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Baylis Old School
mer Lilian Baylis School site. The new neighbourhood by Henley Homes, comprise of both a mix of new build and conversion/refur- bishment one, two, three and four-bedroom homes, all set in spacious landscaped grounds. The development also includes 40 per cent social housing element and is built at the low density of 344 homes per hectare. Located on Lollard Street in South East
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London, within walking distance of Westminster and the South Bank, the development was the focus of Henley Homes’ winning submission for the ‘London Home Builder of the Year’ at the inaugural London Construction Awards.
Listed 1960s buildings
Named after Lilian Baylis, the famous Victorian theatre manager and director at the nearby Old Vic the original school was designed by ACP Architects in 1962 in what has become know as the concrete ‘Brutalist’ style. The buildings’ iconic 1960s architecture
included: •Small, dark brick •Rough‐cast concrete slabs and lintels, which are offset and visible on external elevations
•Rough‐cast internal and external concrete and steel staircases
• Generous room sizes and ceiling heights •Large distinctive windows with dark wood frames
•Raised ground floors and raised walkways •Asymmetric courtyard areas •Low rise with no building higher than three storeys
•Low density; and •Extensive grounds The existing school buildings were Grade II Listed in 2000 and then vacated in 2005, when Lilian Baylis School relocated to a nearby Lambeth site. They were then occupied by squat- ters and used by community groups on a semi‐official basis. This led to the buildings’ rate of dereliction, which became a real cause for con- cern with the former school appearing on the ‘Buildings at Risk Register’ in 2011.
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aylis Old School, a development of 149 homes, was born out of the regeneration of a derelict but listed 3.2 acre 1960s for-
Working with stakeholders
Property development group, Henley Homes acquired the site in 2011 from the London Borough of Lambeth, and began to discuss the future of the site with local stakeholders and the planning authorities. Henley Homes’ vision was to retain and
enhance as much of the listed building as possible, whilst clearing structures of less significance, fol- lowing extensive consultation with English Heritage, to make way for new build apartment buildings. This would both make the scheme viable and provide the 40 per cent level of social housing required. The real challenge, which had defeated previous potential developers, was to cre- ate a design, which achieved this vision whilst being accepted by local stakeholders, whose agen- das ranged from: •Heritage and conservation •Provision of new affordable housing in the borough
•Concern that a community resource would be adversely affected; and
•A desire to remain living on or using the site
Architectural Design
Henley Homes commissioned architects Conran & Partners to create the initial concept drawings for the site, with a project brief to: •Maximise the potential of the retained buildings so that the architectural heritage would be preserved and enhanced
•Create a new build zone to complement the renovated buildings
•Rejuvenate the bleak and windswept grounds to create a series of tranquil private courtyards
•Reconnect with the local community, by providing a community hall and access to nearby sporting initiatives
The Conran & Partners design and consultation with English Heritage identified the part of the site containing the dilapidated and less architec- turally significant buildings that could be cleared to make way for a new‐build block of between three and five storeys. This would also include a terrace of new townhouses designed to provide a link between the school’s 1960s architecture and the existing Victorian‐style terrace located oppo- site the site.
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