Constructed in the 1970s, the Coopers Lane Estate in Somers Town (Camden) is a reasonably competent exercise in social housing.
There is a barracks-like appearance to the flats, softened by the courtyard design and the use of trees.
The first priority of social housing designers should be to create an environment where residents feel safe. The fortress style of Coopers Lane Estate, combined with gates and barriers at the entrances, seem to be attempting this. There was no-one about, so I couldn't ask what people felt about living on the estate.
The area has been blighted recently by noise from nearby construction work.
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