The Norton Folgate site, comprising three urban blocks, falls within the Elder Street Conservation Area and occupies a prominent position on the city fringe between the City of London and Shoreditch. While the Conservation Area is small, there are dramatic changes in character from one street to the next. The masterplan has been developed to respond to this mixed character, bringing vacant or underused buildings back into use and reconnecting and enhancing the public realm. 

 

Rather than applying a blanket strategy, the masterplan takes a building-by-building approach to the retained existing buildings, including restoration, refurbishment, extension, remodelling and some facade retention, as well as introducing sensitively designed new buildings in a palette of materials including brick, selected for its robustness, quality and appropriateness to the Conservation Area’s character. 

 

The new public realm engages the tight network of existing streets and the busy roads of Shoreditch High Street and Commercial Street; three new yard spaces draw on the character of the surrounding historic blocks, while active frontages at ground animate the new yards and open space. AHMM is masterplanner and lead architect, designing three buildings within the masterplan, with Stanton Williams, Morris + Company and DSDHA designing the other three buildings. 

 

On this study tour, you will have the opportunity to explore the newly enhanced public spaces, see how historic buildings have been brought back into use, and take a look within the buildings, with the architects behind the design. 

 

Please note the capacity for this event is 28 and tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis, with a maximum of 2 per organisation. 

 08:30     
Arrivals for registration and breakfast
 

09:00     
Welcome 

Paul Monaghan, Founding Director, AHMM 

 

09:10     
Tour begins 

10:00   
End