Location

In the Borough of Hackney, close to the popular Broadway Market.

Scheme

On the site of a former timber yard, H2O gained permission for 25 flats and a ground floor A3 unit.

Designed by Dyer Associates, the canal elevation uses London Stock Brick, a material prevalent on the canal.  It is used here in a modern representation of the industrial form traditional on the canal.

The scheme was designed with community in mind and to allow for families, as well as couples, hence the blackboard and sand pits in the communal areas.

Waterway Wins

• BW protected the ground floor for retail use.  This is now let as a cafe/cycle repair shop.
• The receipts that BW gained from this scheme is equivalent to: 
  • Replacing 10 new pairs of lock gates; OR
  • Maintaining 182 miles of surfaced towpath for a year.