Back Land in Barnet

The Site Provided the Potential to Develop a Small Bungalow

The cost of land within the London Boroughs is now at a premium due to the high demand for housing. Developers are seeking various ways to develop land to meet this need. This particular site consisted of several unused garages behind multiple blocks of flats. The heavily overlooked site provided the potential to create a small bungalow with minimal impact on the surrounding flats.

The proposed building aimed to reduce its impact on the existing flats by having a low profile and incorporating a green roof, creating an ‘extended garden’ for the first-floor flats overlooking the site. The bungalow also featured a generous amount of external amenity space, with a pergola to reduce overlooking from the apartments. The result was a small, functional house for a small family, catering to a contemporary way of living.