Shirley Street

Located on Shirley Street in Canning Town, east London, the development transforms a triangular brownfield site, delivering 176 mixed-tenure homes across three interconnected residential buildings. The design responds to the site’s constrained geometry through a composition of stepped volumes ranging from nine to twelve storeys, carefully balancing density with a human-scaled streetscape while maximising daylight, outlook and amenity.

A robust masonry architecture establishes a contemporary identity rooted in the area’s character. Warm red-pink brick, articulated through varied mortar tones, projecting brickwork and expressed bays, creates a rich and tactile façade, while green metalwork and inset balconies add depth, colour and visual rhythm. Street-facing maisonettes activate the public realm with individual entrances, reinforcing a strong sense of neighbourhood.

The development provides a mix of private, shared ownership and affordable homes, including family-sized dwellings, with 60% of apartments benefiting from dual-aspect layouts and every home enjoying a private balcony. Biodiverse green roofs, integrated planting and dedicated play spaces enrich the landscape, transforming a vacant industrial site into a sustainable new neighbourhood that contributes to the continued regeneration of Canning Town.

Team: DP9 (Planning Consultant) The Townscape Consultancy (Townscape & Heritage Consultants) DPR (Daylight & Sunlight Consultants) DS2 (Viability Consultants) LXA (Cost Consultants) Whitby Wood (Structural Engineers) Velocity (Transport Consultants) Camlins (Landscape Architect) XCO2 (M&E and Sustainability) Trigon (Fire Consultant) Kanda Consulting (Consultation Specialists) Earnscliffe (Accessibility)

Status: Planning Approved