Charlton & Albany ← Works ← Henley Halebrown

Charlton & Albany London 2021–

Designed for Passivhaus certification, the 209 homes are 100% affordable. 95% of homes are dual or triple aspect, with form factor, orientation and embodied carbon optimised to create exemplary sustainable architecture.

Charlton & Albany belongs to a tradition of modest architecture that carefully combines efficiency and an economy of means with well-constructed buildings.

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High levels of insulation and air tightness combine with durable masonry cladding and finishes
A series of courtyard and rooftop gardens are connected by a new pedestrian passage set within a public realm distinguished by the many retained mature London Plane trees
Our scheme replaces an island of 1960s development with a new contiguous and connected piece of city
Ground floor plan in its Brentford context, close to the confluence of the Rivers Thames and Brent, and the Grand Union Canal
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Model of Block B, designed by Henley Halebrown, and Block E, also referred to as the ‘Pavilion’, designed by nimtim
Model of Block C (Henley Halebrown) and Block D (ZCD)
External structures offer a parity between a life indoors and one outdoors
Walls are framed by loggias and galleries, creating open-air circulation and generous terraces for residents. The steelwork is chosen and detailed for future demountability and reuse
Reinstating the historic high street frontage
The gardens and new pedestrian streets are linked by a third, quieter, east-west passage
The courtyards are “cut open” on their southern edge to admit sunlight to the gardens
The 6 and 7-storey perimeter brick walls shaping the great outdoor rooms are lined with galleries which serve both as circulation to, and private terraces for, the homes
Charlton & Albany seen from Albany Road
The new “Charlton & Albany” belongs to a tradition of modest urban domestic architecture that carefully combines efficiency with well-constructed buildings
At street level, maisonettes face residential streets, and shops and businesses face the high street and the north-south streets
The heights balance impact on neighbouring streets and buildings, with the quality of the new public realm, gardens and homes
Three new urban blocks each frame a courtyard garden – one at first floor level
Three new urban blocks each frame a courtyard garden – one at first floor level

architects Henley Halebrown

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