Tower Court

by Adam Khan Architects, Muf Architecture/Art, Child Graddon Lewis Architects

Client Hackney Council

Award RIBA London Award 2025

Tower CourtAKAWEBIMAGE9jpg — Tower Court © AKA

The award winner tells us: "Tower Court is part of a Unilateral Undertaking to deliver affordable housing across 18 Hackney estates. The brief was for high-density family living, accommodating for both returning residents and large families. It is a scheme that provides 132 high-quality mixed-tenure homes for social rent, shared ownership and outright sale, with the social rent provision focusing on large family homes."

The jury says: "Much time was spent in fully understanding how the outdoor spaces could meet the need for gathering, socialising and children’s play. The architects describe a ‘vigorous collaboration’ with the landscape architects so that the buildings and landscape were conceived as one. Residents speak of children mixing and playing together, with older children supervising the younger ones."

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal

Contractor Countryside Properties

Collaborating architect John Stebbing Architects

Collaborating architect Bernd Schmutz Architekten

Collaborating architect Cathy Hawley

Collaborating and landscape architect Muf architecture/art

Executive architect Child Graddon Lewis

Landscape architect J&L Gibbons

Engagement consultant Daisy Froud

Planning & heritage consultant Tibbalds

Structural engineer Ellis + Moore

Environmental/M&E engineer MLM