Phoenix Heights

The scheme is a mixed tenure housing project in a high density location with accommodation suitable for families.

The project contains 199 homes within two towers and five low rise buildings organised around courtyards, shared between private, shared ownership and social rented.

The elevations of the building are varied to allow the building form to respond to local conditions along different edges and created an aesthetic which would not be spoiled by inhabitation: Zinc cladding reinforces and echoes the muted office aesthetic of Canary Wharf.

Larch timber weatherboarding is used on private gardens and the playground. Patches of red and orange fibre cement provide a warm contrast to the commercial aesthetic of nearby office buildings. Canopies and projecting balconies make the most of distant views at high level.

The building is connected to the nearby Barkantine Estate Combined Heat and Power network and includes greenwalls, bird boxes, bat boxes, insect bricks and biodiversity roofs which contribute to its ‘Very Good’ EcoHomes rating.