Planning

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Architects: Project Orange

Location: United Kingdom, Barnes High St, London SW13, UK

Area: 800.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Jack Hobhouse

Main Contractor: Charter Construction

Project Manager & Quantity Surveyor: PHWarr

Structural Engineer: Barnard & Associates

Client: Marston Properties

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PlanningThe planning process was protracted due to the sensitive nature of the site on the edge of a conservation area and being surrounded by properties.  The planning department insisted on the pitched roof envelope (to match a previously granted application) and various conditions with regards to overlooking. While initially presented themselves as limiting constraints, by pushing up against these parameters during the design process the scheme presents itself as a complexly wrought, characterful sequence of spaces.
Ground Floor Plan

DesignThe main design concept is the notion of an access courtyard running the length of the site allowing ground floor access to the commercial units communal areas for residents use.  Two external stairs tucked between the blocks provide access from the courtyard to the residential units above emphasising the ?workshop? character of the scheme.  The duplex apartment...