| Building Name: | Whittington Estate |
| Location: | London Borough of Camden |
| Units: | 273 |
| Constructed: | 1972–1979 |
| Construction Architect: | Peter Tábori |
| Construction Style: | Modernism, Brutalism |
| Coordinates: | 51.5655°N -0.1419°W |
The Whittington Estate, also known as Highgate New Town, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden, North London, England. It was designed in a modernist style by Peter Tabori and Ken Adie for Camden Council's Architects Department.[1] Construction work commenced in 1972 and was completed in 1979, five years later than planned.[2] The estate was designed by Tabori initially as his final year project at the Regents Street Polytechnic under the name Highgate New Town; Sydney Cook, the head of Camden Architects Department went on to commission Tabori to make the estate a reality.
The estate comprises 6 parallel terraces with pedestrian streets running between; it is built primarily out of precast concrete with dark-stained timber used for the doors and windows. Camden Architects Department are famous for their application of low-rise high-density design for their housing estates under Sydney Cook in the 60s and 70s, the Whittington Estate being a prime example of this design principle. Flats are arranged in a ziggurat arrangement with south-facing balconies or terraces for each flat, giving each flat access to plentiful natural light. There is a small park, a sports pitch and a children's playground on the estate grounds as well as numerous planters containing greenery lining the streets.The pedestrian streets provide a safe, walkable area where children are able to play, residents are able to socialise and the estate's many cats are frequently seen.