Gloucester Studios
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Mixed-use refurbishment of a Georgian townhouse, previously used as offices, and two industrial sheds to the rear, into a block of six residential flats alongside a train line
A mix of six residential units, from one-bed flats to luxurious three-bed courtyard lofts, along with two B1 work units have been created, showing how industrial units on tight, landlocked sites can be re-used.
The rear sheds have been cut in half to form a shared courtyard, with a ground floor industrial unit and first floor three bedroom apartment on each side.
High-specification fire ratings and acoustic performance fro
indows and the external envelope are achieved by using isolated internal wall linings, and in windows by using thermally-broken frames with secondary inner glazing and large interstitial void. Trains are therefore visible but not audible.
Data
- Begun: Sep 2006
- Completed: Nov 2009
- Floor area: 1,250m2
- Sectors: Residential, House
- Total cost: £2.3M
- Procurement: JCT Intermediate Building Contract (2005)
- CO2 Emissions: 23kg/m2/year
- Address: Gloucester Studios, Gloucester Avenue, London, NW1 8JH, United Kingdom
Professional Team 
- Architect: de Metz Forbes Knight Architects
- Client: London Buildings
- Services consultant: Peter Deer and Associates
- Main contractor: Cubitt
- Project manager: Edmond Shipway
- Quantity surveyor: Edmond Shipway
- Structural engineer: Elliott Wood Partnership
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