{"id":298712,"date":"2025-07-28T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/298712\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:45:12","slug":"studio-egret-west-submits-mixed-use-development-in-croydon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/298712\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Egret West submits mixed use development in Croydon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Known as Tapestry Croydon, the new build is planned for the site of a former multi-storey car park and features housing blocks ranging from 16 to 42 storeys. Of the new homes, 30 per cent are family-sized dwellings and 20 per cent are to be offered as affordable housing.<\/p>\n

The scheme was designed for developer Delta Properties will form a central piece of Croydon\u2019s Fair Field masterplan, which emerged in 2013.<\/p>\n

The new designs replace a previous detailed plan to develop the site put forward by the council\u2019s now-shut delivery arm Brick By Brick, which was approved in 2020.<\/p>\n

The Tapestry will sit on the College Green site within the wider masterplan, which was sold by the council four years ago for a reported \u00a320 million, according to Inside Croydon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to the new homes, the Tapestry includes a 1254 m\u00b2 primary care medical centre, and more than 975 m\u00b2 of retail and caf\u00e9 space and a cr\u00e8che.<\/p>\n

Intended to add to Croydon\u2019s eastern tall building cluster, the plans comprise three distinct parts: the North, South and West blocks. The North block, 42 storeys, and South block, 28 storeys, bear similar designs, both are articulated through vertically pleated, concave aluminium fa\u00e7ades.<\/p>\n

The West block has a more \u2018civic character\u2019, with convex GRC panels that create a \u2018horizontal rhythm\u2019 which is \u2018animated by recessed balconies, bronze-toned spandrels, and two-storey column bands\u2019 across its 16 storeys.<\/p>\n

More than 4,645 m\u00b2 of combined public & private open space will include the Hazledean Walk, a green pathway lined with trees leading through the site with integrated seating, cycling facilities and a children\u2019s play area.<\/p>\n

Project director Allie Piehn said: \u2018We set out to create a place where public life will thrive, with nature, play and sociability embedded in spaces like Hazledean Walk and Arnhem Gardens.<\/p>\n

\u2018After 15 years of shaping places in Croydon alongside residents and the council, we\u2019re proud to be part of this next chapter as Croydon renews its civic heart. We\u2019re confident that Tapestry Croydon weaves a new thread into the town centre\u2019s fabric \u2013 one of community, culture and civic life.\u2019<\/p>\n

The whole scheme is fully pedestrianised and boasts a 450 per cent projected biodiversity gain over the current site.<\/p>\n

Many parts of Croydon are seeing substantial investment into development and regeneration projects, with the Tapestry forming \u2018the final puzzle piece within the Fair Field Masterplan\u2019, according to the Studio Egret West application.<\/p>\n

The practice is also set to retrofit 583 homes into two Brutalist office blocks<\/a> after receiving prior approval from Croydon Council in March. Studio Egret West believes this project will be the country\u2019s largest office-to-resi permitted development scheme to date, with 166 flats to be put into 22-storey Apollo House and 419 flats into 20-storey Lunar House<\/p>\n

As well as these new additions, Croydon is set to see a regeneration project planned for the town centre, with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield launching the next stage of their consultation process earlier this month. This is intended to transform the Whitgift Centre into a mixed-use site which includes new homes, shops and green spaces.<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong>\u00a0Fair Field, Croydon
Type of project<\/strong>\u00a0Mixed-use residential development
Client<\/strong>\u00a0Croydon Developments Ltd, Delta Properties
Masterplanner<\/strong>\u00a0Studio Egret West
Architects<\/strong>\u00a0Studio Egret West
Landscape architect<\/strong>\u00a0Studio Egret West
Consultation <\/strong>Kanda
Planning consultant<\/strong>\u00a0DP9
Structure, drainage and civil engineer<\/strong> Whitby Wood
Quantity surveyor<\/strong>\u00a0Core 5
Lighting <\/strong>Point 2
Air Quality<\/strong> Waterman
Arboriculturist<\/strong> Waterman
Biodiversity<\/strong> Greengage
CGI<\/strong> Pixelflake<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Known as Tapestry Croydon, the new build is planned for the site of a former multi-storey car park…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[4021,4020,4022,77,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-298712","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-design","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114931404961252567","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}