Farm Lane, Fulham

The townhouses and apartments along Farm Lane have been designed to extend the existing terraced housing with proportions and materials that reflect the local architecture and adjacent property at Nº 99 Farm Lane.  They are two storey white stucco houses with slate mansard top floors connecting to the existing arches forming the entrance.

Beyond the double-arched entrance, the site opens up to reveal an impressive landscaped urban square surrounded on three sides by terraced townhouses. The end terraces act as a focal point fronted by three landscaped lawns, divided by pathways and tree planting, encouraging interaction and community within the development.

With a strong attention to refined construction detailing, the palette of materials used across the square has been selected to respect the existing context while giving the new buildings their own identity.  The ground floors are stone clad with the floors above being London stock brick with stone cornices wrapping around the parapet as the base to the zinc standing seam roofs. A mix of dormer windows and set back terraces give a varied roof profile.

Modern aluminium windows are set with stone reveals. At the end of the vista through the urban square, two houses frame the view and benefit from sympathetic but crisply detailed entrances. Deep reveals and large entrance doors give the houses a sense of grandeur appropriate to this context.

We have designed a new pedestrian square, one that it car free with parking provided in underground private garages, and combines the very best features of the classic London square with modern design, contemporary interiors and first-class specification. The mix of townhouses and apartments, green spaces and a pedestrianised square will help stimulate a new community for residents.