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S333. Arch Street housing. London

Patricia García - July 12, 2012. 09:00

Project published in Density is Home

Arch Street will be used to house some of the residents who have had to leave the Heygate Estate...

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Archived in: Collective housing Density London S333 DENSITY IS HOME

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Goldfinger. Trellick Tower: Hybrid or Social Condenser?

Patricia García - May 30, 2011. 11:10

Project published in This is Hybrid

One of the first persons to propose high-rise social housing was Ernö Goldfinger, with a scheme for housing and circulation similar to that of L’Unité.

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Archived in: London Hybrid buildings Patricia García Goldfinger, Ernö This is Hybrid

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Patrick Hodgkinson. Brunswick centre: Hybrid or Social Condenser?

Patricia García - May 19, 2011. 08:50

Project published in This is Hybrid

Located in Bloomsbury, this complex was conceived as a three-level plaza running the length of the block and linking directly with the surrounding road.

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Archived in: London Hybrid buildings Patricia García Hodgkinson, Patrick This is Hybrid

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Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, Arup. Barbican: Hybrid or Social Condenser?

Patricia García - April 28, 2011. 09:30

Project published in This is Hybrid

This is the result of an initiative by the City of London to rebuild the area, devastated in the Second World War. The need for housing and the lack of space led to the design of a large residential complex, in which shops, a youth hostel, educational, sports, cultural and leisure programmes are included.

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Archived in: London Hybrid buildings Patricia García Chamberlin, Powell & Bon Arup This is Hybrid

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Witherford Watson Mann. Dwellings in Ailsa Street. London

Patricia García - March 21, 2011. 11:15

Project published in Density projects

Ailsa Street is a 4.7 hectare site in the lower Lea Valley in East London that became isolated from Poplar when the A12 road was created in the 1960’s. Once cut off from the surrounding urban fabric, the site has become increasingly treated as a back, occupied by scrap dealers, refuse recycling and fly tippers.

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Archived in: Collective housing Density London Witherford Watson Mann Density projects Patricia García

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Riches Hawley Mikhail Architects. 180 dwellings in Luton. United Kingdom

Patricia García - March 19, 2011. 10:00

Project published in Density Projects

The project consists of 180 residential units in a run-down suburb of the satellite town of Luton. The brief asks how flats could be as desirable as houses for families in a high-density suburban scheme.

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Archived in: Collective housing Density London Riches Hawley Mikhail Density projects Patricia García

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Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. KX200. London

Patricia García - October 9, 2010. 16:00