KS team shortlisted for Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community
KS and Haworth Tompkins with Periscope, Arup, Michael Pawlyn, Grounded and Connect Group have been shortlisted in the five finalist teams for the international contest Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community to masterplan a 704ha Garden City-style development expected to deliver 9,000 new homes as well as employment space, a new country park, university buildings, a rapid transport system and retail, leisure and community facilities on the edge of Colchester in Essex.
Organised by Colander for Latimer, the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community contest aims to find an ‘exemplary masterplanning team’ to deliver a ‘sustainable and inclusive’ vision for the site. The jury evaluated the entrants’ collaborative approach to the design of a landmark community, which recognises garden city principles, and the final five teams were each awarded scores of more than 90 per cent by the jury.
Colander founder Caroline Cole added: ‘The calibre of submissions for this competition was very high and the shortlisted five teams have the potential to produce something extraordinary.’