MOUNT ARGUS

This is a proposal for an addition to the top of the existing Manor Court building along revision to the facades through the addition of an externally insulated skin. This new skin allows us to homogenise the two disparate elements into a cohesive whole.

The existing Manor Villas developments are all distinctly marked by their horizontal datum at each floor. To retain this horizontal expression, as well as accommodating the various ope types in the scheme, a stepping facade has been used which takes the top line of the opes as its transition point. As well as articulating each floor, this creates a logic for the facade which also allows for an easy change of material when we come to the ground. Here a more durable material than the softer rendered insulation can be used where the building begins to interact with life at ground level and needs to be more robust.

Units:
6 Additional Apartments

By:
JFOC Architects

By:
Manor Court, Mount Argus, Harold’s Cross

Status:
Planning