Fosters Estate

Like many housing estates built in the 1960s, Fosters Estate was laid out as a series of blocks surrounded by large areas of under-used open space. A community co-design process is now being used to add more housing and improve the overall condition of the estate. 75 extra care units and 142 mixed tenure homes will take their place on the site, arranged to ensure that the open, park-like character of the estate is retained in line with residents' wishes. New amenity and place spaces will be introduced, along with a better designed and more informal public realm.

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In the centre of the site, three new 5 to 7-storey apartment buildings densify the estate

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A cafe and sensory garden replace an existing building in poor condition, the only building to be demolished

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The project team have worked intensively with community members for over two years

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The co-design process involved much more than developing options but was about getting under the skin of the community

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The proposals knit the estate into its surroundings through new cycle and pedestrian routes

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The mix of new building and home types ranges from 2-storey mews and terraced houses to stacked masionettes and mansion blocks

City: London NW4
Use: Housing
Client: London Borough of Barnet
Status: Current
Size: 3.19 ha
Units: 217
Collaborators: Co-engagement: HAT
Structure: Bradbrooks
Services: Hoare Lea
Landscape: Allen Pyke Associates
Acoustics: Re
Cost: Johnson Associates
Access: Buro Happold
Sustainability: Hoare Lea
Fire: Capita