Social Value review of Trowbridge Gardens
Augarde & Partners were commissioned by London Borough of Hackney and Arbeit Studios to review the social value of Trowbridge Gardens, an enterprise hub that seeks to deliver impact for the local community and economy as a result of a new model of management.
Trowbridge Gardens is owned by the London Borough of Hackney, and the council is running a seven-year pilot to understand the impact that an affordable workspace operator model can deliver in an underutilised space.
A&P, working alongside PRD, undertook a study involving all tenants and users of the space to capture its economic, social and environmental impacts.
The results have provided the council with an evidence base to understand what can be achieved by taking a social value-based approach to commercial lettings.