Colony Mews
The site is hemmed in on all sides by gardens and is heavily overlooked by adjacent neighbours.
The scheme, which is configured as a 'notched terrace' is a response to these severe site constraints.
The buildings are accessed through an arch in a Victorian terrace fronting Mildmay Grove. A high walled open passageway leads through to a row of front doors, each of which in turn opens into a delightful southfacing private courtyard garden.
In each courtyard a fully glazed sliding screen at ground level gives into an open plan living space. In each unit a stair leads to two bedrooms and a bathroom at first floor. All principle windows look in to the courtyard thereby eliminating overlooking of adjacent owners.
It is hoped that in time the courtyards might become heavily planted, a garden shed here, a trellis or a greenhouse there, perhaps even some growies dripping over the walls!
In a sense the scheme is a prototype for our Innovations in Housing Competition winning scheme for Circle 33.
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