The family who commissioned the home was being forced out of a nearby home by their landlord and they saw an interesting opportunity in an awkward 4.8m wide yard space between two different buildings. They asked Amenity Space to design a 2 bedroom home for the location and won approval in May of 2009. During the planning process, the former Urban Design Officer at Islington Council said the affordable housing project was “the best design for an infill development in the borough.”
Not just an exceptional lesson in urban infill, 76 Newington Green Road is also a great example of affordable green architecture. Costing only £220,000, the home packs in a lot of green amenities, like solar passive design, a living sedum roof, recycled materials, an air-source heat pump, sheep’s wool insulation and Insulslab concrete slabs. Reclaimed oak was laminated and cut into slats to create the wooden facade on the third and fourth floors.
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A small, awkward triangular site in the Islington area of London was recently transformed into a fabulous green infill townhouse. The new addition unites two different period buildings with a modern sensibility that makes amazing use of space. Designed by Amenity Space, the four-story home is decked out with sustainable strategies and was built for a modest £220,000, making it the only affordable home in the area.
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The owners of the new urban infill project saw an opportunity in a small awkward triangular lot between two buildings and asked Amenity Space to design them a home.
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The 2-bedroom home was built for 220,000 pounds and is considered to be one of the only affordable homes in the area.
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On top of it being a great urban infill project, the home features a ton of green strategies like recycled materials.
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Solar passive design plus an air source heat pump, sheep’s wool insulation and Insulslab concrete slabs make the home remarkably energy efficient.
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The interior finishes were crafted from contrasting surfaces, bare face plywood, exposed laminated beams and diagonally-orientated floor boards.
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The staircase in the back of the house wraps around a void so that light filters down throughout the whole house.
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Reclaimed oak is used to create the laminated slats on the facade of the building, which contrast nicely with the traditional brick buildings on either side.
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The urban infill project is located in an awkward corner between two buildings that didn’t quite touch. In fact if you find the address on Google maps, the home has not been built and you can see the gap.
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The ground floor of the 4-story home is slightly sunken and features the kitchen and dining area.
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The stairs in the back wrap up into the living room on the first floor.
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The second floor contains a bathroom and a bedroom.
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The third floor contains the master bedroom and an office space.
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