Thursday 27th July will mark ten years since the north of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park reopened to the public.

Work began to transform the Park into its long-term legacy use straight after the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics.

In the north of the Park, the basketball arena was dismantled and the site is now home to Chobham Manor, a RIBA award-winning residential development of 880 homes, with 75% of the housing dedicated to three bedroom family homes.

In the summer of 2013, a range of concerts were hosted on what would become Chobham Manor. Jay Z and Justin Timberlake delighted the crowds as part of Wireless festival, Bruce Springsteen played Hard Rock Calling and Mumford & Sons and Kasabian played to sold out crowds, while Dance festival Electric Daisy Carnival brought new audiences to the Park.

Lyn Garner, CEO, LLDC, said: “It’s incredible to think that ten years ago Jay Z was serenading crowds in what is now Chobham Manor. The north of the Park has been transformed since the Games and has something for everyone: world class sports venues, exemplary housing and of course beautiful parklands.”

The Copper Box Arena, which has welcomed more than three million visitors in 10 years, is a thriving multi-use arena. It has hosted numerous national, European and world championships covering a diverse range of sports from skateboarding, taekwondo, table tennis, badminton, to wheelchair Rugby League World Cup and boxing. Dizzee Rascal has played a concert there and recently the Copper Box Arena has become known as one of the world’s leading destinations for esports, hosting the League of Legends competition among others.

In contrast to the south of the Park which is much more urban, the parklands in the north were designed as an ecological system with sculpted landforms providing the structure for sustainable water management and biodiversity programmes. Bio-swales convey rainwater slowly from the concourse through a series of check dams and wetland areas before finally reaching the river system, while meadows, woodland planting and wet woodland provide a patchwork of habitats.

Tumbling Bay playground features rock pools, sand pits, tall treehouses, and wobbly bridges, as well as slides, swings and plenty of space to run about, giving children the chance to play in a real, natural environment that encourages them to experiment. Tumbling Bay, which was funded by the London Marathon Charitable Trust, sits alongside the award-winning Timber Lodge café, a social enterprise operated by Change Please.

Work was also undertaken to connect the Park to the surrounding area, with new roads and pathways opened up to ensure everyone can enjoy the Park as easily as possible. As well as being home to Chobham Manor, the north of the Park is also the site of the East Wick neighbourhood, which has a mix of housing types, including family housing and private rented housing, framing the edge of the parklands.