en.Wedoany.com Reported - Jestico + Whiles has submitted a detailed planning proposal for 772 homes on the former Kodak factory site in North Harrow, London. Commissioned by developer L&Q, the project represents the latest phase in the transformation of the 23-hectare site into a mixed-use district of 2,000 homes.

Phase one, designed by Pollard Thomas Edwards and BPTW, comprising 246 affordable homes, was completed in 2022. The phase two proposal by Jestico + Whiles envisions ten buildings across four main residential blocks, ranging from six to 16 storeys, along with a 1,350-square-metre health centre and a "green link" cycle path encircling the site's retained Kodak chimney.

Founded in 1891, the factory was Kodak's first outside the United States, with its later buildings considered exemplary of early 20th-century industrial architecture. The new design draws inspiration from the site's manufacturing heritage, employing London brickwork and "robust" detailing, while incorporating modern elements such as angled entrances and sculptural seating. The scheme also pays homage to the site's photographic history, with a colour palette derived from photographic processes and landscape design by Turkington Martin featuring sculptural installations referencing camera shutters and apertures. Alex Luria, partner at Jestico + Whiles, stated that at a particularly challenging time for housing associations and developers in the capital, the design team is proud to deliver much-needed homes within a generous public realm, with the design building on established masterplan principles and weaving together industrial, photographic, and local themes to make the new Kodak neighbourhood both uniquely placed and a special place to live.

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