Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects has completed the second phase of a new mixed-use development on two sites within the Bancroft Estate in Bethnal Green, east London, providing 33 homes along with community and office spaces. Commissioned by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the scheme is part of a wider effort to provide additional housing and improve infrastructure on the estate.

Located near Bethnal Green Underground station on the south-western edge of Globe Town, the project occupies sites on Bancroft Road and Wickford Street. Globe Town was established around 1800 to house the growing population of weavers in the area.

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