Design team announced for Carpenters Estate regeneration’s Phase 3 – Station Quarter

The project team for Phase 3 – Station Quarter has been appointed to shape a brand new neighbourhood on the Carpenters Estate. Architects Metropolitan Workshop are working with project managers Buro Four, landscape designers LDA Design, engineers Pell Frischmann, planning consultants Turley and cost consultant Cumming Group. 
 
Station Quarter is the third phase on the Carpenters project, one of London’s most ambitious estate regenerations delivered by Populo Living for the London Borough of Newham. 

As with all of Populo Living’s work, submissions had to demonstrate visionary design and evidence how each company would deliver social value, in line with Newham’s commitment to Community Wealth Building, ensuring that development benefits existing communities as well as the future ones.

Metropolitan Workshop was selected for its ability to realise Populo Living’s vision for a bold and welcoming gateway to the Carpenters Estate – a distinctive new neighbourhood defined by generous spaces, high-quality homes, and strong connections between people, place, and the wider Stratford context.

The appointment of this fantastic team is the culmination of detailed procurement work by Populo Living that adds further momentum to the regeneration project and sets out each stakeholders commitment to delivering on social value. This year also saw the start on site of the sustainable retrofit, Phase 1 – James Riley Point, with planning shortly to be submitted for Phase 2 – Lund Quarter and for the replacement of the Carpenters Primary School – to be partially funded by 120 new flats for market rent. The design process for Station Quarter will lead up to the phase’s planning application, which is expected to be submitted in Autumn 2026.

About Station Quarter
Making the most of its proximity to Stratford Station and the new Gibbins Road entrance, Station Quarter will be a dynamic new neighbourhood for the Carpenters Estate. Three towers of between 15 to 30 floors (to be confirmed during the design process) will flank a new high street with commercial outlets, including a new pub, creating a gateway from the station into the estate. 

As well as focusing on creating an inviting place to live, the project will rationalise the street layout and improve pedestrian flow around the area. Depending on the final design it is expected that Station Quater will provide approximately 500 new homes, with a mix of new affordable housing and private rental market to capitalise on its proximity to the station. 

Rokhsana Fiaz, Mayor of Newham said: “As the Carpenters Estate evolves, Station Quarter will be transformative, serving as a vibrant, buzzing new gateway between the estate and the station.

“We’ll continue to work closely with local people to ensure the development serves the needs of the community, while delivering an inclusive, green and innovative local economy that opens opportunities for everyone in Newham.” 

Nick Clough, Carpenters Project Director at Populo Living said: “Station Quarter will bring a new neighbourhood to the Carpenters Estate, creating a dynamic new high street, with residential towers above marking this new gateway to Stratford. These new homes will benefit from the fantastic transport links and the Olympic Park being on their doorstep. Shops, restaurants, and a community pub will create an exciting local destination for this new piece of Stratford.”