Image courtesy by Terry Pawson Architects © All rights reserved

© Terry Pawson Architects . Pubblicata il 07 Aprile 2008.

The practice was granted planning permission following appeal after the scheme for Q Developments was refused planning permission last summer, despite positive feedback from the Kingston Design Review Panel.

Image courtesy by Terry Pawson Architects © All rights reserved

© Terry Pawson Architects . Pubblicata il 07 Aprile 2008.

The new development is sited on the plot of an existing private house dating from the 1950s. Two new interlocking houses, each with its own central courtyard, have been sited around a number of mature trees already on the site, creating a carefully designed composition within the verdant character of the area.

Image courtesy by Terry Pawson Architects © All rights reserved

© Terry Pawson Architects . Pubblicata il 07 Aprile 2008.

The 6000 sqft houses are designed to symmetrically reflect one another and are slightly staggered on the gradient of the site. Internally, rooms are positioned around a central courtyard which brings light to the lower ground floor. The ground floor is devoted to family life and entertainment, private bedrooms are located on the first floor and guest bedrooms in the lower ground floor facing into the courtyard.

Image courtesy by Terry Pawson Architects © All rights reserved

© Terry Pawson Architects . Pubblicata il 07 Aprile 2008.

Planning permission was originally refused on the basis of the building’s incongruous appearance, mass and bulk in relation to the surrounding conservation area. The scheme has been strongly supported by the Kingston Design Review Panel who said:

“We find the concept, to insert two brilliantly conceived modernist houses into mature landscape adds something to the character of diverse building styles and different appeals found in the Conservation Area. We thought the proposal suggests a site spacing hierarchy that both retains the feeling of spaciousness in the area and within the site around the houses. We feel the buildings have a coherence and elegance that route deeply into the landscape and enhances the character of the Conservation Area. We see no ill, aesthetic effect on the neighbouring houses, nor any overlooking issue.”