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The challenge here was to convert redundant garages in a neglected corner of East London into much-needed homes. Plus, we needed to do so on an unusually shaped plot while still respecting the light and privacy of adjacent properties.
Having thought through all the possibilities of the site and the conversion of the garages into homes, we decided on an approach that combined a three-storey building (parking on the ground floor, flats above) on the medical centre side of the plot with a one-storey structure on the side of the gardens. Seen from the street, the single storey could almost be mistaken for an elegant fence. Productive pre-application discussions with the council helped focus our thinking about security and the mix of flat sizes.
The resulting development is a blend of differing building heights, wrapped in louvres to ensure light and privacy, enhanced with greenery. If you approach architecture with a mindset defined by boxes, awkward sites will defeat you. But if you can mix imagination with a practical consideration about the need to create somewhere that’s enjoyable to live in, you end up with a development as satisfying as this one.
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