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Like the decision to use corten itself, the seemingly unusual decision to take the material right up onto the roof is not a novelty for Architecture Initiative. “There’s a precedent we’ve used which does the same thing, where it’s just one cast piece of metal,” Shanley explains. However, carrying it right up did mean the pitch of the roof was dictated by the metal: “It’s got warranties for how deep you can go because of wind,” says Shanley. The distinct weathered appearance of corten caused some confusion when the sheets first arrived on site. “A couple of people were telling the builders to ‘paint it quick because it was rusting!’,” Shanley recalls. Although the metal’s appearance changes over time – when first oxidised it takes on a light orange colour – he explains that just before it arrived on site, it was treated to allow the weathering to stop at a certain point. It will therefore


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deepen to – and maintain – a darker orange colour, tying into the red bricks and tiles found in the locality.


Daylight


Although the project fitted nine units into a relatively tight site, getting enough daylight into them proved to be no problem, and was something the architects were particularly conscious of, having dealt with what Shanley says were “concerns” about daylighting on the Pirbright Road scheme.


The way the duplexes and flats have been designed means plenty of windows – both north and south facing – along with the internal balconies and basement light wells – “flood” the living spaces with daylight. In fact, “the challenge wasn’t necessarily getting light in,” explains Shanley. “It was making sure you didn’t impact on other people’s light.” Offsetting


The practice’s aim, therefore, was to examine how they could much better utilise the site, without losing valuable living space


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