This bold mixed-use development has transformed a brownfield site in South London, providing 202 new homes and a series of vibrant new work spaces, grouped around a central courtyard. The block layout is reminiscent of the surrounding urban pattern with its Victorian live/work units and associated inner-block courtyards.
A four storey terrace along Crampton Street (all affordable) responds to the scale of the existing residential buildings within the Pullens Conservation Area, immediately opposite, and provides a screen to a taller linear building behind, notable for its dynamic, colourful façade.
This taller building curves in response to the adjacent railway, reducing in height from nine storeys at the north end of the site to seven storeys at the south. A playful, visually exciting arrangement of balconies provides the apartments with generous amenity space whilst offering a sense of individuality within a coherent overall pattern.