Gwalior House, Enfield, London

JRP have submitted an application for 9 dwellings on a site in the London Borough of Enfield. 

Nigel Faulkes (Project Architect) says:

“We were approached by the Foyle Foundation and asked to look at the site which had the benefit of an outline planning permission for residential development.  A previous reserved matters application for 14 dwellings had been considered and refused – we were asked to review and develop a new proposal.  The previous scheme had a modern look with the use of render and timber but was overly complicated.  It was cramped and related little to the surrounding area.

Meetings were setup to discuss the options with the Local Council.  The trees are a strong feature on the site and it was agreed that the good specimens must be kept; the trees essentially dictated the area for development.   

9 good sized dwellings were considered to be a more realistic proposal for the site.  A modern theme was kept as this was preferred by the Council but the design had closer links with the Art Deco architecture that was prominent in the area.  The dwellings were developed to a Code 4 standard, large windows to provide plenty of natural light throughout the building; creating an attractive building with comfortable living accommodation.”

Braithwaite, West Yorkshire

This application proposes that the site can accommodate 190 dwellings and the layout therefore provides a form, which is characteristic of the settlement, and responds well to the existing topography. It also accords with the outline planning approval.

The proposed development is served from one central access point and follows the principles established in the outline approval. The development is served from a “Main Street” with built form to be higher density, typically town houses/terraces, continuous frontages to create a sense of definition and enclosure and intermittent landscape areas at key spaces and junctions.