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Levitt Bernstein’s zero carbon housing achieves planning RESIDENTIAL
Levitt Bernstein has secured planning permission for a ‘pilot’ net zero carbon housing scheme for the London Borough of Islington, designed to deliver “exemplar homes and address the climate emergency.” Located on Vorley Road, the scheme comprises three buildings with a total of 72 homes, 51% of which will be for social rent, and all will be designed to Passivhaus standards.
All the homes are dual or triple aspect with views towards Girdlestone Park or the city. The full-width balconies serve multiple purposes, such as providing private amenity space and solar shading, which allows for larger areas of glazing than might otherwise be recommended for a Passivhaus scheme. What’s described as an “innovative” heating system, along with a fabric fi rst approach, will help deliver cheaper heating for residents and improve energy effi ciency. Other devices, such as brise soleil, have been implemented differently on each building depending on the angle of the sun. Improvements will also be made to the local park, play areas and streetscape, with additional planting to enhance biodiversity
alongside sustainable urban drainage systems.
The scheme is on a narrow site and designed as ‘car free’; it will also include new community facilities in a civic podium, consisting of a new home for Archway
Library and a new medical centre. “The three buildings help blend the 1960s massing of the town centre ‘island’ and the surrounding Girdlestone Estate,” commented the architects.
Construction is set to start later this year.
CPMG Architects takes on eight staff in two offi ces NEW APPOINTMENTS
At the end of 2022, CPMG Architects announced eight new appointments across several disciplines in its Nottingham and London offi ces. Architect Anna Luff and Part 1 architectural assistant Oliver Smith joined the team based in Farringdon, London, with both “set to support the fi rm’s expanding portfolio,” said the fi rm. The practice’s national headquarters in Nottingham welcomed architectural assistants Dora Farrelly, Cesar Jaramillo, Hope Mumford and Mike Lynch, alongside new BIM support technician Luke Williams, fi nance assistant Danute Walsh, and interior design graduate Aimée Mason.
Nick Gregory, director at CPMG,
said: “We are pleased to see our offi ces growing in their respective regions with
(Front L-R): Cesar Jaramillo, Dora Farrelly, Hope Mumford and Luke Williams. Back: Mike Lynch
additions to our teams joining at different stages of their development and career in the industry. Our team and the ethos
of CPMG promote an environment that enables new staff to grow both personally and professionally.”
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