ARCHITECTURE
London | UK
Greek Street
Affordable homes in Soho behind a retained Georgian facade, with restaurant and nightclub uses on the ground floor and in the basement.
Client | Soho Estates
Budget | Confidential
Status | Completed
RIBA Stage 3
Area | 1,250 sqm
Use | Residential
Role | Design services provided to MATT Architecture
Scope | Technical pack
CONTEXT
In the Soho Conservation District of London, this new construction affordable housing project consists of eight 2-bedroom apartments. Greek Street's existing three-storey Georgian façade has been preserved, and two additional floors have been added to raise the structure to the same height as its neighbouring buildings.
ARCHITECTURAL RESPONSE
Balconies in each apartment have been enriched with doubly curved handmade balustrades. All apartments are "corridor-free" using the maximum of the available space and have a unique view over "Paraiso", a stainless-steel bust placed against a living green wall in the courtyard below that is shared with Ilona Rose House. The ground floor elevation on the back of the building is defined by custom "Wedgwood blue" tiles manufactured from moulds created out of 3D-printed prototypes. The rose pattern visible on those tiles is the same as the one covering almost the entire Ilona Rose House building. Together, they create the courtyard’s unique character.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Building Awards 2022 - Finalist
Dezeen Awards 2022 - Longlisted
Photography by Fred Howarth
