NEW LONDON AWARDS 2020
Shortlisted in the HOUSING category
North Street provides a picturesque terrace of 14 dwellings on a small strip of land, previously thought undevelopable, between Webber House and North Street.
North Street: a picturesque terrace of 14 dwellings on a small strip of land, previously thought undevelopable. The new housing was to enable local residents to downsize.
The site presented a number of challenges: overlooking, overbearing on existing residents and providing privacy for the new residents.
Consisting of two rows of dual or triple aspect cottages, all with front garden/courtyards. Main outlooks face into the courtyards, eliminating overlooking. All homes are minimum to GLA /National Space Standards, 12 are to the current equivalent to Lifetime Homes (two wheelchair accessible).