After consulting with council tenants and officers about these two sites with disused garages on Lewisham Council estates, we designed two short terraces of five houses for rent to large families. The layouts can be adapted in future for people with disabilities: the ground floors have toilet and shower, and space for a lift. Natural ventilation, efficient low-emission boilers and high levels of insulation mean less impact on the environment and low running costs for the tenants.
Client
Contractor
Completion date
Survey & Design's service
Hexagon Housing Association
Hilife Construction
2003
Architect / Quantity surveyor / Planning supervisor
Survey & Design Partnership
70 Cowcross Street
London EC1M 6EJ
Tel 020 7639 6255
mail@surveydesign.co.uk
photograph: John Whitfield