Barnet, London

Gbolade Design Studio are part of the collaborative team led by Patel Taylor, working on Grahame Park estate regeneration in Barnet, London. Notting Hill Genesis in partnership with Barnet Council are leading the masterplan which will provide 2,088 new homes on the 13.3 hectare site.

Stakeholder Engagement was undertaken with the local residents of Grahame Park in 2021 - an opportunity to contribute to how their community will be developing to better serve them.

This particular engagement event came served with a gingerbread masterplan - showcasing community amenities such as a residents centre, activities boulevard, and how new homes could engage with existing green infrastructure.

A new high street will stitch the proposed design into its surrounding neighbourhoods, with sustainable and active travel connecting new ancillary facilities including a new community centre, flexible workspaces for local businesses, cafes and restaurants, a nursery, and shops.

Gbolade Design Studio are leading the design of the townhouses to sensitively respond to its characterful historic setting on one side, while addressing the newly landscaped gardens connected by a podium on the other side. The townhouses respond to the existing topography and mature tree landscape of the site, maximising opportunities for natural surveillance over a pedestrian-prioritised shared walk.