Vanbrugh Park Estate

Vanbrugh Park Estate is one of the lesser-known housing estates designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon - a practice renowned for designing the Barbican Estate and the Golden Lane Estate in the City and London, now considered some of the most important architecture in London. 

Commissioned by Greenwich Council in the 1950s, this mix- tenure site includes a tower block, mews terraces, and raised bungalows on garages- all tied together with sensitive landscaping and recurring architectural motifs.

In this film, Open City speaks to two residents of Vanbrugh Park to find out what living here looks like, and reflects on what we can learn from a council housing estate like this today.