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In-Between

Riches Hawley Mikhail Architects, Hackney, London, 2003

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The south facing facade with the terrace locked into its site

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Reworking of the terrace in Watcott’s Yard, Hackney, London. A self-build project creating three dwellings by two architects and a designer

The terrace is divided into three identical volumes by structural studwork party walls, each with a 47 square meter internal footprint. The timber framing allows the south wall of the terrace to be fully glazed. No 1 is a house share with a workspace, number 2 is a two-bed house and number 3 is two self-contained flats.

The south facade shows a regular rhythm over the three houses, with some of the storey-height glazed panels as opening lights or ground-floor terrace doors.

Number 3 (the furthest east) has broken up some panels with a scattering of smaller opening lights. The gables and rear of Numbers 1 and 3 are clad in polycarbonate sheet, with some windows to the rear, though the polycarbonate also runs over openings as a cheap ‘obscured glass’ for privacy.

The rear of the centre house is fully glazed while the roof of the whole terrace is clad in sedum. Insulation is variously recycled newspaper and sheep’s wool.