New London Townhouse

This proposal for a future townhouse looks directly to these antecedents, and seeks to apply some of the lessons that can be learned in a way appropriate to current regulations and economic concerns.

In relation to the townscape the proposal is intended to be successful as a single unit amongst existing housing, or used more or less uniformly across a new development. The scale and materials have been chosen to compliment exiting settings, integrating with existing urban environments, whilst also providing the opportunity for personalisation through colour and planting. 

Perhaps the most important aspect of the design in townscape terms is the commonality of approach to the street side elevations in contrast to more complex, informal and ad-hoc rear aspects. This distinction is key to historic terraces where the public face forms the backdrop to civic life, while the interior and rear aspects offer a gradient of private, informal and fundamentally liveable spaces.