endlease has been delivering energy efficiency and desirable communal sustainable new communities for areas in which to spend time with family, over 50 years. Whether it is new neighbours and friends. L homes, productive workspaces or Using this ethos we have built a broad buzzing retail destinations, our vision is range of developments, from the large to create the best places and establish scale regeneration of Elephant & Castle WELCOME communities that people can feel proud of, through to the award-winning Athletes’ now and for generations to come. Village for London 2012. Each and every We are dedicated to building fantastic collection of homes is carefully tailored to #LENDLEASESTORIES FROM homes in great places and creating truly its individual location and residents, and At Lendlease we are committed to creating sustainable communities that stand the built with both quality and sustainability thriving and sustainable communities and LENDLEASE test of time. And we have an exceptional at its heart. we are known for devoting the utmost care track record in doing so: in London alone The Timberyard Deptford is one of and attention to every single element, we have already created more than 1,500 Lendlease’s major regeneration projects from the minutiae to the big plans. new homes and have another 5,000 in which will deliver much-needed new the pipeline. homes, community facilities and green Within this brochure you’ll see a collection All our homes feature thoughtful spaces for everyone to enjoy. We look of stories from the people involved in The design inside and out, from highest quality forward to welcoming our new residents Timberyard Deptford, telling you a bit more architecture to the latest interiors and and visitors to a development that is set about what we’re doing to create this finishes styled with a modern lifestyle to complement the area’s already thriving fantastic place to live. in mind. Sustainable innovations and cosmopolitan community. open green space can also be seen Welcome to Lendlease Stories. throughout, including high standards of Richard Cook, Head of Residential #LendleaseStories 02 03 THE TIMBERYARD DEPTFORD Created by Lendlease #6 GLASSHOUSE GARDENS, STRATFORD The International Quarter was always envisaged as a global trailblazer – a supreme testament to environmental engineering and forward thinking. Our vision was to unite ‘pleasure’ and ‘work’ – the journey to and from, and the experience of being there. Whether through walking and cycling; easy and effective links CREATING with public transport; architecture that maximises natural light or the opportunity to get some fresh air at lunchtime, we wanted it to breach expectations # THE BEST and raise the bar. More than anything, we wanted the experience of living and working there to be exceptional. From our perspective it’s exciting to know we’ve done PLACES something to help the planet while also providing an exceptional place to live and work. 1 #LendleaseStories t Lendlease, we believe that how and sustainable neighbourhoods. Alongside and why we do things are just as the Elephant & Castle regeneration, we’re important as what we do. For us, delivering The International Quarter in the why is about a more enjoyable Stratford which is the UK’s largest new world to live in, where our homes and commercial development and set to be a communities can really benefit the people world-class business location, and we are that live, work and socialise within them. the biggest city regeneration partner of For over 50 years, we have created Australia’s New South Wales Government, # sustainable new communities, productive on track to build Australia’s first carbon- workplaces and successful retail positive community in Sydney. 20 destinations, all underpinned by our Whether it’s BBC media studios, determination to find the best way to Manhattan skyscrapers, or large- minimise our impact on the environment scale health and lifestyle facilities, ELEPHANT & CASTLE, SOUTHWARK and design places where people can live our communities, clients and partners The centre of London doesn’t conjure up images of well – now and in the future. trust us with their most important and open space and greenery, but with our proposals to Our broad global experience, creative iconic developments. They trust that plant over 1,200 new trees at Elephant & Castle – we approach and collaborations with expert we will create positive legacies through were set to really change perceptions. We knew we partners enable us to turn imaginative healthier environments, exceptional could do more than that when the local community visions into reality. Some of our proudest design, stronger communities, a sense of shared their love for the urban forest at Elephant Park, UK achievements include the London 2012 belonging and an improved way of life. which provided an oasis for many and a proud marker Olympics Athletes’ Village, which was the It’s not simply what we build that for green space and even ecology. A commitment to fastest delivery of sustainable homes ever matters… it’s what we leave behind. create central London’s largest new park in 70 years achieved on this scale, and Bluewater was recognised as a triumph. The true triumph will Shopping Centre which redefined the UK be realised when new birds, butterflies and other retail and leisure experience. wildlife combine with an explosion of colour as the As specialists in urban regeneration, planting comes to life. This will underpin the real we are working with communities across transformation of the former Heygate. the world to transform areas in need of investment and revitalisation into thriving #LendleaseStories Images are for illustrative purposes only 04 05 THE TIMBERYARD DEPTFORD Created by Lendlease # 34 A COLOURFUL COBALT PLACE, BATTERSEA At Lendlease we are passionate about leading the way in sustainability. By HISTORY employing the very latest sustainable building techniques, we are minimising the impact of construction on local communities and the environment such as noise and air pollution, while ensuring our new homes are at the very forefront of energy efficient living. With buildings being responsible for almost half of the UK’s carbon emissions, by using airtight Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) construction at our Cobalt Place development in South West London for example, we’re aiming for our homes to emit at least 25% less CO2 emissions compared to homes built to regular building regulations standards. #LendleaseStories #42 HUNGATE, YORK eptford was once the scene of some of the most There is no question that archaeology and fascinating chapters and characters in London’s the development of Hungate in the historic history. With a proud industrial past and playing city of York was going to bring interesting a pivotal role within the shipbuilding industry, challenges. Lendlease had a duty of care to D kings, queens, tsars and literary legends helped shape In more recent times Deptford has been celebrated both the exceptional breadth and depth of Deptford’s authenticity and creativity of today. for its creativity, giving birth to a number of famous history, as well as the lives of our construction Founded by King Henry VIII in 1513, and one of the contemporary figures. Genuine talent finds its home team and, crucially, health and safety most important and successful of its time, the Royal in Deptford, whether in underground movements or processes, so we did the sensible thing and Dockyard attracted many famous faces and notable established institutions. The influence of nearby brought people together. The archaeologists events to the Deptford area. Goldsmiths University of London and Camberwell College trained for Incident & Injury Free Orientation Given its past life as a port, unsurprisingly Deptford of Arts is felt locally, with a strong artistic presence – the construction team spent their time has always had a strong international community, and already dominating pockets of the area. The Laban learning about archaeology. We knew we historically is one of the most socially diverse areas Centre for Dance and Music also put Deptford on the got it right, not because of the award from in London. The High Street itself has always been a design map when it won the RIBA Stirling Prize in 2003. ROSPA (The Royal Society for the Prevention bustling and popular place and was home to everyone As the next chapter of the area is being written, of Accidents), but because the team delivered from adventurous sailors to working class women and creativity is sure to be at its heart. An area which a combination of a safe working environment the idle bourgeoisie. remains unique and true to itself, the Deptford of today and a great collection of artefacts. Today, clues to the area’s history can be found possesses a genuine sense of originality and optimism. around every corner. Engineering feats such as Britain’s #LendleaseStories largest listed structure, signs of the timber trade that With thanks to Sean Patterson, of Charles Booth’s Walking once thrived along the route of the Grand Surrey Canal, Tours, for sharing his valuable knowledge on the local area. statues and plaques marking a time long past. www.charlesboothwalks.com Images are for illustrative purposes only 06 07 THE TIMBERYARD DEPTFORD Created by Lendlease 5. Master FACES AND Sir Francis Drake Shipwright’s house WHAT YOU MIGHT NAVIGATOR, EXPLORER This listed building overlooking the AND CIVIL ENGINEER Thames is often used for period NOT KNOW ABOUT PLACES FROM 16TH CENTURY film sets and is occasionally open In 1581, having completed the to the public during London’s Open DEPTFORD... DEPTFORD’S PAST first circumnavigation of the House weekend. Dire Straits recorded world a few months earlier, Sultans of Swing in Drake was knighted on behalf one of their rooms at of Queen Elizabeth I aboard his Samuel Pepys the Crossfield Estate ship, the Golden Hind, while 2.