St James Quarter regeneration

Feix&Merlin with Extended Studio and team, have been selected by Waltham Forest Council to lead on public realm improvements and railway arches refurbishment, at Courtenay Place, St James Quarter, part of the wider ‘Walthamstow Culture for All’ Levelling Up Programme.

Following an invited process through the GLA’s Architecture + Urbanism Framework, Feix&Merlin with Extended Studio and a wider consultant team were selected to re-imagine a series of railway arches, as well as a significant piece of public realm, at Courtenay Place part of the new St James Quarter surrounding the St James Street station in Walthamstow.

Quote from Waltham Forest Council:

Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration Councillor Ahsan Khan said:

 “Making Waltham Forest a better place for residents is at the heart of everything we do. We are creating a thriving and welcoming cultural destination in the St James Quarter, and we are pleased that architects Feix&Merlin and Extended Studio can come with us on this journey to help us deliver our vision through the Levelling Up programme that will provide more green spaces and attract more visitors to the town centre, bringing an important boost for the local economy.”