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VINCENT COURT

An existing 1950’s residential development in the heart of central London, located within a complex architectural, cultural and historic setting.

Through intelligent design the studio identified and unlocked the significant opportunity to increase the amount of residential accommodation through air rights development.

Given the sensitive nature of the conservation area, the materiality, height and scale of the proposed extension were of particular concern.

With the density debate raging, alongside a very practical need to deliver new homes in the capital, it’s becoming increasingly popular for residential owners and developers to think more creatively about how to develop within the city, making the most of their existing buildings in areas with appropriate existing services and amenities. Vincent Court is located within the Portman Estate Conservation area of the City of Westminster. The scheme comprises of a rooftop extension that provides eight new residential dwellings with a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments, two new lift cores external to the existing building with high quality external cladding to suit the conservation context, replacement windows to the existing building and new balconies on the rear façade to all existing dwellings. The scheme was unanimously approved by Westminster Council in March 2020 and the team are currently working with developer Apex Airspace to deliver the project.

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An existing 1950’s residential development in the heart of central London, located within a complex architectural, cultural and historic setting.

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