Erskine Mews is a quaint street in Primrose Hill, Camden; a beautiful part of London a stones through from Regents Park and Camden Market.

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A resident wanted to take the lead and propose the extension of all 5 properties on the Mews, which were split into 2 separate opposing blocks in a linear configuration. The properties were built post war and were solid brick forms with large modernist windows offering plentiful light into the rooms.

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The Mews was surrounded by a wider block of taller Georgian terraces on 4 sides, creating a sheltered but bounded condition where lots of windows were overlooking one another.

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Tasked with creating extensions to each of the 5 properties, a detailed analysis of the surrounding blocks took place to ascertain the distances and potential challenges the works may face.

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Initial concepts were drawn to create a squared form which was chamfered to reduce the impacts to the surrounding neighbours. The chamfered design also helped to create 5 separate forms which seemed desirable to create a sense of individuality.

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The intention was for the extensions to house amenity space, so the angular form was extended to create screening for privacy.

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Some of the extension, were larger than others due to the site constraints. One, for example, was closer to the main terrace and so the windows nearby were more impactful.