Jan Kattein Architects has created Angel Yard, a community of 35 affordable workspaces in outer north London, by adapting a group of derelict garages.
Commissioned by Enfield Council, the project transforms a reported hotspot for anti-social behaviour and crime into a facility that supports young enterprise.
Angel Yard is located in Upper Edmonton, north London
It does this with a minimal amount of construction work. Jan Kattein Architects designed a scheme that incorporates the existing garages but gives them a much more welcoming feel.
New barrel-vaulted roofs were installed above the garages, increasing head height inside, and each one was given a glazed "shopfront" in place of the old roller shutters.
The development creates 35 studios for entrepreneurs aged between 18 to 30 The scheme also involved adding five new two-storey studios and a pair of canopy structures that shelter the outdoor space in between. A repurposed double-decker bus also features.
"Angel Yard will help Enfield's young entrepreneurs to build their businesses, gain new skills and to develop sustainable enterprises which in turn will help to support a dynamic local economy," said Nesil Caliskan, leader of Enfield Council.
The design involved converted derelict garages
The facility is located in Upper Edmonton, on a site that is due to be redeveloped in the future.
It was this that led Jan Kattein Architects to develop a design that prioritises reuse.
"We think that re-using th...