Funded by the Greater London Authority’s Good Growth Fund, the library and a disused garage yard have been transformed into a Living Room, affordable workspaces, public realm improvements and a school street. Elevated reading nooks and heavy curtains for privacy encourage a stronger relationship with reading. Increased opening hours and an events programme intend to bring local groups together
Winner of Creative Retrofit - The Pineapples Awards 2023
The £8 billion, 180-acre Brent Cross Town (BXT) development is one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe. In 2022, BXT delivered local amenities and social infrastructure first, including a visitor pavilion, a cluster of new shops and restaurants and Claremont Park. Initiatives such as ‘Project Play’ and ‘Flourishing index’ to measure wellbeing support a commitment to community
Winner of Place in Progress - The Pineapples Awards 2023
Historically the 150-year old Victorian viaducts through Bankside, London Bridge and Bermondsey, which form the Low Line route, have been left underused at street level. The strategic masterplan celebrates the area’s diverse neighbourhood and renowned heritage while making a feature of this physical barrier between central and south London
Winner of Future Public Realm - The Pineapples Awards 2023
Ireland’s most historic waterway is being celebrated with 57 individual cluster and regional projects identified as locations for investment and consultation. The project intends to change the Boyne Valley from a driving route to a destination for people on foot and cycling
Winner of International Future Place - The Pineapples Awards 2023
A former Methodist church has been transformed to serve a vibrant but underfunded arts community in Ilkeston. The project has re-addressed the space and its surroundings, allowing the lawn to grow and planting new trees among several external sculptures. The building also includes an apartment for a resident artist
Winner of Activation:Reuse - The Pineapples Awards 2023
In March 2022, Way of Life founded Community Life, a long-term strategic commitment, working collaboratively with grassroots initiatives to deliver a positive social impact. Inspired by the idea of ‘offsetting’ (like your flight, or car journey) residents are encouraged to donate to grassroot initiatives on a monthly basis alongside their rent
This research project is a provocation that reimagines and retrofits the ubiquitous London terraced house, retaining the front elevations, insulating, double glazing and adding an upper extension made of cork as a ‘warm hat’. The Sustainable Terrace House also includes communal gardens, pedestrianised zones and new planting schemes to enhance community
Winner of Climate Resilience - The Pineapples Awards 2023
Climate change and the cost of living are two of the biggest challenges facing Londoners today. Plan Bee, initiated in 2018, has sought to address these issues together, improving access to shade, enhancing biodiversity and creating new community spaces where residents can grow and harvest their own food
Winner of Climate Resilience - The Pineapples Awards 2023
An urban park in the sky, this striking Victorian-era steel viaduct in the heart of historic Manchester has been transformed into an accessible green space. The grade II-listed Castlefield Viaduct was once used to transport goods in and out of Manchester but it has remained idle since the city’s central station closed in 1969
Winner of Infrastructure - The Pineapples Awards 2023
Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea created the Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team to work on the refurbishment of 800 homes on Lancaster West Estate. The team has been working in partnership with residents to select the architects and co-design the refurbishment of the estate itself
Winner of Community Engagement - The Pineapples Awards 2023
Situated in the heart of Lewes, the Phoenix is a 7.9-hectare brownfield site that runs along the river Ouse. The neighbourhood will comprise of 700 new homes that will be constructed primarily in sustainable timber, some of which will come from Sussex woodlands, and provide the town with much-needed homes and jobs, community spaces, a river walk, flood defences and a health centre
Winner of Future Place- The Pineapples Awards 2023
On the site of a derelict former municipal market, the partnership has delivered a new 2.4-acre mixed-use neighbourhood. The £130m development provides 450 student bedrooms, 142 new homes, 30,000 sq ft of office space, 10 independent shops, cafes and restaurants, a 14,000 sq ft dance space and two public squares
Winner of Place of Year - The Pineapples Awards 2023
After the dramatic removal of traffic and pedestrianisation of the Strand in 2021, a safer and calmer space has emerged. Multi-coloured seating lines a large performance space with programming commissioned by the surrounding arts institutions. Communal dining, flowerbeds, new trees and cycle stands have increased dwell time in a previously busy and dense section of the city
Winner of Public Space - The Pineapples Awards 2023