Masterplanning & Urban Design

HTA's vision for the Winstanley & York Road Estate is to create an exceptional new place in London that not only meets but exceeds the needs and expectations of our existing residents. We aim to create a vibrant and inclusive community that new residents will choose as their home. Winstanley & York Road will become the connective tissue between Clapham Junction and the River Thames, a connection lost through previous redevelopment. HTA led the design team throughout the bid process and the hybrid application for the site's phased redevelopment, evolving the scheme along the way.

Tall buildings line the York Road corridor, reflecting the emergence of a high density urban corridor along York Road and providing amenities on the ground floor and a physical buffer to the park beyond. Mansion block typologies are used to frame York Gardens, a 2ha park, which sits at the centre of the masterplan. This arrangement means every block has park frontage and maximises green views for residents.

Routes across the masterplan are clear, lit and provide meandering routes for leisure with a focus on pedestrian priority and direct ways to key destinations such as Block 1, the tallest block within the masterplan. This key landmark building provides a new Leisure Centre (including a public pool), Library and Community Centre, Office space and commercial space, which form a podium base from which dual towers rise, establishing a landmark with community facilities of borough-wide significance. The Leisure centre spills into the park and creates a clear connection between the park and the pool hall, whilst the sports hall is highly visible from Plough Road and dominates this elevation