Slot House
THE benyon Estate & Clerkenwell Green
The three-bedroom ‘slot house’ was developed to infill the gap between two terraced houses. The design intends to stitch the new dwelling into the surrounding context of early Victorian terraces, cottages and later neo victorian additions in a conservation area.
The Front of the House fits the Conservation area and terraced houses on Englefield Road.
The existing site was bombed, with high explosive (H E.) bombs on 29th September 1940.
Site plan of the old tramline route on Kingsland Road, showing the previous thoroughfare.
Section through proposed ‘Slot House’ showing how it accommodates a new entrance to the studios beyond.
Proposed ground floor plan
Old uses on a site give clues as to what it might become, here are similar projects where we have used historical research to inform new designs:
