St James Street Mews, Brighton – John Whiting Architecture

The regeneration of a neglected back street in Kemp Town has been achieved by the insertion of six contemporary one bedroom mews houses.

Following demolition of an existing warehouse the detail design was developed to overcome a number of unexpected site constraints including dimensional variations, ground conditions and party wall issues. An off-site manufactured panelised timber frame system has been used to accommodate site access difficulties and to aid in achieving the required thermal performance. Engineering brick cladding makes reference to the tough urban location and relates to the mathematical tile finishes on historic buildings nearby.

Each house has an open plan living room at ground floor with bedroom and bathroom above. Roof lights and sun pipes provide daylight to the stairwell and internal rooms. The houses include a bio-diversity roof system, achieve a ‘very good’ Eco Homes rating and are designed to Life Time Homes standards.

Project
St. James Street Mews, Brighton

Client
Downland Housing Association

John Whiting Architects - St James Street Mews

Contact

Email — jw@johnwhiting.co.uk
Mobile — 07818 443753

Instagram — @architectjw

Correspondence address —
14 Bates Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 6PG

Office location —
12 Richmond Parade
Brighton
BN2 9QD

Site credit — madebycargo.com