Morpeth Gardens, Hackney

Project: Residential

Size: 300 m²

Location: London, Hackney

Client: Peabody Trust


This scheme was submitted as part of an open competition. The site is a long and narrow stretch of backland in the Lauriston Village. Innovative strategies to introduce low-level dwelling between the back gardens and its row of mature trees and the street. A screen offers a transition between passers-by and residents. Internal courtyard offers privacy and focussed outlook onto the preserved trees.

Morpeth Gardens, Hackney

Project: Residential

Size: 300 m²

Location: London, Hackney

Client: Peabody Trust

This scheme was submitted as part of an open competition. The site is a long and narrow stretch of backland in the Lauriston Village. Innovative strategies to introduce low-level dwelling between the back gardens and its row of mature trees and the street. A screen offers a transition between passers-by and residents. Internal courtyard offers privacy and focussed outlook onto the preserved trees.