BELMONT CLOSE
A mews street in the sky. Six new mews houses situated above an existing garage development retains a sustainable brownfield site and contributes to the local housing provision.
A mews street in the sky. Six new mews houses situated above an existing garage development retains a sustainable brownfield site and contributes to the local housing provision.
The retention of the existing garage use of the site is of utmost importance for the proposal, continuing to benefit the residents of the surrounding areas. Measures will be put in place to ensure the under-croft garage area is a safe and pleasant space, allowing the existing garages to continue to be in operation whilst maintaining the safety for new residents above.
A high quality varying pink brick, pink & green metal and pigmented concrete palette has been chosen for this scheme to echo surrounding context whilst providing intrigue and a sense of place to the development. Oriel windows on the mews have a two-fold benefit. Firstly they will maximise the amount of light into habitable rooms. Secondly they will allow a sufficient level of privacy for residents as the front pane of glass will be obscure.
Each unit is offered with multiple private amenity spaces. The first is a generous private terrace area provided on the mews level off the primary living spaces for units. This provides a visual and physical connection between the outdoor amenity space and family living areas. The second is a private roof terrace located on the first floor of the units offering residents with a pleasant outlook over and through the breaks in the massing, maximising the amount of daylight and sunlight whilst ensuring privacy is ensured.
Each unit is offered with multiple private amenity spaces. The first is a generous private terrace area provided on the mews level off the primary living spaces for units. This provides a visual and physical connection between the outdoor amenity space and family living areas. The second is a private roof terrace located on the first floor of the units offering residents with a pleasant outlook over and through the breaks in the massing, maximising the amount of daylight and sunlight whilst ensuring privacy is ensured.
The scheme also looks to mitigate any concerns around overlooking and daylight impacts on the residential dwellings on Belmont Close by providing generous offset distances and by implementing sensitive window details to reduce privacy concerns. To remove privacy concerns between bedrooms on the mews, where building offsets are not as generous as with the surrounding context, oriel windows have been provided which will have opaque glazing which fronts the mews and clear, operable glazing to the flanks.
The scheme also looks to mitigate any concerns around overlooking and daylight impacts on the residential dwellings on Belmont Close by providing generous offset distances and by implementing sensitive window details to reduce privacy concerns. To remove privacy concerns between bedrooms on the mews, where building offsets are not as generous as with the surrounding context, oriel windows have been provided which will have opaque glazing which fronts the mews and clear, operable glazing to the flanks.
The greenery is enhanced to the western edge to offer a rich, sustainable rain garden alongside a usable landscape whilst also adding to the buffer to the properties opposite.
Project Info
STATUS
PLANNING APPROVED, 2024
TYPE
RESIDENTIAL BACKLAND
LOCATION
BOROUGH
ENFIELD
CLIENT
Alan Mattey Group
AREA
1100m²
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