Greenwich Millennium Village
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The Greenwich Millennium Village (GMV) is an innovative modern urban village in south-east London, and part of the Millennium Communities Programme. The village is designed by architects Ralph Erskine and partners with EPR Architects Ltd as executive architect as part of the regeneration of the whole of Greenwich Peninsula former gas works site, home of the former Millennium Dome, now renamed O2.
The village is on the southern banks of the Thames, about one mile upstream from the Thames Barrier and adjacent to its own purpose-built Ecology Park, cycle paths and recreational areas. It has a modern transportation system which includes six dedicated bus routes -- one running 24 hours, and is close to North Greenwich tube station on the Jubilee Line which provides access to central London in less than 25 minutes.
Currently (early 2007), the village has 670 residences of modern, environmentally-friendly design. This number is set to grow to close to 800 residences in early 2008, and continuing to expand until about 2015, and the village will have its own integrated village shopping and community centres. The development aims to cut primary energy use by 80% using low-energy building techniques and renewable energy technologies.
