Maitland Park Estate wins RIBA London Award
Cullinan Studio’s Maitland Park Estate Redevelopment for Camden Council has won a RIBA London Award.
The jury: “admired how the scheme exemplifies a community-focused approach to delivering much-needed new homes that are environmentally responsible and positively affect not just the lives of those who inhabit them, but those who live around them too."
The awards recognise projects that showcase innovation, create more sustainable futures, and demonstrate a commitment to improving people’s lives through thoughtful design.
At Maitland Park Estate, 119 new homes offer both social rented and private home ownership tenure in a variety of sizes to suit the London Borough of Camden’s housing needs, with fully accessible and adaptable dwellings provided across the development.
At the heart of Maitland Park’s design is its integration into an enhanced parkland setting, offering stunning views and promoting engagement with green spaces. This connection with nature fosters mental and physical health.
The new development frames the central park with a series of brick buildings that share common details and forms, and blends seamlessly into the existing urban fabric, shaped through extensive consultations with the existing residents and the local community.
All the homes offer generous living spaces, with balconies or gardens that exceed standard space requirements, designed for privacy and expansive views. Generous spatial planning in room dimensions, window designs, and communal spaces creates serene, calming homes conducive to wellbeing.
Maitland Park is the first project for Camden to target the Homes Quality Mark (HQM) accreditation, ensuring each home achieves an excellent standard of performance while being made of healthy, low-carbon materials.
The project is also the first Camden Borough scheme to use air-source heat pumps with MVHR (so fully electric), combining with an extensive PV array, a building fabric based on Passivhaus principles, and biodiverse roofs to achieve a truly low-energy scheme.
