Arcus Road

Passivhaus affordable housing in South-East London.

Prioritising pedestrian movements and making safe low-traffic streets is fundamental to creating communities and improving social connectedness. This in turn has an impact on children’s safety and their ability to play freely in their neighbourhood. The larger the sense of community the more freedom to roam. Arcus Road is a project for 36 homes for Phoenix Community Housing in Lewisham, London. It will be Certified Passivhaus and Net Zero Carbon, delivering a benchmark in Lewisham and funded by the GLA. Our design creates 3 terraces, 2 which step down the slope managing level changes and integrating sustainability with placemaking. The street section has been developed to integrate SUDS, incorporate parking whilst maximising usable landscape for residents, promoting small children’s play and social connectedness.

“Mikhail Riches have shown great skill and knowledge when refining their development proposals, making them more efficient and more acceptable to Pheonix, local residents and local planners, whilst designing the new homes to meet the Pasivhaus standard.”

Steve Connor

Development and New Business Manager leading Arcus Road

“Mikhail Riches have shown great skill and knowledge when refining their development proposals, making them more efficient and more acceptable to Pheonix, local residents and local planners, whilst designing the new homes to meet the Pasivhaus standard.”

Steve Connor

Development and New Business Manager leading Arcus Road

Project:

Arcus Road

Client:

Phoenix Housing Association

Tenure:

36 homes for shared ownership/social rent

Density:

65 swellings/ha

Images:

SLAB

Awards:

Housing Design Award 2023 (Project)

Team:

Potter Raper, SEED Landscape Design, Momentum Structural Engineers, Greengauge Building Energy Consultants, Etude, ImaginePlaces

Project:

Arcus Road

Client:

Phoenix Housing Association

Tenure:

36 homes for shared ownership/social rent

Density:

65 swellings/ha

Images:

SLAB

Awards:

Housing Design Award 2023 (Project)

Team:

Potter Raper, SEED Landscape Design, Momentum Structural Engineers, Greengauge Building Energy Consultants, Etude, ImaginePlaces