122 Anerley Road
Located on a tight brown field site in Crystal Palace, South London and adjacent a sunken railway line, the design makes clever use of the triangular site geometry to provide 9 new residential units and retail space.
| Client | Private |
| Budget | £1.5 million |
| Type | Residential |
| LPA | Bromley |
| Status | Completed |
Our brief was to explore how to maximise the value of a complex sloping site, triangular in shape, with limited access and bound by Network Rail assets.
The solution is a 4 storey wedge shaped building with semi basement which provides a mixture of one and two bedroom apartments. The partial basement houses plant and a single dwelling which benefits from external amenity space.
The contextually sensitive massing follows the stepped line of the existing Victorian terrace setting back on the upper floor to perceptively reduce the overall massing from street level.
A highly articulated and crafted masonry façade seeks to make a positive contribution to the existing context. The third floor is clad in a contemporary Zinc to contrast with the decorative masonry parapet.
All units benefit from external amenity space from either recessed balconies or at third floor a larger terrace area.
Generously proportioned fenestration creates added interest but more importantly provides each of the dual aspect units with good outlook, means of natural ventilation and excellent natural daylight levels.
At street level active frontage creates a positive relationship with the streetscape.
The proximity of the building adjacent Network Rail assets and the limited access around the site creates a series of very complex conditions.
As with all small sites the technical design in conjunction with the coordination of all disciplines is of the upmost importance to create a building which responds to positively to it’s environmental constraints and to allow the site potential to be fully realised.
