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proposal that maximised the site, and provided the best scheme possible.” Damon Burrows, director at Darling Associates, added to this: “The whole ideol- ogy of the site was defunct, and that presented the opportunity to repair the urban fabric, by taking away the car park. “Its removal allowed us to encourage
people movement through to an adjacent under-used park, create new routes to bring transparency and connectivity to the heart of the development, and create a purpose-built facility to house the nursery.” In order to deliver the homes, as well as
open the space up, this inevitably meant building upwards. The architects opted to do this with a seven-storey building and a 16-storey ‘blade‘ tower, the latter sitting between two existing tower blocks. The two existing towers on the site have blank elevations facing the new tower block, meaning they do not overlook it. “In fact,” said Howard, “in terms of aspect, the new site has improved things significantly.” He continued: “Everyone used to look out of their window and down onto a car
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park. Now, they look out onto green and brown roofs, play areas, paths and green- ery – this was a key part of our planning, we wanted to improve everyone’s quality of living at Lollard Street.”
INSIDE & OUT Throughout the carefully designed one and two-bedroom apartments, as well as the four-bedroom family houses, the buildings and interiors have been arranged to enhance natural light and increase space. Additionally, outdoor space is offered in every home, in the form of balconies for apartments and gardens for the townhouses. Each home interior is intended to
employ the features and characteristics synonymous with new build design, in order to “set the benchmark for modern, affordable housing.” As such, clean lines, open-plan areas and rooms have been deigned to a high specification in collaboration with Lambeth council, incorporating contemporary fixtures, fittings and integrated appliances, which it is hoped will work together to create “a feeling of
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