Agar Grove Homes in Camden
Agar Grove Homes, Camden Passivhaus Apartments, Housing Project North London, UK Eco Architecture
Agar Grove Homes in Camden
Passivhaus Housing Scheme in North London, England – design by HawkinsBrown, Architects
8 Nov 2018
Agar Grove Homes
Architects: HawkinsBrown
Agar Grove Homes
Location: Camden, London, England, UK
Agar Grove Homes
HawkinsBrown acted as lead architect, while Architype acted as Passivhaus delivery architect for the first phase of the scheme, which provides 38 homes that are all socially rented to existing estate tenants, enabling the next phase of development to move ahead.
Once complete, the scheme will deliver five hundred energy-efficient, affordable homes, making it the largest Passivhaus development in the UK. Agar Grove is part of the Council?s Community Investment Programme and aims to promote a ?fabric-first? approach to increase energy performance. The new homes are built to achieve Passivhaus certification, significantly reducing heating bills by around 90% compared with conventional homes.
A large majority of the apartments are dual aspect with bedrooms elevated above ground floor level, with living spaces benefitting from the South-facing aspect, a balcony running the full width of the façade and panoramic views of central London from the middle levels and above.
Natural light and open spaces make the homes feel welcoming and spacious. Double height communal entrances offer a direct view through the building to the residents? ...
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