15 Clerkenwell Close London Apartments, Residential Building Development, Architecture Photos
15 Clerkenwell Close, London
16 September 2021
Architects: Groupwork + Amin Taha Architects
Location: Clerkenwell, London, England, UK
15 Clerkenwell Close London Apartments

Photos by Tim Soar
15 Clerkenwell Close London Apartments
Jury Report
15 Clerkenwell Close’s non descriptive title belies the astonishing architectural triumph that dwells at the simple address, occupying a plot of land a stones throw from Clerkenwell Green. The 7 storey building is the architect’s own development comprising one or two flats per floor, a double-height architect’s studio at basement and ground and the architect’s home on the top floor. It is clear hearing the architect talk about the project, including a lengthy analysis of the history of the site dating back to an C11th Norman Abbey, that the thoroughness and care that has gone into every thought and every inch of the project, crossed the border of obsession very early in the process. The result is a truly bespoke, hand crafted work of art, but one that has a grace and balance suggesting that the obsession was harnessed rather than letting the madness in.

The development occupies the extent of the site appearing to have the proportions of a cube, with the facade divided into squares. A pathway along side leads to a tiny delightful urban pebble garden, belonging to the Council, but landscaped and maintained by the ar...