Exploring the unique nature and slim configuration of the traditional terraced house, the Ghost Houses project in Nunhead, London, by Fraher & Findlay takes its cue from neighbouring properties to infill the existing street scene.
The two new units feature submerged rear extensions with elevated gardens that extend past the traditional building line into the garden and provide additional living space for the 2-3 bedroom dwellings. The submerged nature of the new space ensures that garden walls are low, thus protecting the neighbouring gardens and light to existing windows.
Activities on each floor are linked together by a spacious ‘social’ staircase that provides space for random encounters while angled roof lights and windows draw light deep into the plan.
All new building components utilize modern construction methods that offset fabrication techniques as well as a sustainable methodology for device design. For example, the houses use source heat pumps and MVHR to maintain their temperature rather than employing a conventional boiler.
