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Glasshouse Management
The brief was to develop this existing building on Kingsland Road, Dalston, into a mixed use commercial and residential project. The site, located on an old Roman road, has historic significance and was developed in the late 19th Century. The area was significantly bomb damaged during the Second World War, which explains why this building differs architecturally from the terrace resides. T2S felt it was logical to reinstate the Georgian terrace style to the front, whilst proposing a modern extension at the rear to retain a sense of historic honesty to the design.
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Due to the historic nature of the area, particularly attention was drawn to the front facade. The road is an old Roman road out of London; this area was significantly developed during the Industrial revolution in the late 19th / early 20th century as a main shopping hub.
The site was bombed during the WWII blitz campaign, with the surviving parts of the terrace providing a very clear indication of how this portion of the block would have appeared.
The planning authority were very keen on our idea to 'complete' the block, mimicking the existing Architectural language to reinstate the building's grandure.
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At the rear of the property, the Architectural language is more subserviant both in terms of mass and quality. This inspired a 'front' and 'back' concept to provide an honesty to the design.
The frontage presented a very formal language: verticle lines; classical hierachy; straight parapet hiding the angled roof; decorative detailing. Conversely, the rear presented the opposite: playful language; no sign of geometry; no hierachy; angled parapets celebrating the roof form; no decorative detailing.
To complete the diagram, the new staircase was located in the centre of the plan so provide access to both wings. Diagrammatic, this acted as the neutral separation between the two differing languages.
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