Mark Fairhurst Architects, Peter Barber Architects
Photographs: Morely von Sternberg
Cooperative
Housing Scheme
Mark Fairhurst Architects were appointed
in 2014 by Kuropatwa Ltd. the developer/
contractor for the technical design of the
16 residential apartments at Hafer Road,
we were challenged to deliver what was a
relatively complex concept design by Peter
Barber Architects.
Located in the London Borough of
Wandsworth close to Clapham Common and
Lavender Hill, 4-8 Hafer Road is a cooperative
housing development replacing 8 existing
flats on a former bomb damaged site with
4 maisonettes and a further 12 residential
units.
A new basement provides accommodation
for maisonettes naturally lit via two external
courtyards to the rear and a continuous light
well to the front spanned by entrance bridges
to the maisonettes and communal entrances,
two stair cores giving access to 8 flats above.
Flats are arranged with dual aspects with a
combination of external terraces, projecting
balconies and recessed terraces at roof level
surmounted by a biodiverse brown roof with
PV cells for renewable energy.
We developed the detailed design to
ensure the successful realization of the
scheme and to incorporate the different
design requirements of the end users, more
challenging than a conventional developer
led scheme. Various design enhancements
were made to the glazing, internal layouts
and finishes during the technical design
stage.
The building was constructed in in-situ
reinforced concrete frame with light gauge
galvanised steel structural framing system
for the external brick cavity wall support.
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