Agar Grove Phase 1b

London, United Kingdom, Europe

Completed · Residential · Passivhaus Council Housing · Temperate · 2024

A phase of the Agar Grove estate regeneration in Camden, part of the UK's largest Passivhaus housing scheme, comprising 34 council and 23 private homes. Max Fordham used a passive-first M&E approach achieving around 70% energy efficiency, with attention to overheating, passive ventilation and acoustic comfort. Resident surveys showed high satisfaction.

Innovation highlights

• Part of UK's largest Passivhaus scheme
• Passive-first M&E, ~70% efficiency
• Designed against overheating
• High measured resident satisfaction

Innovations in the catalogue

• Passive-First M&E Design for Housing
• Overheating Risk Design with Passive Ventilation
• Post-Occupancy Resident Survey Feedback Loop

Client / Developer

London Borough of Camden

Architect

Hawkins\Brown / Mae

Engineer

Max Fordham

Type

Passivhaus Council Housing

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