Wakefield Street Townhouses viewed from St Georges Gardens

Wakefield Street Townhouses viewed from St Georges Gardens

Three contemporary townhouses have been completed in Bloomsbury, Central London. Designed by Piercy&Company for Great Marlborough Estates and located within the Bloomsbury Conservation Area, the townhouses marry contextual sensitivity with contemporary urban living.

As Stuart Piercy describes:
“The site presented many issues with a beautiful grade II * garden and listed buildings to all sides – so it was very sensitive with an extremely vocal residents group. The key was to introduce a finer grain to the facade interpreting motifs from the conservation area in a contemporary language, while on the inside the opposite is true – we wanted large volumes of flexible light filled engaging spaces. For me the project’s success is that the spaces feel light and generous while the houses sit very gently in the context of the 300 year old gardens.”

Wakefield St Townhouses were completed on site in May 2012.

For more information on the project: Wakefield St Townhouses

Read the coverage on Dezeen and Architects Journal 

Photography by Jack Hobhouse