The project, for ‘craft-led’ property developer Kinland, will convert and extend a derelict former substation on a 525m² bac،d site in Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen, Richmond.
The existing building consists of a two-storey detached masonry building with a ba،t and a ‘distinctive’ sawtooth roof profile, set back from the street and accessed via a single driveway.
The building is in a state of disrepair and surrounded by overgrown vegetation, according to a design and access statement (D&A).
31/44’s retrofit will stabilise and repair the existing brickwork walls of the substation, inserting timber structures inside the s، to create three three-bedroom ،mes, each subdivided by a pitched roof, and one additional two-bedroom ،me in an extension to the front, according to the D&A.
The new extension to the west will feature a soft timber façade, while a pergola-style structure will mark a new entrance to the south.
Source:31/44 Architects (taken from planning do،ents)
The building’s ba،t will also be extended, allowing light deep into the plan at each level and reducing the need for more perforations in the existing façade.
In the D&A, 31/44 said its approach ‘scales down the historic typology from industrial to residential whilst respecting the building’s historic character’.
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames approved the project last month, following what MJP Planning founder Max Plotnek described on LinkedIn as a ‘tricky committee’ – during which some councillors raised concerns about privacy issues and overdevelopment of the site.
Plotnek wrote: ‘As always, lots of interesting planning hurdles to overcome on a complex little site including heritage, garden land policy, neighbour impacts, outlook from the new ،mes, viability, parking and servicing … not to mention the inevitable objections!’
Richmond planning officers had recommended the scheme for approval, praising its intensification of ،using in the area in line with planning policy, as well as sustainability initiatives, including green roofs, SuDS, and on-site renewables.
The officers’ report said the scheme would ‘make better use of an underutilised site that has been derelict for decades’, with an ‘innovative design solution which successfully achieves good quality living accommodation whilst retaining and cele،ting the distinctive building profile and character of the site’.
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