Developer Unboxed Homes has created a terrace of customisable homes in Peckham, south London, which were designed by architecture studio Poulsom Middlehurst.
Described by the developer as "London's first custom-build homes", the houses on Blenheim Grove were designed to be sold as structural shells so that people buying the properties could customise the interior layouts and finishes.
Poulsom Middlehurst has designed a terrace of custom-build homes in south London for developer Unboxed Homes
"We believe that we are the first to offer 'new build shells' to Londoners," said Unboxed Homes founder Gus Zogolovitch.
"We are not trying to maximise our returns at Blenheim Grove, we are trying to make something new," he told Dezeen. "Building an airtight, watertight, structurally sound shell which has the flexibility for customers to design a space that works for them."
The three-storey houses were built alongside a railway track
Each of the three-storey houses was designed by Poulsom Middlehurst so that a variety of layouts could be created within the split-level buildings.
Unboxed Homes could then sell them either as raw weathertight structures or as finished homes.
The developer believes that the partially finished homes give buyers the flexibility of a self-build home, but without much of the associated hassle.
The homes can be sold as structural shells
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