The Mount, Millbrook Park

London

A project of Countryside Annington Mill Hill Ltd

The Phase 1 Millbrook Park development was subject to a highly prescriptive design code and a range of parameter plans linked to the masterplan for the wider site. Following an invited architectural design competition, Tate Hindle were selected to develop proposals for the delivery of 123 New homes on the site comprising 1 and 2 bedroom apartments and 3 and 4 bedroom houses.  The winning proposal created two courtyard blocks with landscape parking at their centre which helps the development negotiate the 13 metre change of level.  Small scale apartment blocks form two edges of each courtyard with the longer edges comprised of a range of 3 storey mansard roof terraces. These houses, some of which include basement spaces are carefully arranged to ensure that each home benefits from long views over the site towards Wembley and West London. Given the approved extremely detailed Design Code for the wider site, the proposals were thoroughly tested throughout their development to ensure compliance.

While each house benefits from its own garage space, car parking for the blocks sits in a combination of landscaped parking court, underground parking garage or block undercroft depending on its location. At the centre of the development a landscaped and publicly accessible ‘circus’ space was created. Overlooked by houses on either side this provides further SuDs features in the form of a rain garden alongside visitor and allocated parking together with access for refuse and emergency services. All home are designed to meet Code for Sustainable Homes requirements. 

Due to the site suffering from severe construction access restrictions caused by other ongoing construction works and the proximity to existing residential properties it was necessary to plan the form of delivery, sales strategy and occupation strategy carefully with the JV Co opting to appoint a third party design and build contractor for the projects delivery. Unfortunately part way through the project the Design and Build contractor entered administration and it became necessary to review and formulate a plan to complete its delivery while dealing with the contractors administrators. Working with various advisors the project was comprehensively reviewed and construction completion of the project was taken in house. The project has since been successfully completed.