Iverson Road
West Hampstead, London

Project Description

This new development provides 19 homes, four of which are social housing. There is a communal terrace on the roof of the first floor as well as private terraces and balconies to each flat. Green walls on the east and west sides house bird and bat boxes and are visible from the street and railway. The buildings are clad in a mix of stone and copper rainscreen panels. Horizontal and vertical timber louvres provide shade to the terraces with full height glazing for access. The roofs are a combination of PV panels and green roofs.

Client – Formation Homes

Structural Engineer – Manhire Associates

M&E – Acumen Technical

Other Consultants – NRG (sustainability)

Contractor – Formation Design and Build

Status – Completed April 2016

Number of residential units – 19

Commercial Unit – 170sqm

Gross internal floor area – 2,020sqm

Construction cost – £6m

Photography: Agnese Sanvito