DEBEAUVOIR ESTATE 078 BLACKWELL CLOSE 112 SELMAN & WELLDAY HOUSE 114 HOGAN MACAU 113 SELFRIDGES DESK 111 ARTIST STUDIO 028 MARION ROAD 052 PENHALIGON'S 020 DAVISVILLE ROAD 015 SOUTH BANK APARTMENT 038 CÉLINE POP-UP STORE 045 CHLOÉ POP-UP STORE 105 BAYSTON ROAD 018 BURBERRY S/S 19 054 CÉLINE LA RINASCENTE 041 CAIRO HOUSING 106 KING'S GROVE 026 BURBERRY A/W 19 057 ADDERBURY HILL BARN 049 ELSLEY ROAD 035 CHLOÉ 074 LEWES PHOENIX 076 AESOP WHITE CITY 060 ALLSAINTS 058 TORI ANN WALK 043 CHOWDHURY WALK 047 AESOP BATTERSEA 079 SOUTHWARK HOUSING 077 APL NEW YORK 090 PRIVATE SHOWROOM 066 HOLY CARROT 096
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1View into site from London

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2Interior perspective across the central volume

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3View towards the street frontage

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4Spatial view through the primary circulation

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5Interior view across the threshold condition

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6Perspective through the interior

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7View across the completed interior from London

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8Interior perspective towards the entrance sequence

Al-Jawad Pike were shortlisted with Karakusevic Carson and East Architecture to develop proposals for an infill housing development across four sites on the DeBeauvoir Estate in Hackney. The proposal, consisting of 64 units, was conceived as an ‘object building’ with a nuanced response to its context and the diverse buildings that surround it. 

The ground and first storey plinth respond to the Georgian terraces to the east and conservation area to the north. An 8-storey residential building on the street corner provides an anchor to the site which is directly bordered by open spaces to the north and west. The second taller block provides an intermediate step up to an existing adjacent 18-storey tower block. 

The material treatment of the façade is tonally consistent on all elevations to create a coherent whole between the buildings. An interplay of horizontal and vertical bands creates a weaving effect at the upper levels, while at ground level a colonnade of masonry columns creates new entrances, providing a sense of visual permeability across the site.