Somerleyton Road - Urban Design Proposal
Project Aspirations and Aims
Community Owned
Mix / Tenure
• 250 year lease to a new community body
• All residents will be members of a new
housing cooperative
• New amenities including a theatre, chef’s
school, children’s centre , space for
community events and
• Public realm improvements
Sustainability
• A truly ‘pepper-potted’ scheme
• All rental properties, none for sale
• 40% of the homes at Council/target
rents levels & another 10% at discount
rents
Dual Aspect
• Igloo’s sustainable methodology ‘Footprint’
• Health, Happiness & Wellbeing;
Regeneration; Environmental S
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and Urban Design.
• Aiming for 100% dual aspect
accommodation
Urban Design
Development
Detailed Design
Massing Development
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Somerleyton Road
Somerleyton Road
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Plot A (Carlton Mansions) Media/Culture
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250 sq. m
130 sq. m
2,460 sq. m
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Ovalhouse Theatre
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Metropolitan Workshop / Capacity Massing Study / 27.08.14
Plot B Theatre
Somerleyton Passage
Planning
Application
Metropolitan Workshop / Capacity Massing Study / 27.08.14
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B3 Media
Radio
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Planning
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August
2015
April
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Meet the
Architect’s
Event
Late
2017
Project Time Line
Somerleyton Road - Public Realm
Proposed Landscape Plan
Public Realm Strategy
In conjunction with general improvements to
Somerleyton Road and Somerleyton Passage the
development will include new public spaces. These
will be situated in between the new buildings to create
pockets of activity and interest along the whole street.
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Metropolitan Workshop
Who are we and what experience do we have?
Metropolitan Workshop is a practice of architects, urban
planners and designers, founded in 2005 and based in
Clerkenwell, London. We have have significant and recent
experience in the design and delivery of new public realm in
complex, existing situations. Our experience includes:
• Extensive public consultation and engagement
directly influencing the design outcome
• Working with local authority steering groups for
mutually beneficial outcomes
• Building around and under major road and rail
infrastructure
• Working with artists and integrating public art into
the scheme to celebrate the local area
Church Gardens, Chipping Barnet - New public realm
Balham High Street, London - Improvements to existing public
realm
Proposed improvements to Somerleyton Passage
Play Areas - Natural play elements for young children
Proposed relocation of open air street gym
Night and Creative Markets adding to the already strong
Brixton night life
What could the public realm look like?
Community and Resident Gardens - Community led growing
initiatives
Landscaping Strip between footpath and the road
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Zac Monro Architects
Who are we and what experience do we have?
Zac Monro Architects (ZMA) are the Plot A (Carlton Mansions)
architect on the Somerleyton Road site.
We have been established in Brixton since 2000, working for
private clients, local businesses and developers. Our expertise
has ended up being awkward planning cases and sensitive but
modern works to existing buildings, which now includes bigger
developments.
Being local to Brixton we are keen to see Carlton Mansions
become an active building in a thriving community, yet staying
mindful of the sensitive heritage this building has represented in
its past.
Zac is one of the original shareholders of Brixton Green which
first looked at the site in 2009 and he is one of the directors of
the Brixton Pound.
Public Realm Scheme - Barrier Block
Private House - Brockwell Park
Residential Development - Brixton
Private House - Hampstead
The ARC - Hackney Wick
What could this building look like?
The Donmar Warehouse, Covent Garden - Haworth Tompkins
Jerwood Space, Southwark - Munkenbeck & Partners
Maltby Street Market, Bermondsey
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Foster Wilson Architects
Who are we and what experience do we have?
Foster Wilson Architects is an award winning architectural
practice with an international reputation for the the design of
cultural buildings and creative spaces.
Our projects include performance buildings for community and
educational use as well as larger theatres and music venues.
We think it is important that everyone feels welcome in the
spaces that we design and we have a wealth of experience in
creating accessible theate buildings that users of all abilities can
enjoy working in and visiting.
St. James Theatre - London’s newest West End theatre
Broadway Theatre, Barking
These photos show some of our recent projects.
What would you like to see in the new building?
•What food and drink would you like to see served in the cafe/bar ?
•Would you be interested in attending workshops or classes ?
•Do you enjoy visiting other theatres ?
•What would make you enjoy the experience more ? •Would you like to see local art or performances in the foyer space ?
•Do you need a place in which to rehearse or practice ?
•What facilities would help you use the cafe to study or work?
•What atmosphere would you like the cafe/bar space to have?
Broadway Theatre, Barking - Cafe / Bar space
Yaa Centre - new Carnival Arts and Community Centre
Would you use the new building?
Live theatre
Youth groups and events
Rehearsals and Workshops
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Metropolitan Workshop
Who are we and what experience do we have?
Metropolitan Workshop is a practice of architects, urban
planners and designers, founded in 2005 and based in
Clerkenwell, London, with wide international experience of
complex public and private sector projects.
We have experience of working at a large scale, masterplanning
city blocks and streets, like Somerleyton Road, and also
with the design of individual or multiple buildings within a
masterplan. Some of the examples shown here, Herberton and
Leopold Estate, were buildings we designed in detail that were
also part of a larger masterplan for a wider area.
www.metwork.co.uk
Herberton, Dublin
Leopold Estate, Tower Hamlets
Mapleton Crescent, Wandsworth
New Islington, Manchester
Belmayne Neighbourhood Square, Dublin
Roding Lane, Redbridge
Residential, community, retail, gym and creche
Barchester Street, Poplar
100% affordable housing
Affordable Pocket homes and shared amenity space
Private & affordable housing
Affordable housing and mixed use
What could these buildings look like?
Teviot Parade, Poplar
Communal courtyard overlooked by creche, shop and cafe
Residential and ground floor local amenities
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Our Ethos and Experience.
Developing a local narrative
to create a place
that connects to the landscape
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whilst consulting residents
giving a local identity.
Where we live matters and we believe that good design can help foster
social cohesion and improve health & wellbeing. A significant amount
of our work focuses on how to reduce social exclusion and deal with
issues of privacy and security through good design. We work carefully
to create beautifully planned homes that improve the everyday life
for their occupants. With all our projects we choose materials that are
attractive and durable and consider how our buildings can be fit for
purpose and delightful places to live.
Walworth, London - Aylesbury Estate Extra Care
Westminster, London - Lisson Arches Extra Care
We design with our clients and end users in mind. Making buildings
that are easy to live in, safe and low maintenance. By connecting to the
local neighbourhood we create buildings that sit naturally within their
urban environment and actively engage with their surroundings. By
listening carefully to the needs of the residents and wider community
(whilst offering ideas and visual language which is easily understood)
we can look to exceed the expectations of future residents.
Our Ambitions for the Extra Care Homes.
Home & Comfort
Each home will be carefully designed to be personal, easily
accessible and comfortable.
Community
The building will provide different social spaces alongside health
and well-being facilities to help build a strong community.
Light & Air
Natural daylight and openable windows will help create
comfortable individual environments.
Sustainability
Gardens both inside and outside will encourage biodiversity whilst
modern building methods will help keep bills low. The lifetime
homes will be next to the Flexible Space in Plot E.
Home & Comfort
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Haworth Tompkins Architects
Who we are and what experience do we have?
Haworth Tompkins Architects is an award-winning, London based architectural studio built on a
commitment to the art of making beautiful sustainable buildings. Founded in 1991 by Graham
Haworth and Steve Tompkins and now 50 strong, the studio specialises in bespoke buildings in
the public, cultural and private sectors.
We have carried out a range of residential projects throughout the UK. The Practice has won three
Housing Design Awards and four RIBA awards for our completed housing projects which include
the Iroko Housing project on the South Bank, Alliance House in Stoke Newington, our work at
Liverpool One, the Athlete’s Village and our Peabody Avenue Project in Pimlico.
We promote an inclusive and active approach to our projects and welcome input from local residents,
business and other organisations. Our work is often in historic or sensitive urban areas, where we
have had to reconcile issues of new development and regeneration with the need to respect the
setting and create continuity. This has involved us in extensive consultation with residents and
neighbours, Planning and Conservation Officers, as well as with Heritage bodies and CABE at the
highest level.
Last year Haworth Tompkins was named RIBA London Architect of the Year and were the winners
of this years’ RIBA Stirling Prize for the Everyman Theatre in Liverpool.
www.haworthtompkins.com
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Iroko Housing, South Bank
Residential, community, education and nursery facilities
Stead Street, Southwark
Residential and community facilities
Silchester Housing, Westminster
Residential and community facilities
Peabody Avenue, Pimlico
Residential and community facilties
Canning Town, Newham
Residential and retail facilities
What could the new development look like?
Mixed uses on ground floor
Play space and communal gardens
Homes for families