Whole-place regeneration at scale

At the 1960s Gascoigne estate in Barking and Dagenham, we delivered one of London's largest regeneration programmes for the council's regeneration company, Be First, transforming the area across multiple phases into a modern, low-carbon community.

The scheme combines hundreds of new homes with the 5,000m² Gascoigne Square park, district heating, a targeted 40% cut in carbon emissions, and over 1,000 cycle parking spaces. Its homes include the borough's first net zero carbon building and Palomar Court, eight homes certified to the demanding Passivhaus Classic standard using offsite light-gauge steel.

Reviving town centres

Placemaking is increasingly about bringing town centres back to life. The Stage in Luton, a £114m regeneration anchoring the town's masterplan, replaces a surface car park beside the station with 292 homes, a 600-capacity performance venue and a new public garden square.

In Rotherham, our three Rother Living developments created 171 new homes across constrained town-centre sites for the council, 75% of them affordable, as part of its Town Centre Masterplan.

Designing in sustainability, green space and biodiversity

New communities should be healthy, green and resilient.

Across our placemaking schemes we design in net zero in operation homes, SuDS drainage, rain gardens, biodiverse planting and generous public open space, from the new garden square at The Stage to the parks and landscaped realm at Gascoigne, creating places that work for both residents and the natural environment.

Leading on safety and quality

These complex, high-rise, mixed-use schemes demand the highest standards of safety and build quality.

The Stage is our first Higher-Risk Building to clear Gateway 2 under the Building Safety Act, and our residential teams are repeatedly recognised for excellence, including a 2025 CIOB Construction Manager gold medal for our work at the 297-apartment Finzels Reach scheme in Bristol, praised by building control as an exemplar for fire-safety compliance.

Legacy beyond buildings

Placemaking is about people as much as bricks.

At Gascoigne we've run mentoring circles with the Department for Work and Pensions, partnered with local schools and colleges to build a talent pipeline, and prioritised employment for local people, ensuring the benefits of regeneration are felt long after construction ends.

Examples of our work

• Gascoigne Estate, Barking and Dagenham — multi-phase regeneration of a 1960s estate into a low-carbon community with parks and public realm.
• The Stage, Luton — a £136m town-centre regeneration with 292 homes and a new performance venue and garden square.
• Rother Living, Rotherham — 171 new homes across three town-centre sites, 75% affordable.
• Station Gardens, Rochdale — 81 net zero homes on a brownfield gateway site, building on earlier town-centre regeneration at Riverside and Upperbanks.