Peabody housing competition shortlist shares future ideas of affordable housing

With the help of young UK architects, London housing association Peabody is already looking to the future of social housing with their "Small Projects Panel" competition launched this past November.

The judging panel received over 300 submissions from recent graduates to more established practices last month. To keep the competition's focus on design, entrants were not required to propose fees or declare a turnover period -- only a completed project and a design for one of three selected London sites.

Peabody recently announced the 20 shortlisted proposals that have advanced to the last stage. Each team will be interviewed before the jury picks 6-8 firms by the end of January. The winning firms will help Peabody  develop new housing schemes that have a maximum of 20 homes.

Check out the shortlist below:

Project author: Gort Scott
Site: Pembury Youth Hall

Project author: Coffey Architects
Site: Pembury Youth Hall

Project author: Studio Octopi
Site: Morpeth Road

Project author: 5th Studio
Site: Morpeth Road

Project author: David Kohn Architects
Site: Palmer Garages

Project author: Adam Khan Architects
Site: Pembury Youth Hall

Project author: Stephen Taylor Architects
Site: Palmer Garages

Project author: Studio Sam Causer and Geraldine Dening
Site: Palmer Garages

Project author: Allsop Gollings Architects
Site: Morpeth Road

Project author: Paul Archer Design
Site: Palmer Garages

Images courtesy of Peabody Small Projects Panel competition.

Click the thumbnails below to see more shortlisted projects.