When: 6 May, Wednesday
Time: 11am - 12.30pm
Meeting point and travel: 54 bus. Meet at the bus 54 stop at 10:10 am by Blackheath Railway Station toward Elmers End
Or meet, at 11.00 at the visit site by no. 54 bust stop, Farmstead Rd, London SE6 3ED
Join Tom Mitchel, a Partner at Metropolitan Workshop for a visit to their recently completed and acclaimed residential scheme.
Bellingham in Lewisham is largely defined by its historic 1920s cottage estate, developed by the London County Council, which features red-brick homes with gardens and a "garden city" layout. Phoenix Community Housing, a local resident-led association, manages over 7,600 homes in the area.
'These 24 homes added to a 1920s south-east London estate are 100% affordable while having character, identity and joy, yet winning planning proved slow and tortuous.
Beyond finding a harmonious relationship with its surroundings, the layout has several other advantages. Every dwelling is dual, triple or even quadruple aspect, while the layout and form layer the composition of buildings, diminishing the perceived size and scale of the development.
The 24 family homes at a density of 84 dwellings per hectare (DPH), compared with 14 DPH in the surrounding estate, manage to cleverly manipulate their scale to feel completely at home. The dwellings are 100% affordable with 18 at London Affordable Rent, six shared ownership. All of them meet the Passivhaus Low Energy Building Standard. The resident we met noted that he hardly ever turns on the heating.' Hari Philips, RIBA Journal.
Tickets £10. Please reserve your place via the link below
Photo credit: Fred Haworth
