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PROJECT REPORT


The plan is split along the north-south axis by a new public route connecting the road to the canalside


visitors into the new courtyard, which is recessed and partially hidden from the street to create a sense of an unexpected discovery in the heart of the old city. The route opens out as it descends to the tow path, incorporating areas of tiered seating alongside the staircase and offering attractive views of the waterway and newly planted trees, which partially screen the Westway trunk route along the south edge.


Historic – with a bit of grit The historically and materially diverse local urban context provided a treasure trove of inspiration for AHMM. The site is located within the Maida Hill neighbourhood, near Notting Hill, on Woodfi eld Road, and extends back to the Grand Union Canal tow path to the south. Buildings on the


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street include a mix of residential, offi ces, light industrial buildings, two pubs and the headquarters of a local arts company. Large buildings occupy the east and west


fl anks: Grand Union Close, a four-to-fi ve storey mid-century housing development and Hathaway House, a new mixed-use development with a fi ve storey block fronting Woodfi eld Road and 14-storey residential tower and fi ve-storey offi ce block fronting the canal. On the opposite side of the canal, the single-storey red brick and metal louvred facade of Westbourne Park bus garage is heavily graffi tied, revealing a grittier side to this part of the city. The small-scale urban fabric of the


street, which rarely exceeds fi ve storeys, juxtaposed against the large scale presence of the canal and the Westway, which almost


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