Hood-like roofs funnel all-natural light into these brick terraced houses in London by Bell Phillips Architects, which supply value-efficient homes for elderly and disabled residents (+ slideshow).
Ravens Way homes. Photograph by Edmund Sumner
Bell Phillips was commissioned by the city’s Royal Borough of Greenwich to create a model for public housing, and it has so far been utilized to construct 22 properties for social lease across six internet sites.
The single-storey dwellings make much more productive use of land that previously contained garages, supplying residences of an proper dimension for individuals in excess of the age of 60.
Ravens Way houses. Photograph by Edmund Sumner
According to a statement released by the architects, “the layout for each and every two-bed four-man or woman home goes past regular demands, and produces expense-efficient housing that is straightforward for older occupants to control”.
A complete floor area of 90 square metres in each and every house exceeds nearby tips for wheelchair users, and incorporates a connected residing space, kitchen and dining location, in addition to the two bedrooms.
Ravens Way homes. Photograph by Edmund Sumner
The design and style centered on creating vivid and cozy spaces, with a repeatable standardised form that combines references to conventional London housing with contemporary details.
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“In a layout approach that simultaneously brings variety and uniformity, Greenwich Housing repeats a single prototype home style inside terraces of two to six homes,” the architects stated.
Ravens Way property interior. Photograph by Edmund Sumner
“Conscious that older people have a tendency to commit more time at property, we endeavoured to give generous, contemporary, light-filled houses that folks will appreciate living in,” they added.
The brick units are organized in rows like mews housing, with courtyards in front to motivate social interaction amongst residents. Tiny gardens are accommodated at the back of every single house.
Coldbath Street houses
Zinc-clad roofs extend 1.five metres over the brick walls and contain windows set back to protect them from direct sunlight. This permits light to flood the living areas although making sure they are not overlooked.
The angled roofs consequence in a saw-toothed profile. Roofs at the rear of every single unit also angle upwards somewhat to increase the ceiling height and give the backyard-facing elevation a more interesting appearance.
Coldbath Street homes
Brick and zinc had been picked for their robust attributes, and different shades of brick tie the buildings in with the surrounding context.
The inner spaces are divided along the principal axis, with the living locations on a single side and bedrooms on the other. A corridor connecting the bedrooms also offers access to a shared bathroom.
Coldbath Street homes
The primary bedroom is located at the rear of every home, where there is greater privacy and views of the garden. The 2nd room at the front can be employed as a research or further residing space if required.
Bell Phillips Architects’ prior tasks incorporate an origami-like folded steel staircase in a refurbished London property and a park and polished steel pavilion in a converted Victorian fuel holder.
Walnut Tree Street homes
Other housing tasks proposed to tackle the lack of cost-effective accommodation in London consist of Richard Rogers’ prefabricated dwellings for younger homeless folks and brick bungalows with tall chimneys and half gables made for retired residents.
Project credits:
Architects: Bell Phillips
Structural engineer: Richard Jackson
Power/sustainabilty: Create
Principal contractor: Newlyns
Consumer: Royal Borough of Greenwich
Bricks: BEA Building Products
Zinc cladding: VM zinc
Timber external cladding: John Watson Joinery
Coldbath Street internet site prepare – click for larger picture 
Ravens Way web site program – click for more substantial picture 
Common floor plan of a house on Ravens Way – click for bigger image 
Common segment of a home on Ravens Way – click for larger picture 
