Church St

A comprehensive scheme audit to assess performance and unlock value

Client

Location

Scale

Collaborator

Mount Anvil

Urban Development

Westminster

"I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Tim as part of team delivering the Church Street regeneration in Westminster. Tim has the brilliant combination of talented designer, clear communicator and trusting leader, giving us as architects the tools we needed to deliver the project vision, while working collaboratively and always being available to review and resolve the inevitable challenges that arose."

Tom Morgan

Director at Bell Phillips Architects

A site with a recent planning permission, Tim led a comprehensive scheme audit to assess the performance of the approved design and identify opportunities to unlock further development value.

CONTEXT

Drawing on this analysis, a suite of strategic optimisation options was created— including adjustments to building footprints, refining the internal housing mix, optimising floorplate layouts for greater efficiency, regularising floor-to-floor heights to explore adding additional storeys and homes, and exploring the reduction a plot-wide basement to achieve significant construction programme and embodied carbon savings.

RESULTS

Ahead of the bid process, these proposals provided clear, commercially tested strategies to enhance site value and deliver more homes within planning and design constraints.

Transformation in numbers

430

Total Homes

+6%

Added value

Ground floor

BEFORE

AFTER

First floor

BEFORE

AFTER

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Testimonials

"I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Tim as part of team delivering the Church Street regeneration in Westminster.

Tim has the brilliant combination of talented designer, clear communicator and trusting leader, giving us as architects the tools we needed to deliver the project vision, while working collaboratively and always being available to review and resolve the inevitable challenges that arose."

Tom Morgan

Director at Bell Phillips

"I worked with Tim when he was Mount Anvil’s Head of Design on Burridge Gardens (St John's Hill) in London, which was a joint venture development between Mount Anvil and Peabody.

In his position Tim carefully guided the design team to meet the development requirements of these two organisations. Balancing the cost plan whilst delivering a scheme with great residential and retail architecture."

Iain Cochran

Former Partner at Hawkins\Brown

"Working with Tim is always a pleasure. He consistently delivers high-quality, efficient outputs, driving both himself and the wider consultant team to meet challenging briefs and tight programmes.

Tim has a rare blend of strategic refinement and a keen eye for detailed design, which allows him to unlock complex or stalled sites—such as Watermeadow Court—through intelligent optimisation of plan, form, and elevation."

Rebecca Hayden-Skinner

Development Director at Mount Anvil
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"I had the privilege of collaborating with Tim on our Whitechapel project in London, known as the Silk District where we acted as Architects.

The project presented a complex redevelopment challenge within a dense urban context, requiring a strategic balance between maximising site value and driving efficiency whilst navigating the local planning landscape. Tim delivered exceptional results across all these areas, demonstrating outstanding expertise and professional acumen."

Ewout Vandeweghe

Partner at Stockwool
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"Tim came into the project at a critical point, with the final phase of our residential development stalled due to a housing mix that no longer reflected market demand. We needed fresh thinking and a range of viable options quickly to move things forward. Tim immediately understood the challenge and delivered a well thought out suite of design options, each carefully considered from both a planning and commercial perspective."

Peter Gore

Former Managing Director, Taylor Wimpey
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"Working with Tim was a genuinely collaborative experience. He has a strong grasp of both the design process and the commercial realities of development, which meant we were always pulling in the same direction. From the outset — having already identified key optimisation opportunities — Tim clearly set out the vision and overarching development goals, and worked closely with us to shape a scheme that balanced planning strategy, viability, and strong design principles."

Mark Baines

Managing Director at Hunters Architects
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