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We’re so proud to be one of the two project winners for the Pineapples Community Engagement Award: Homes, with our Tustin Estate project.
During the submission and presentation process, we highlighted real impacts which took place as result of the work the team have been doing with residents over the past five years. The decision to retain or rebuild, the relocation strategy to minimise impact on residents, and the selection of the design team itself sat alongside more straightforward elements such as brick types, interior colour palettes and wayfinding solutions.
We’d like to thank the residents who invested themselves in the process, our client Southwark Council, project development partner Bouygues, the dRMM-led design team – Adam Khan Architects, JA Projects, McCloy + Muchemwa and Exterior Architecture and community consultants Urban Symbiotics.
Phase One of the Tustin Estate project has been delivered, but Phase Two is ongoing, as are the monthly sessions which continue to involve the residents in decisions that affect them.
Judges Citation: The judges were particularly impressed by the clarity and accountability at the heart of this engagement process. From the outset, the project was shaped by shared principles and expectations, creating a framework against which the team could be held to account. Residents were embedded at pivotal stages of the programme, including involvement in selecting the design team and monitoring the flow of feedback. Engagement did not sit alongside design and delivery – it actively drove it, with the team openly identifying where resident feedback had led to tangible changes. A defining feature was the strength of the Tenants & Residents Association leadership and the project team’s willingness to work constructively within that scrutiny. The team embraced the challenge, embedding residents in ongoing oversight and decision-making. The judges valued the way this translated into real influence across the scheme, from design refinements to practical implementation decisions.