Melfield Gardens
Catford, London, SE6 3AH
Catford, London, SE6 3AH
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Manager's Description
"Shortlisted for the 2021 Housing Design Awards, these 100% affordable homes for Phoenix Community Housing combine intergenerational living with HAPPI principles whilst targeting a highly sustainable P..." Show more "Shortlisted for the 2021 Housing Design Awards, these 100% affordable homes for Phoenix Community Housing combine intergenerational living with HAPPI principles whilst targeting a highly sustainable Passivhaus standard.Melfield Gardens will provide 30 affordable independent living homes for residents aged 55+, and two, fourbedroom homes for postgraduate students. In return for being ‘good neighbours’, the students will be charged a lower rent. Each will spend time assisting older residents, offering company or participating in recreational activities in the communal spaces.
The scheme is split into two subtly splayed buildings that embrace a pedestrian-friendly central landscaped space. This space has to work hard, providing a welcoming approach to the residents’ homes, discrete access for refuse vehicles to the adjacent Millcroft House, retention of a public path through the site to Beckenham Hill Station, as well as creating a lovely setting and views.
The new residents will access their homes from this space, and the shared entrance cores, external decks and front doors will overlook it, increasing the sense of community and awareness of neighbours. Here we have taken cues from our award-winning Hazelhurst Court extra care scheme, two minutes’ walk away, where a similar courtyard approach has been very successful. A shared ‘garden room’ sits at the foot of the western building, wrapping around into the protected garden to the rear for residents and their visitors." Show less
Main Facts
Age exclusive housing
Tenure(s): Rent (social landlord)
30 flats. Built in 2023. Sizes 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom.
Lift, Garden
New residents accepted from 55 years of age.
Housing Authority: Lewisham
Social Care Authority: Lewisham
Architects: Levitt Bernstein Architects
Info updated: 04/02/2026
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