Bell Phillips Architects completed three new affordable housing developments in Tower Hamlets in the summer of 2020. Residents have moved in across the three sites and have already remarked at the impact the new homes have had on their lives. The 77 new homes were commissioned directly by the borough council as part of a programme of new housing delivery for local people. The article in RIBAJ praised the practice’s sensitive approach to context, whereby details are introduced to create a dialogue between existing and new, and heighten the sense of place.
