Laycock Street Development

Four different buildings frame the courtyard. To the north a seven storey building overlooks an area of parkland. The ground and basement storeys contain a doctors surgery and upper floors have maisonette ‘scissor’ flats including double height spaces. This creates dual aspect flats within a deep floor plan that all enjoy both south facing balconies and views across the park to the north.

The eastern building includes a variety of flat configurations combining different elements: terrace balconies, rear gardens, private entrances from the courtyard and duplex apartments at high level.

A terrace of four bedroom houses with courtyard gardens form the western edge. The courtyard plan sets the upper floors of the building back from the boundary avoiding overlooking to neighbouring properties.

The southern block is a terrace of six bedroom houses each with rear gardens and a block of two bedroom flats all managed by Community Housing Association.

Individually each property combines a flexible internal space with a generous outdoor space, either in the form of usable balconies, courtyards or gardens.

The centre of the courtyard includes a series of sinuous benches organised in carefully considered groupings. Parts of the building project forward from the main facade to address the courtyard, create low level roof terraces and frame entrances to the ground floor units.