This project consists of four houses on a wedge-shaped site adjacent to a church and churchyard. The immediate urban context is very fragmented, but the shape of the site and disposition of the adjacent houses suggested a solution in terms of separate pavilion-like buildings.

The solution adopted is based on the traditional English typology of the semi-detached villa. Each villa contains two three-storey, eight person houses, which are entered from the sides. The buildings consist of traditional tectonic elements such as hipped roof, punched windows, bow windows, and loggias. But, because of the heterogeneous character of the site, these have been treated with great freedom from the point of view of architectural language.

The construction is of load-bearing concrete blocks, finished in stucco above a brick plinth. Window frames are of powder-coated aluminium. The roofs are of concrete slates.

Awards

• Civic Trust Award: commendation 1985
• NETAS Commendation Award 1986

(design : Colquhoun + Miller)