Residential amenity design
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about residential amenity design
Project • By GRID architects and GRID interiors • Urban Green Spaces
Kennington Stage
Working on behalf of Anthology, part of the Lifestory Group, GRID Architects have secured planning consent for the residential redevelopment of the former Woodlands Care Home and the Grade II listed Masters House site, located in Kennington. The proposals will deliver 126 new homes in a mix of sizes and tenure types, including large family homes. In addition, to help tackle London’s housing crisis, 24% of the new homes will be affordable (base on hab rooms), with a focus on low cost rented housing which are in high demand locally.
Since February 2021, GRID, Lifestory, and Lambeth Council have been working in close partnership after a previous proposal was rejected at appeal. GRID was then appointed to develop a smaller and more... More
Project • By GRID architects and GRID interiors • Apartments
Brooke House
Brooke House, a new residential development by GRID architects, has completed in Acton, west London, delivering 102 100% affordable homes for women on behalf of Women’s Pioneer Housing (WPH) in partnership with L&Q. The 15-storey building replaces an outdated estate of 39 flats with a significantly expanded and future-facing housing offer, tailored to the needs of single women in London.
The project’s name also reflects this legacy. Previously known as Brook House, it was renamed Brooke House in a subtle reference to Emma Brooke, the 19th-century novelist and campaigner for women’s and workers’ rights. This connection is carried into the building’s entrance foyer through a mural by award-winning printmaker... More
Project • By 74 • Apartments
Enigma Square
Interior design practice 74 has harmonised three different inspirational strands in its designs for the new amenity spaces at Grainger plc’s Enigma Square in Milton Keynes. Enigma Square is a new, £63m, BTR residential scheme from Grainger, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, and encompasses 261 purpose-designed rental homes in a central Milton Keynes development on a site that once housed a YMCA. The new project follows the completion of a number of other highly-successful BTR amenity design schemes by 74 for Grainger, including The Headline and Pin Yard in Leeds.
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About the Scheme
Enigma Square is the second BTR development by Grainger to complete in the Buckinghamshire city and follows the 2020... More