London's Tottenham Hale regeneration plans revealed

A courtyard surrounded by apartment buildings with a double storey structure in the middle of it made from see through walls. — Argent Related has received planning concent for a new development at the heart of London’s Tottenham Hale

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The Kings Cross development in the heart of London has been widely recognised as a succesful example of modern urban planning, transformed over the period of about a decade or so from a neglected part of the capital to a budding hub for creative businesses and residential life. Which is why, now that this large scale scheme is slowly taking shape and the final elements are being commissioned or in construction, all eyes are turning back to Argent, the developer behind the project – and what they will do next.

The answer was revealed today, when Argent Related (Argent, joining forces with USA developer Related) announced they received planning consent for a major redevelopment of the centre of Tottenham Hale. The new scheme is set to reinvigorate this north London district, mixing a residential element with retail, leisure and office facilities.

An overview image of Tottenham Hale with buildings, houses, streets and a park. — The six-year development project will ‘give Tottenham Hale the reinvigorated district centre it deserves’, says Argent Related

The project will engage a team of architects, who will work on various aspects of the large scale complex. Confirmed firms include Alison Brooks Architects, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Pollard Thomas Edwards and RUFFarchitects. Landscaping will be key in the design, which is set to include a new square and some 70 new trees, all overseen by landscape architects Adams & Sutherland and Grant Associates.

‘As well as building homes – including a significant amount the council will own and manage as much-needed social rented housing – our development will bring with it high-quality new public spaces, places for a local economy to grow, and hundreds of new jobs,' says Argent Related director Tom Goodall.

Construction is set to begin in the summer of 2019, with the first residential spaces reaching completion a year later.

A courtyard next to an apartment buildings with a double storey structure in the middle of it made from see through walls. — The project involves a team of architects including Alison Brooks Architects, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Pollard Thomas Edwards and RUFFarchitects...

Large apartment buildings with streets between them. — ...while landscaping design will be by Adams & Sutherland and Grant Associates

A courtyard surrounded by apartment buildings with people milling about. — The mixed-use scheme will include a residential element along with retail, offices and leisure facilities.

INFORMATION

For more information visit the website of Argent.

Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).