Client: New Islington & Hackney Housing Assn.
Title: Link Street
Location: London, UK
Description: Commendation - National Homebuilder Design Awards 2000
This ground breaking project in the centre of Hackney redefines the provision of housing for rough sleepers with a history of mental illness.
Set within a primarily residential area next to a Grade I listed building the design incorporates a contemporary language of brick, render and metal windows. A safe, secure and optimistic environment is created by the form and massing of the buildings which respect the context and enclose a south-facing communal garden, planted to provide areas of tranquillity and privacy. Plants have been chosen specifically to stimulate the senses and encourage the rehabilitation of residents after years of deprivation on the streets of the City.
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