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Proctor

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Architects

Imagining the placemaking components of a post-COVID neighbourhood

News

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Join us to celebrate the 'Places for Interaction' launch party and talk — Join us to celebrate the 'Places for Interaction' launch party and talk

“The city is like a great house, and the house in its turn a small city.” Leon Battista Alberti

Alberti reminds us that only scale separates the shared function of the city and home. Both should be designed to support human interaction.

First phase of the restoration of Carpenters Estate unanimously approved by the LLDC Planning Committee — First phase of the restoration of Carpenters Estate unanimously approved by the LLDC Planning Committee

The restoration of James Riley Point, a high-rise building on the Carpenters Estate in Stratford, will deliver a state-of-the-art community and sports centre alongside 132 much needed social rent homes.

Vaux, Sunderland wins AR Future Projects Award — Vaux, Sunderland wins AR Future Projects Award

Our design for the Vaux neighbourhood, which forms the first phase of the Riverside Sunderland Masterplan, has won the Best Housing Project Award at the AR Future Projects Awards.

Final phases of Nottingham’s sustainable Trent Basin neighbourhood submitted for planning — Final phases of Nottingham’s sustainable Trent Basin neighbourhood submitted for planning

Designs for the remaining phases of Trent Basin, the emerging neighbourhood beside the River Trent in Nottingham, have been revealed at planning by Proctor and Matthews.

Carpenters Estate renewal given green light in residents ballot — Carpenters Estate renewal given green light in residents ballot

The London Borough of Newham’s housing company Populo Living has been given the go ahead for the redevelopment of the Carpenter’s Estate in the centre of Stratford in a landslide 73% ‘Yes’ vote by local residents.

Projects

we are committed to producing imaginative solutions that respect historical contexts and cultural identities

Riverside Sunderland — Riverside Sunderland

The Riverside Sunderland Masterplan will reinvent the heart of the city whilst drawing on its industrial heritage to create a new, vibrant 21st century urban quarter.

Abode at Great Kneighton, Cambridge

Built on the former Clay Farm site, Abode at Great Kneighton is a key part of a major new housing and mixed-use development in South Cambridge.

Publications

we have contributed to a number of architectural books and advisory guides

Identity and Place: where do houses live? — Identity and Place: where do houses live?

In 1974 architect Gordon Cullen observed: “People live in houses, but where do houses live? If they are homeless all we are left with is the typical, endless, featureless suburbia”. This publication presents the Proctor & Matthews' ten principals for placemaking - observations and strategies which help to guide the design of new neighbourhoods and develop ideas for establishing a strong sense of place.