Klara Homes
Planning Consultant - Avison Young; DLSL - Brook Vincent BVP; Transport - TTP; Aborcultural survey - Indigo Surveys; Topographical survey - Interlock.
Our brief was to create an apartment building within this constrained site in suburban North London.
The design needed to appear as a singular detached dwelling, the in keeping with the local urban grain, whilst accommodating numerous residential units in keeping with the client’s brief.
T2S completed in depth site analysis in order to understand the site constraints and he 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 suburban typology.
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 analysis of the urban grain, and Architectural style, formed the basis the design strategy.
At the front, a strong gable frontage is created, emphasised using a deep set back, forming a lightwell allowing daylight into the lower ground. Brickwork detailing is used as an elegant way to evoke the arts and crafts style used in the area.
The design becomes more sculptured 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, similar to that used at the front, 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 of privacy which was a particularly contentious issue with the planning officers.
The original planning application was refused, with the decision retained at committee. An amended planning application was subsequently submitted, responding to the final queries, and consented in June 2022. T2S believes this is an example of our perseverance and ability to respond directly to concerns in a decisive manner.
TootingWe inherited a Planning consent for 29 residential apartments and circa 5,000ft2 of commercial floor space in a modern new build development on Tooting High Street, Wandsworth, South London. The client wanted us to develop the technical design based on a JCT Traditional form of contract, delivering the works through to conpletion. Our technical information has been generated using Vectorworks 3-d BIM software, facilitating the production of the tender documents for a construction start date of February 2024.
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The CourtyardGloucester 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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New MaldenThe client's brief was to develop the upper floors whilst retaining the existing Commercial space on ground floor. Planning permission is sought for 9 residential apartments within a modern building over 5 stories. The intention is to occupy the commercial space before the rest of the development is completed so the team has had to factor this into the design. The existing first floor, roofs, structure and slab will be removed; with the existing external walls on ground floor retained creating the Commercial demise. This allows for a cleaner phasing of the construction works.
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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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