Staples Corner
Staples Corner
We are working with 5th Studio and architects RCKa to develop a Masterplan Vision & Urban Design Framework for Staples Corner on behalf of the London Borough of Brent. The project will be also delivered in collaboration with PRD and XCO2 and will develop some of improvement ideas generated by our initial work in producing a Public Realm Strategy, completed in 2022.
Located at the intersection of the North Circular (A406), the M1 and the Midland Main line, Staples Corner is an important strategic industrial location, serving London’s need for logistics and manufacturing. The opening of Brent Cross West station in 2023 – the first major new mainline station in London in over a decade – brings this site to within 12 minutes of St Pancras via Thameslink and the emergence of a new town centre at nearby Brent Cross will further transform the area. Additionally, 6,700 homes and 25,000 jobs are proposed for the “Brent Cross Town” development nearby, so there is increasing pressure to intensify development and improve connectivity in Staples Corner.
This project aims to establish a viable industrial-led masterplan for the intensification of Staples Corner. The Masterplan will allow businesses to grow through intensification of existing sites and define opportunities for co-location with new residential uses where appropriate. It will set out a shared vision, established through community and stakeholder engagement, with its main aims being to intensify industrial uses within the Strategic Industrial Land area to support business and employment growth and establish an Urban Framework that can accommodate a mix of new uses.
Client: London Borough of Brent
Architects: 5th Studio and RCKa