WARREN ROSING ARCHITECTS 

We have just submitted a planning application for a joint application on two adjoining sites for a  new residential development comprising of four new apartments over four floors plus a basement, together with extensions to the adjoining four flats including changes to the front façade to improve the appearance of the existing building.

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Following analysis of the site, its surroundings, planning policy and the local context, the  brief evolved. A summary of the brief requirements / constraints are as follows:

~ To provide 4 additional dwellings comprising of 3 no 2 bedroom flats with a 4 bedroom duplex unit on the ground and basement floors.
Enlarge and enhance the existing flats to create 4 no. 2 bedroom apartments, each with its own amenity space.
~ The new building and alterations  should enhance and compliment the streetscape of Elmfield Road to improve the appearance of the street on this prominent location.
~ Target dwelling sizes based on the recommendations set out in the Mayor of London’s Housing Design Guide.
~ Dwellings to be designed with a very high level of amenity (private external area, light, space, aspect, etc).
~ Dwellings to be designed to achieve high level of sustainability, reducing energy costs and achieving good levels of acoustic separation.
~ All the new dwellings to be designed to be future adaptable for wheelchair use with lift access.

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The style of proposal is unapologetically contemporary, while still respecting the context and history of the area. The materials have been carefully chosen to be contextual and to convey a sense of permanence while still creating a modern looking building.