The great humanist architect and urban designer Ralph Erskine was responsible for creating the original vision for Greenwich Millennium Village. Erskine's style is highly articulate, with dramatic elevations and skylines of barrel-vaulted roofs, made by using traditional materials in fresh and innovative ways.

Adding colour and texture is also a hallmark and, together with extensive use of glass, the materials include split bricks, corrugated panels, timber cladding and zinc sheeting. The result is modern, bold and playful architecture.

The original masterplan also allowed the various architects involved in the Village thus far to bring their own creative talents to each phase of the development. The various building heights have been designed to maximise the stunning views of the river, lakes and parks. Following the strategic hierarchy of the masterplan, the buildings close to the Bugsby's Way southern boundary are of a low scale and density, gradually increasing in height and mass towards the River Thames.