In Southwark, London the 59-flat project by Witherford Watson Mann Architects and United St Saviour’s Charity — awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize 2025 — places spacious homes for over-65s around a lush courtyard with shared terraces and garden rooms directly on the high street, reframing later-life housing as vibrant, connected and dignified.
(c) Tim Mossholder
(c) Tim Mossholder

Vivir después de los 65 reinventado: vivienda social destacada en Londres

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En Southwark, Londres, el edificio de 59 apartamentos creado por Witherford Watson Mann Architects y United St Saviour’s Charity — galardonado con el RIBA Stirling Prize 2025 — reúne viviendas amplias para mayores de 65 años en torno a un patio ajardinado con terrazas y sala-jardín abierta a la calle, replanteando la convivencia en la tercera edad como comunidad activa y digna.

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