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communal courtyard areas. Smaller sized units are located higher up in the towers enjoying views across London from roof terraces and balconies. A community space was designed as an integral part of the project and incorporates a rooftop sports pitch. The development makes use of a local 'Combined Heat and Power' system and includes greenwalls, bird boxes, bat boxes, insect bricks and biodiversity roofs to help develop local eco-systems. The distinctive skyline and elevations of the building include coloured fibre cement cladding panels, large overhanging canopies and projecting balconies which contrast with the restrained aesthetic of Canary Wharf.
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The development varies in height from 3 to 23 storeys negotiating an abrupt shift in urban scale from the Barkantine Estate to the West with the emerging Millennium Quarter to the East. Family-sized units are located at the base of the building having direct access to rear gardens, a playground and
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Award for 'Best New Development in the Affordable Homes Sector'. The project was shortlisted for 'Best New Place to Live' at the 2009 RTPI London Planning Awards and Best Residential Building of the Year at the 2010 Leaf Awards.
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Phoenix Heights consists of 199 mixed tenure homes with integral community areas significantly having a high proportion of family homes with access to outdoor space in such a high-density location.
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described the development as 'humanist architecture of raw funky collage'.
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London
E14
United Kingdom
Coordinates
51°30′01″N 0°01′19″W / 51.5003°N 0.0219°W / 51.5003; -0.0219
One Housing Group
Brady Mallalieu Architects
Ballymore
Walsh Associates
Hoare Lea
Ballymore
Millwall
London
South Quay DLR station
Canary Wharf
social housing
Pan Peninsula
Piers Gough
Brady Mallalieu Architects
Ballymore
One Housing
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland
Evening Standard
Riverside South (Canary Wharf)
Tall buildings in London


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