Chadwell Heath is a new neighbourhood in east London, planned on a 32-hectare post-industrial site in Barking and Dagenham. It is presently disconnected from its surroundings, with poor infrastructure and multiple ownerships. It will become a future-facing, mixed-use place that rethinks industrial value in London, setting a new benchmark for the city and further afield. The overriding idea was that Chadwell Heath could become the 'Toolbox for London', a highly innovative place for making and industry.

Haptic Architects were approached to develop a creative strategy for intensifying the site with new uses, delivering around 4,000 new homes, open spaces and schools alongside an ambitious mix of industry and workplaces, with a particular focus on gaming, media and tech industries. The aim is to target young people and families, bringing work opportunities and affordable homes together in an integrated, sustainable neighbourhood.

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