Klara Homes
Our brief was to create an apartment building within this constrained site in suburban North London. Whilst the building accommodates seven residential units, the design needed to appear as a singular detached dwelling, in keeping with the local urban grain. The original planning application was refused, with the decision retained at commitee. An amended planning application was subsequently submitted, responding to the final queries, and consented in June 2022. T2S believes this is an example our our perseverance and ability to respond directly to concerns in a decisive manner.
T2S completed in depth site analysis in order to understand the site constraints and the the Architectural language. We discovered that this area is typical of the outer London character, where large detached buildings, which are invariably residential, are dotted in a surburban grain. It is common for these buildings to feature a slightly diluted version of the Arts and Crafts style, where strong gabled frontages are emphasised using timber or brickwork detailing. This formed the basis of the Architectural style which inspired the design, both in terms of the massing to the detailing.
The design becomes more sculptered to the rear, in direct response to the surrounding buildings. Habitable rooms, on both flanking boundaries, look towards the site, and therefore the building must react accordingly. A lower ground lightwell is created, to facilitate the residential spaces, in recognition of the change in level between the front and rear boundaries. This is hidden with foliage and an opaque screen, whilst also creates a sense f privacy which was a particularly contencious issue with the planing officers.
Sulivan RoadThe works involved the refurbishment and extension of an existing building in Fulham; adjacent to the Hurlingham club and within close proximity to the Thames. 14 apartments were created, with additional commercial space to the rear, whilst the existing Commercial tenant, and top floor residential tenants, continued to operate and reside in the building. The resultant facade works are a striking Architectural solution to a highly constrained but sought after property.
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Gloucester AvenueGloucester Avenue is a complex collection of buildings configured in a courtyard arrangement in North London. The site sits in the heart of the Primrose Hill conservation area and straddles the North Western Trainline into Euston Station. Once planning consent was sought, the works were constructed on-site to deliver 39 residential apartments, 1 detached house, and just over 8000 sqft of Commercial B1(a) floor space.
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Leaside RoadThe client had owned this existing commercial building on Leaside Road in Hackney for a number of years, and wanted to explore options to develop the site into something of merit. A series of developments had been recently completed to transform this area into a prominantly residential area, enjoying the local landscaping and Leaside Canal. The resultant development, which has been submitted for Planning consent, accommodates 35 residential apartments, including 6 affordable apartments, with 10,000ft2 of commercial space.
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Avenue HeightsThe project brief was to extend a existing linear residential block on the edge of Crouch End, North London. As the design developed, the client extended the works to demolish and rebuild the linear block to improve the quality of the apartments whilst maintaining the contemporary architectural style.
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