Our proposal aims to establish a sense of intimacy and scale within the existing courtyard space that is currently overwhelmed and dominated by the scale of the adjoining neighbouring buildings overlooking the courtyard on the southern side of the courtyard.
The key challenges with this site have been developing a design that satisfies daylight, privacy, and amenity issues, employing a progressive design approach and use of materials that help to create a sense of place and cohesion within the courtyard setting, and at the same time creating a dynamic aesthetic that is respectful of the established building language yet contemporary.
The development consists of a high-quality infill new-build apartment block comprised of 3 No. two-bedroom apartments with rooftop communal amenity space, and the conversion of two single-aspect vacant units within the original Fire Station building to create 2 No. well-lit two-bedroom apartments with enhanced aspects and private amenity space, created by the clever use of external courtyards carved out of the existing building fabric.
