Metropolitan Housing Trust London receive Royal Institute of British Architects Awards award for South London development

Posted by MHP on June 21, 2010 | No Comments |  Print this article |  Send to a friend

Metropolitan Housing Trust London (MHT London) is celebrating winning The Royal Institute of British Architects Awards (RIBA) 2010 London Award for its development Bateman Mews in Clapham, South London.

A partnership between MHT London (part of Metropolitan Housing Partnership), London Borough of Lambeth and architects Anne Thorne Architects, the scheme is made up of five large and affordable family homes which have been built on what used to be a neglected car park. The south London scheme was given the award for its architectural standards and contribution to the local community; it cost £900,000 and was constructed between June 2008 – June 2009.

The homes feature a host of eco features which include cedar shingles, a green roof, recycled newspaper insulation and FSC timber frame construction.  The project achieved Ecohomes ’Excellent’ and has just recently been awarded a Building for Life Silver Standard.

The project has also won a Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) Building For Life Silver Standard. The CABE judges described it as having a distinctive architectural style, utilising a number of sustainable technologies, and being a highly distinctive and pleasing scheme on the type of site that often produces mediocre and unimaginative responses.

Cllr. Lib Peck, cabinet elect member for housing said of the scheme: ‘This is a wonderful accolade for Metropolitan Housing Trust London, Lambeth Council and Anne Thorne Architects. It shows that social housing projects can be built with flair and creativity and still with an eye on the purse strings and for the benefit of local people and the environment too.’