Eye-catching hoardings installed outside the former Ashley Road Depot site include striking visuals of birds created by artist and anthropologist Liz Hingley working alongside local school children.
The images take their inspiration from the migratory birds visiting neighbouring Tottenham Marshes from around the world and symbolise the diversity of the community in Tottenham Hale.
In tune with this theme, the development will be named Wingspan Walk when completed with each block named after a bird species.
At the ceremony, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning Cllr Sarah Williams and Cabinet Member for Placemaking and Local Economy Cllr Ruth Gordon were joined by Liz Hingley, teachers and pupils from Holy Trinity CE Primary School, Cllr Sean O’Donovan and contractors Formation Design and Build Ltd.
Cllr Williams said:
The Ashley Road Depot scheme is one of the largest in our ambitious housebuilding programme and will benefit hundreds of Haringey families.
Having the opportunity to meet the children and artist and see their amazing work first hand has been extremely rewarding and inspirational.
The project, especially the children’s involvement, will create an important legacy and help the community feel ownership of the new estate. Thank you to everyone for their hard work.
Liz Hingley said:
The vision for this project, which has been exciting to work on, was to create a relationship between the places, houses and the different species that reside in the neighbouring area connecting them together.
Naming the buildings after birds will cement that relationship, deepening the understanding of place and the different species the residents will live alongside.
The visuals were developed with hundreds of children in response to the different languages that they speak and their physical and poetic contributions.
The legacy of this project will be sculptures, wayfinding and playful features of the 10 birds showcased throughout the scheme.
The Ashley Road Depot site is set to be transformed into 272 new council homes. Located on Park View Road, close to Tottenham Hale Station, 100% of the homes will be let to residents on the council’s housing register.
One of the largest schemes in the council’s housebuilding programme, more than a third of the project will be much-needed family sized homes.
The council is on target to deliver 3,000 new council homes by 2031, with more than 2,000 already started or completed.
The scheme will provide new entrances into Down Lane Park, with 74 additional trees planted on the site and shrubbery that will improve the landscape and support wildlife.
Responsibly sourced and environmentally friendly materials are being used in the construction of the homes and high insulation and solar panels will keep energy costs low.
