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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. “Contemporary residential block in Clerkenwell designed by former Conran Director” in London by Doone Silver ArchitectsJuly 19th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Doone Silver Architects Located in the heart of Clerkenwell, 63 Compton Street is a four-storey apartment building, created for Nord Development. Replacing a 2-storey electrical substation, the scheme adjoins a listed former public house and responds sensitively to the constraints of a conservation area. From the street, the building ‘reads’ as a 3-storey structure; the fourth storey is set back from the street, concealed behind a brick parapet and creating a generous terrace.  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects
 Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects The rear of the building is set back from the site boundary by two metres to create space for a ground floor terrace and large south-facing balconies to the upper floor apartments. Four generously proportioned lateral apartments have been created, varying in size from 95m2 to 120m2, with one apartment per floor, whilst each of the upper apartments has its own private lift access.  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects The building footprint is highly efficient with a shared access stair and lift. Each apartment comprises a dual aspect open plan living/dining/kitchen space, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The second floor apartment includes a large sliding door panel in the living room to create a flexible third bedroom/study. Within each apartment the use of an innovative domestic auto-mist sprinkler system has enabled the omission of traditional corridors and thereby provides maximum useable space. The system also allows entry into the 18 metre long open plan living/dining/kitchen spaces directly from the private lift lobbies. The bedrooms and bathrooms are located on the more private western side away from the lift and stair core and are configured to create flexibility in the second bedroom arrangement, which can include an en-suite shower room.  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects All three elevations of the building are important to their immediate context with all sides visible from the public realm. For this reason the Janinhoff brick is used throughout, the detailing of which is then manipulated in response to the specific location – the street; the passageway with apartment windows immediately opposite; and the rear podium level garden.  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects Doone Silver Architects is an emerging London-based architectural practice. Led by Directors Richard Doone, John Silver, and Ross Kerr, the practice has extensive experience in commercial and residential sectors worldwide.  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects  Image Courtesy © Doone Silver Architects
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