Gort Scott, in collaboration with developer Pocket Living, has secured planning permission to build 45 affordable “Pocket” apartments on the site of an unused office building in Walthamstow, England. In an effort to produce highly-sought-after living space in the heart of the city, the design features three- and four-story elements that complete the terrace in the rear of the existing building, filling the gap between neighboring developments.

Inspired by the legacy of the William Morris School that previously occupied the site, as well as by the Warner Houses typical to the city, the exterior of the project will be characterized by a decorative fletton type red brick and precast concrete.

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• Architects

  Gort Scott

• Location

  United Kingdom, Walthamstow Central, Walthamstow Central Station BR Hoe St, Walthamstow, London E17 7LP, UK

• Category

  Retail

• Design Team

  Susie Hyden, Joe Mac Mahon, Alice Shepherd, Nadine Coetzee

• Project Year

  2016

• Photographs

  Dirk Lindner

Oxford University has released five shortlisted proposals to overhaul and extend its St Hilda's College. Part of the invited competition Redefining St Hilda's, the concepts are designed to expand student and Fellow accommodation, while providing new social and teaching spaces, Middle Common Room, Porters' Lodge and entrance for the college.

“We are keenly aware of the legacy we give to future generations as well as the opportunity to enhance Oxford itself. This initiative is all about reimagining this beautiful site and creating an academic environment which is pleasing and satisfying to use, and which enables the College to flourish over the next hundred years,” says St Hilda’s College Principal, Professor Sir Gordon Duff.

Read on for a glance at the five shortlisted proposals...

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• Architects

  Gort Scott

• Location

  Wembley, Greater London, United Kingdom

• Category

  Small Scale

• Area

  224.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2013