Battersea Sleaford Street

The scheme seeks to limit the annoyances caused by the rail traffic by creating a series of east-west facing buildings perpendicular to the railway tracks. A southern building with incubator business units acts as a buffer between trains and the residential courtyard spaces. A new street is opened on the southern edge, utilising an existing bridge and turning two previously unsafe cul-de-sacs into a meaningful urban east-west connection.

The massing of the east-west facing blocks is kinked at strategic locations to reduce the perceived length of the buildings and define the public spaces. The façades are articulated through coloured bricks, fading in colour from garden to sky, as well as oversized balconies for all apartments that vary footprint and orientation to create a sense of movement across the blocks. Roof spaces, podiums over parking and over shops are designed as accessible gardens and play areas to promote an active community and a sense of ownership between residents.