Lessons Learnt - Design for London

MOR2
morden: scenario 2
Though less he vily tr fficked
Medium sc le project sites
th n some of south London’s
other A-ro d rteries, London
Ro d is not successful
street. With the exception
of few well-defined 19 0s
m nsion locks, its uilt
f ric consists of rel tively
PROGRAMME MOR2:
Development re : 1,7 h
dil pid ted shopping p r des,
Dwellings: 290 units
semi-det ched dwellings nd
low-qu lity p rtments. Loc ted
etween the two p rks nd with the presence of
the Merton civic centre, prominent mosque nd
su ur n r il st tion, it could ecome green
oulev rd with cle rly defined section nd cle r
civic qu lity. New residenti l development of n
ppropri te sc le would complement the xis,
with units designed to minimise imp ct of noise
on menity.
A pro ctive development fr mework could e
cre ted to encour ge such development over
period of time, specifying uilding line, m ssing
nd key elements of housing menity such s
priv te menity sp ce provision. The definition of
ground floor front ge is cruci l. Not ll of London
Ro d would e vi le for ret il or even worksp ce
nd the design ch llenge is to include good
ground floor residenti l units. Tow rds the re r, the
tr nsition to the existing su ur n stock needs
to e c refully m n ged to ensure comp ti ility
etween the 4-6 storey oulev rd development
nd the existing, 2- storey homes. Mews-like
developments nd sm ller locks in the rel tively
deep plots could chieve this tr nsition.
KEy RELEVANT THEMES:
.1 strengthen the edges of town centres
.4 Improve A-ro d conditions
In order to give s lience to the notion of ‘green’
oulev rd, the provision of green roofs, green
f c des nd lcony or loggi pl nting should e
strongly encour ged. Equ lly, c r p rking needs
to e minimised, lthough im gin tive solutions
for undercroft p rking would e fe si le.
Top left: townhouses in Berlin ( y Ingen leek Architects)
re loc ted on set ck plot, thus cre ting hidden
qu lity.
Top right: on very deep plot on the Rue de l’Ourcq in P ris
( y Philippe G ze u), n p rtment uilding ehind the
m in street uilding, is ccessed y g ted courty rd.
Bottom: the Luycksterrein ( y McCre norL vington
Architects) is very deep lock dj cent to one of
Amsterd ms usiest A-ro ds. Townhouses re situ ted
in quiet courty rd, within surrounding p rtment
uilding.
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