Something for the weekend…
WIP sketches for the remodeling of an Edwardian home in South London.
Mixing and matching: Cabinetry elements on cabinetry elements which obfuscate the reading of the original plan form blended with the tones and patterns of the retained original features.
#houserefurbishment #home #house #edwardianhome #architecture #houseremodelling
A little studio excursion and spot of lunch for some of the Hayhurst & Co crew on Wednesday lunchtime.
Lots of conversation about the construction sequence of yurts, the centre spacing and depth of glu-lam timbers and whether a pavilion has to be centrifrugal to be a pavilion.
#pavilion #serpentine
Boom… we’re delighted to announce that we have finally received planning for a new micro-house: a single-storey, 1-bedroomed home on a dis-used site in Earl’s Court.
After 2 refused planning applications, 1 appeal hearing (where we won on 3 out of the 4 reasons for refusal) and then 1 further planning application, we finally received planning consent at committee from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea this week.
The house represents the smallest possible home allowable under the London Plan 2021 and the NDSS (Nationally Described Space Standards). A 37m2, 1-bedroomed-1 person, single-storey home with a 5m2 courtyard, bin store and cycle parking. The site sits in a gap between rows of 5-storey stucco-fronted established C19th terraces in a conservation area and under a substantial Cat A tree: the design works around almost every constraint imaginable.
We looking to forward to building it out with our client who will make it their home.
Whilst one might – quite reasonably – question whether we should really work to minimums, it shows the potential of micro-sites such as this throughout London to deliver housing. We’re all for scrutiny and rigour in design and planning process, but really, does it need to be this difficult to gain panning consent for a single home?
Project Team: Claire Taggart (Project Architect), Ruby Sleigh, Sahba Akbar (Images), Nick Hayhurst.
#planning #planningconsent #newhouse #microhouse #londonhouse #house