Kentish Town Housing, North London Micro homes for homeless people, Holmes Road Studios, Building Images
Holmes Road Studios
Kentish Town Residential Development, North London: Micro homes for homeless people – design by Peter Barber Architects
10 Jan 2017
Holmes Road Studios – Micro Homes
Design: Peter Barber Architects
Location: Kentish Town, Camden, North London, UK
New homeless accommodation in Camden
Peter Barber Architects won this project through an invited architecture competition run by Camden Council.
Holmes Road Studios – Micro homes for homeless people
Holmes Road Studios is a beautiful new homeless facility providing high quality residential accommodation together with training and counselling facilities all laid out around a delightful new courtyard garden.
Residents of homeless hostels are among the most vulnerable in society. A significant proportion of them have a history of drugs and alcohol abuse. There is a high incidence of mental illness and the majority are workless. Many of them need a great deal of support with resolving health problems, securing a long term solution to their housing needs, learning basic life skills and where possible entering into training/ being given introductions leading to work. All residents are in need of a secure, comfortable, warm and dry place to call home.

The project provides accommodation for 59 people alongside counselling spaces, education and training facilities, and social enterprise space. Most...