Gray's Inn Road
Creating a Kings Cross neighbourhood
Location
Camden, London
Status
Completed
March 2017
Client
Budget
£24 million
RIBA workstages
Post planning to Completion
Awards
British Homes Awards 2019, The Sunday Times Apartment Development of the Year
This project in the heart of the Kings Cross redevelopment replaces a disused light industrial shed with a mixed-used scheme that combines new build homes with commercial office space and communal outdoor areas.
Design
Set next to Kings Cross station and St Pancras International, the new neighbourhood offers affordable, shared ownership and private sale homes, ranging from studio apartments to three bedroom houses. Despite the tight and complex site that the high-density scheme occupies, natural light and open space are key elements of the development, while the layout and central landscaped areas foster a sense of inclusion and community.
Result
Combining modern materials with London stock brickwork, and using a high attention to vernacular detail, the development is a sensitive response to Kings Cross’ traditional and classic period elegance.
