Location: London Borough of Croydon
Scale and Density: Four 3B5P Homes
Project Size: 490 m2
Status: Planning approved
Client: Red Banksia
Contractor: Unknown
Construction Value: £1 Million
A rear garden infill development providing a terrace of four family homes in Selsdon, South Croydon
On a site located within the rear garden of the host property, the project delivers desirable housing whilst remaining sensitive to the wider built context. Each home is well set back from the street to maximise the area of private amenity space that benefits from the southerly aspect of the street facing façade.
The new dwellings are denser than the surrounding suburban context yet modest in size. The terrace is staggered both in elevation and plan in response to the topography and geometry of the site. This creates a greater sense of privacy to each home and helps reduce the overall massing into identifiable segments.
The elevations contrast a multi-tonal red and brown brick, slate tiles and aluminium guttering and parapet copings. Window frames are set back by a full brick and projecting header panels create additional interest. Each family home boasts excellent living accommodation across three floors, with large windows to both aspects, two large double bedrooms at first floor level, and a single bedroom in the loft.
