental Planning, and Regent's Park Infill Sites for the Borough Led Projects Award in the London Planning Awards organised by London First.

Agar Grove Estate will create 493 new homes for new and existing residents of the estate. Of these, 345 will be built to the very high Passivhaus fabric performance standard.

Our Regents Park Infill Sites scheme provides high quality new homes on the Regent’s Park Estate for residents who are due to lose their current homes as a result of the HS2 development.
November 2018 View Project