We are delighted to announce that Melfield Gardens has won Best Healthy Homes Development – Urban at the Inside Housing Development Awards 2025.

Located in Lewisham, Melfield Gardens is the UK’s first fully affordable intergenerational housing development. The scheme addresses social isolation, loneliness, and housing shortages by combining homes for older residents and students. It comprises 30 one‑bedroom‑plus flats for residents aged 55 and over, alongside two four‑bedroom flats accommodating eight postgraduate students from Goldsmiths, University of London. In exchange for reduced rent, students take part in voluntary cultural and recreational activities that support older residents, helping to combat loneliness and strengthen community connections.

We are proud to have provided CDM Principal Designer, Clerk of Works, Cost Consultancy, and Employer’s Agent services. Our team ensured health and safety compliance, oversaw construction quality, managed budgets, and maintained effective communication between stakeholders throughout delivery.

Our Director, Tom Rose, was honoured to be part of the group collecting the award on the night. It was a fantastic evening celebrating outstanding developments across the sector, and we are proud to have been shortlisted alongside such inspiring projects.

Congratulations to Phoenix Community Housing and all partners involved in this innovative project. We look forward to continuing to support developments that make a real difference to communities.