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Development Management Forum

Wednesday 3 October 2012

Sidings Community Centre,150 Brassey Road, NW6 2BA

6.15pm 8.30pm

Hopkins Architects

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Benefits to the local residents the Community Centre and the Peace Park

The Proposals

Theproposalsfortheregenerationofthesiteincludethefollowing:Thecreationofhighquality,welldesignedbuildingsalongMaygrove

Road;Theprovisionofmuchneededhighqualityresidentialunitsincluding

familysizedunits;Thecreationofhighqualitylandscapingaroundthesite;Theprovisionofaffordablehousingincludingfamilysizedaffordable

houses;Theprovisionofcarparkingandbicycleparkingonsitetocaterforthe

newresidents;Theconstructionofaverysustainablebuilding;

Detailed Improvements to the area around Sidings CommunityCentre

1. CafeIKiosk2. BenchedSeatingArea3. Re-TarmacCarPark4. CommunalSeatingArea5. ReplaceTarmacWithPolymericRubberSportsSurface6. FloorMountedFlushPhotoVoltaicLighting

AntonyGormleyssculptureatthenorthernendofMaygrovePeacePark. PeaceCraneorigamibirdsculpture(1984)withlocalchildren.

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SidingsCommunityCentregableendwallasexisting

Illustrationofpotentialimprovements

Illustrationofpotentialimprovementsatnighttime

Peace Park Contributions

AsaresultofcontributionstheschemewillberequiredtopaytotheLondonBoroughofCamden,theremaybeanopportunitytoprovidefundingforimprovementstotheadjacentPeaceParkandSidingsCommunityCentre.Thesearesomesuggestedimprovementsthatcouldoccurtothelocalarea.

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Existingplaygrounds

ExistingSidingsParkingArea

Proposednewartificialgrassplayingsurface

ProposedSidingsParkingAreare-landscaped

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Hopkins in and around the area

We intend that Hopkins Architects design for Maygrove

Road housing will add to our significant body of

award winning projects in and around the borough of

Camden.

HopkinsArchitectshavecreatednumerousbuildingsinandaround

HampsteadandCamden.Thosethatarebuiltareallaward-winning,

recognisedasqualitymodernlandmarksinandaroundtheboroughs

ofNorthLondon.TheWellcomeTrustHeadquartersandAndrew

BarnettsHome(partnerinchargeoftheMaygroveRoadHousing

ProjectatHopkins)havebothwonCamdenDesignAwards.

Quality of Design in the Area

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3 4 4

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1. Hopkins Offices, Broadley Terrace

2. Hopkins House, Hampstead3. UCLH - Macmillan Cancer Centre

4. Andrew Barnetts House. Hampstead

5. Henrietta Barnett School, Hampstead6. Wellcome Trust, Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road

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Olympic Velodrome - Hopkins Architects

Amongourmanyaward-winningprojects,theVelodromeforthe2012LondonOlympicGamesisundoubtedlythemost

high-profiletohavebeencompletedinrecentyears.Theintimatevenueisdesignedtobereflectiveofitsuseand

contextandhasbeenlaudedasastunningvenuebuiltforchampionsanddesignedforlegacybyLordSebastian

Coe.

Thebuildingformsanelegantresponsetothebriefbyusingsimplematerialsinanefficientmannertomeettheclients

aspirationswithintheavailablebudget.AsoneofthefourvenuesontheOlympicsitewhichwillremainaspermanent

fixturesinthecontinuedregenerationofeastLondon,thefacilitywasdesignedtobefunctionalandinspirationalforbothathletesandspectatorsinbothGamesandpost-Gamesmodes.Theringofglazingaroundtheconcourseofthe

entirebuildingisdesignedtoallowthepublictoseeactionoccurringinsidewhileprovidingviewsandvisualconnection

tothesurroundingparkandLondonskylinetobuildingoccupants.

AmongthesignificantpraisewhichtheVelodromehasreceived,SirChrisHoysaid:

ItswithoutdoubtthemostspectacularVelodromeIhaveeverseen.

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Awards

2012 Architecture Award, Design Museums Design of the Year 2012

2012 WAN Award, Civic Building Sector

2011 AJ 100 Building of the Year Award

2011 New London Architecture Award

2011 RIBA Award for Architecture

2011 Architecture and Design Business Stadium Award

2011 Stirling Prize Peoples Choice

2011 BCIA Prime Ministers Better Public Building Award

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Existing Site Plan

The SiteThesiteislocatedonMaygroveRoadintheLondonBoroughofCamdentothe

eastofKilburnHighRoad(A5)andtothenorthofIversonRoadinproximityto

KilburnUndergroundstation.

Thesitecontainsanexisting1930sfactorycalledHandrailHouse.Thegroundsalsoincludearundowncarparkanddilapidatedsurroundswithasteepbank

overgrownwithwildshrubs.

Thesurroundingareaisprincipallyresidentialwithterracedhousesfacingthesite

onMaygroveRoad,aresidentialestateandlocalparktotherearandanearly

completedresidentialdevelopmentdirectlytothewestofthesiteat59MaygroveRoad.TotheeastofthesiteiscommercialpremisesincludingMaygroveHouse

and73MaygroveRoadalthoughthelatterincludesresidentialaccommodation.

AB

A

ViewofMaygrovePeaceParklookingWest

ViewofMaygrovePeaceParklookingSouth

TheHandrailHousesiteterminatestheviewfromeitherendofMaygroveRoad.

B

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Design Rationale

Ourresponsetothesitehasbeeninformedbyitscontext,particularlythedevelopmentoftraditionalterracedpropertiesfacingthedevelopmentsite.ThedesignrespondstothestreetfrontagetothesouthandtothePeaceParktothenorth.

Ourdesignproposestoredevelopthesiteoftheoddlyshapedno.67MaygroveRoadofferingamuchmorecontextuallyacceptableandholisticstreetfrontagetoMaygroveRoad.

SketchshowingproposeddevelopmentinteractingwiththeexistingNo.67MaygroveRoad

SketchshowingproposeddevelopmenteliminatingNo.67MaygroveRoad

InitialDesignDevelopment

Sketchshowingabilitytocreateacoherent4storeydevelopmentwithsetbackatticstorey

Tryingtoutilisetherearboundarydoesnotproduceanycoherentdevelopmentform.

CreatingmoreopenspacesontoMaygroveRoadincreasesscaleofdevelopmentsontoPeacePark.

ReinforcingtheTerracealongMaygroveRoad,alsobreaksdownmassingtoPeacePark.

Development of Site Strategy

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MaygroveRoad

Alledgesofthesitewillbecomplementedby sof t green edges. Theroofswillbeplantedwithgreenand brown roofs. Thecommunalgardenwillprovideaseriesoftranquilseatingspacessetwithina landscapegarden.

Formalhedgeswillrunparalleltothe b ui ld in g to pr ovi de a ga rd en scr ee n betweenthenewbuildingandthePark. Plantingwillhaveseasonalinterestand, insomespecies,referencewillbemadeto thehistoryoftheParkwithJapanese species.

Greenroof Brownroof

Entrance

Entrance

Communal

Garden

Maygrove

PeacePark

Brasse

yRoad

Tranquilseatingspacessetwithinalandscapegarden.

Formalevergreenhedge

Landscape Proposals

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TheCommunalGardenwillprovideaseriesoftranquilseatingspacessetwithinatreed

landscapegarden.

Formalhedges ShadetolerantBlackBamboo Raisedplanterwithbamboo

Thereargardenwillbebrokenupintoa

seriesofgreenterraceswithnewtrees.

Shadetolerant

bamboowillsoften

theretainingwall.

LikemanyLondon

Terracesthedesign

willprovideaformal

evergreenhedgeto

thefootpathalong

MaygroveRoad.

Landscape Proposals

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HopkinsArchitects-RiceUniversity

HopkinsArchitects-RiceUniversity

HopkinsArchitects-BryanstonSchool

HopkinsArchitects-BryanstonSchool

Hopkins Experience Working in Brick

TheseprojectsshowathoughtprocesswhichhasinformedourapproachtothedesignofanewbuildingforMaygroveRoad.

Quiet,dignifiedandcrispelevationswithavarietyandrhythmintroducedintoanorderedandwelldetailedbrickarchitecture.Varietyisintroducedbywayofaninterplaybetweenbrick,timberandglazingtocreatebothverticalandhorizontalhierarchyandarticulation.

AllofourbrickbuildingsintheUKhavereceivedNationalBrickAwards.

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1. Overall Terrace 2. Bookends

3. Housing Entrance 4. Vertical Hierachy

Whole terrace scale End End

Attic

Middle

Ground

Middle

Hou se House

Entry

House House

Entry5. Overall Composition

LiketraditionalLondonterracearchitecture,thedesignseekstoestablishhorizontalandverticalvariety,whilemaintainingaconsitentoveralllanguage.Differentbuildingblocksbreakuptheoverallscale,whileavarietyofwindowtypesbringfurtherarticulationacrossthedevelopment.

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South Elevation

North Elevation

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