Peter Barber Architects, Donnybrook Quarter, London, 2006
This project is the result of this change in politics and serves as a model of dense groupings of low-rise housing, reminiscent of the mediterranean, with they direct link to life on the city streets, the home of community life.
The best features of the project are the superposition of overlapping housing units, which increases its capacity without excessively raising the height, and the possibility to integrate non-residential uses, which create activity on the block and in its surroundings.
The best features of the project are the superposition of overlapping housing units, which increases its capacity without excessively raising the height, and the possibility to integrate non-residential uses, which create activity on the block and in its surroundings.
Donnybrook is a high-density, low-rise, street-based development. Its scheme is laid out around two new tree-lined streets that create cery strong spatial connections with adjacent neighbourhoods.
Diversity is assured by an array of elegant residential terraces, landamrk elements and entrance to the site. The "notched terrace" is a ground floor two bedroom apartment, with a large living area and a glass partition to its rear courtyard, is situated below a maisonette. A gated external staircase leads to this maisonette from the street through a courtyard garden in the "notch" at the first floor.
Front doors create a sense of ownership, while groundfloor non-residential uses in certain areas enliven the streets even more.