Seven new family houses on Purley Downs Road, in the London Borough of Croydon. The houses are designed as a contemporary reinterpretation of the Arts and Crafts character that dominates the surrounding area.
Recognisable vernacular motifs and proportions — steeply pitched clay tiled roofs, deep gables, dormers and circular windows — are combined with a more contemporary brick palette and crisp detailing. The result is an attractive new development that does not compete with its established suburban context but enhances it.
Photographs by Adam Scott.
