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Architects: Mae Architects
- Area: 1076 m²
- Year: 2018
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Photographs:Tim Crocker
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Manufacturers: Wienerberger, Leigh’s, Microstation, Nuprotec, Velfac
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Lead Architects: Alex Ely, Michael Dillon
Text description provided by the architects. Commissioned by the London Borough of Camden, the two sites created twenty-one new high-quality homes for residents living in the path of the HS2 development in Camden. Thirteen family homes and a new community centre are located on Robert Street and eight new homes on Varndell Street, alongside sitewide improvements to the public realm. Replacing a former car park, Kirkfell is a new linear block which has been carefully positioned to provide a strong frontage to Robert Street; textured blond brick, cantilevered concrete balconies and a public colonnade below provide the building with a distinct public-facing appearance. The building steps back in section from five storeys along Robert Street, to two-storeys to the rear to minimise its impact upon surrounding residential units, and to allow for the creation of elevated deck access to the new maisonette homes.
