What's happening in Greenwich

Open House London showcases great design in every London borough. Click here to find out what you can see in Greenwich this year.

Below, you can find out all about the local context of this borough's architecture, areas undergoing change and projects under construction.

greenwich open houseThe vision Greenwich holds is that by 2015 its community will have better access to training, jobs, decent housing, parks and open spaces, vibrant town centres and a range of leisure opportunities. As a borough Greenwich has some of the biggest development sites in London. 

The largest town centre in the borough, Woolwich, is at the moment a major site of regeneration projects including the Royal Arsenal, White Hart Triangle and Thamesmead. Woolwich itself has benefited from the new Docklands Light Railway extension, which opened at Woolwich Arsenal in 2009. Thamesmead is an exciting development where 2,000 homes have been built in the Gallions Reach Urban Village. The Gallions Reach Ecopark also forms part of the area and was recently shortlisted for the “Sustainable New Homes” Award. A new school, retail park and improved public transport are also part of the development. The site known as White Hart Triangle is to be the borough’s biggest industrial development, generating around 2,000 jobs when completed.

Other areas subject to regeneration are Greenwich Peninsula, East Greenwich, Kidbrooke and the New Haddo development. Proposals for the Greenwich Peninsula include a new public realm covering 50 per cent of Enderby Wharf, residential and hotel accommodation, a skills academy, crèche, studio workspace and the refurbishment of Enderby House (which currently lies vacant) as a tourist information point and café. The proposals also include the provision of a cruise liner terminal and a river bus stop for the Thames Clipper.

Greenwich Council is one of London’s leading providers of new housing. Housing schemes already underway include Greenwich Millennium Village and the Royal Arsenal (mentioned above). The latter development has already provided 1,248 new homes of which 328 are affordable units.

All new housing developments in Greenwich aim to meet the Eco Home Excellent Standard with the majority at the moment achieving a ‘very good’ rating. Eco heating and power systems have been included in schemes such as the Millennium Village and New Haddo.

 

 

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Greenwich architecture showcased in Open House London 2011

 

2010 Highlights

Farshid Moussavi of Foreign Office Architects gave a presentation at the newly completed Ravensbourne college on Greenwich Peninsula

A council-led event explored improvements to landscape and public realm and regeneration in Woolwich

Councillor John Fahy, Greenwich Cabinet Member for Culture and the Olympics said: “Anyone with a keen sense of our history or who wants an insight into what
tomorrow is going to look like cannot afford to miss this
weekend”

A visitor said: “Open House made me more enamoured towards Greenwich Peninsula. I was not a fan of the O2, but spending a good few hours right next door made me appreciate it a little more”

Another visitor said: “The enthusiam and passion of the
guides/stewards at the Old Royal Naval College made for an informative and interesting visit. It made me more determined to find out more about our locality”

A participant in the Blackheath Park tour said: “The tour over Open House weekend has encouraged me in looking into training as local guide”

 

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