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New Build Back land Housing, Moor Lane

New Build

Location: London, UK

Client: Private

Year: 2022

Area: - sq.m

stage: Planning Stage

Project description

The Moor Lane Backland Housing proposal transforms a disused garage site behind 40–46 Moor Lane, Chessington, into a compact residential development comprising five new homes. The scheme explores how additional housing can be carefully integrated within an established residential neighbourhood while responding to the privacy, outlook and landscape character of surrounding properties.

The development provides a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments within a three-storey building. A series of massing studies informed the design, with stepped volumes, carved spaces and shifts in height helping to respond to the constrained site and neighbouring gardens. These interventions create opportunities for private terraces, balconies and landscaped roof areas while reducing the perceived scale of the building.

Landscape forms an integral part of the proposal, with green roofs, planted areas and private amenity spaces strengthening the relationship with the surrounding gardens and supporting biodiversity. Brickwork and timber cladding establish a material palette that references the local residential character while providing a contemporary architectural expression.

The proposal demonstrates the potential of underutilised backland sites to provide well-integrated, landscape-led housing within established neighbourhoods.

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Description

The Moor Lane Backland Housing proposal transforms a disused garage site behind 40–46 Moor Lane, Chessington, into a compact residential development comprising five new homes.


The design explores how a new building can be carefully integrated into an established resi-dential neighbourhood, balancing the need for additional housing with the privacy, outlook and landscape character of surrounding properties.


The proposal comprises a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments arranged within a three-storey residential building.

A considered approach to massing, stepping and spatial organisa-tion responds to the site's constrained dimensions and its relationship with neighbouring gar-dens.


The architectural concept developed through a series of massing studies. The building is artic-ulated through shifts in volume, carved spaces and stepped forms, creating opportunities for private terraces, balconies and landscaped roof areas.

 

These interventions help break down the overall scale of the building while establishing a more varied and responsive architectural character.


The proposal also considers the relationship between the building and its green surroundings. Extensive green roofs, planted areas and private amenity spaces introduce landscape into the development, supporting visual integration with neighbouring gardens and creating opportuni-ties for biodiversity.


Brickwork and timber cladding form the principal material language, drawing on the distinc-tive residential character of the surrounding area while allowing for a contemporary architec-tural expression. The proposed access, cycle parking and refuse storage are organised through the existing access road from Moor Lane.

 

Through the careful consideration of scale, massing, landscape and residential amenity, the project explores the potential for a well-integrated backland development that makes efficient use of an underutilised site while contributing to the wider residential environment.

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