Spring Grove

Loughton, Essex

Arts & Crafts Homes

This prominent corner site is fronted with an Arts & Crafts form and replaces a single-house dwelling, with nine apartments

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Overview

This project re-develops a single-home into nine apartments on the cusp of Loughton Town centre.

With the site’s sloping nature and different levels, we designed a building that resembles two separate wings connected by a circulation core, to break up its form and prevent it from dominating the streetscape.

Varied and intricate brickwork is a key component of our design and dark roof tiles with scallops and dark brown windows are proposed to mimic the materiality used locally. Through our precise detailing of windows with a modern twist, brickwork, and a feature gable, the property is able to succinctly honour the Arts & Crafts movement without being a pastiche.

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Nine apartments on a site that originally housed just one property
Intricate brick detailing including pushed out brick; brick soldier courses; contemporary brick bays; perforated brick façade to communal entrance; brick corbelling; and brick chamfers around window openings. These features create the property’s signature Arts and Crafts aesthetic
Natural slate roof with integrated band of slate scallops, in the style of locally listed buildings
Windows have been designed to prevent overlooking
Existing foliage is retained to soften the site’s borders