![View of the central square](https://howells-uk.imgix.net/images/projects-the-hub-mk-0.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=blank.imgix.net&fit=clip&w=250&h=333.33333333333&q=82&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1)
View of the central square
![Exterior detail showing floor-to-ceiling glazing](https://howells-uk.imgix.net/images/projects-the-hub-mk-2.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=blank.imgix.net&fit=clip&w=250&h=333.33333333333&q=82&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1)
View shows the apartments' floor-to-ceiling glazing
![Exterior view showing horizontal stone banding combined with full-height glazing](https://howells-uk.imgix.net/images/projects-the-hub-mk-1.jpg?auto=format&crop=focalpoint&domain=blank.imgix.net&fit=clip&w=250&h=333.33333333333&q=82&fm=pjpg&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&ixlib=php-2.1.1)
Horizontal stone banding combined with full-height glazing provides the project with an identifiable collective identity
The Hub
Seamlessly knitting into the fabric of its business quarter location, The Hub set a precedent for future development in Milton Keynes. As part of a redevelopment of the Central Business Exchange, the project, composed of five mixed-use blocks of ten to 14 storeys, was a significant departure from the city’s original low-rise design.
Our design, arranged around a central plaza, contains 408 apartments with floor-to-ceiling glazing that lend them a Miesian rigour and collective identity. The residences benefit from energy delivered by an onsite CHP plant. At the time of development, the 14-storey CBX III was the tallest building in Milton Keynes and a new landmark for the city.
Client | Frontier Estates and Crest Nicholson |
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Location | Milton Keynes |
Status | 2008 |
Homes | 408 apartments |