REVIVE

THESIS PROJECT

Transforming the Lodge Lane Terrace

Revive is a housing scheme that re-thinks the traditional ‘Urban Terrace’ design. Many people who live in the city desire to live in a terrace house, they tend to have larger floor plans and more outdoor space than flats. Covid-19 has reminded us how important it is to have these. The demographics of Princes Park show that the largest age group to live in the area is 20 - 29 year olds, most living on their own. The Revive scheme has taken into account that there are many young, working professionals, in the area who will need space for if they need to work from home or expand their family in the future.

There are three typologies, each being a different take on some of the traditional terraces along Lodge Lane. Whilst there are some traditional ‘Side-by-side’ terraced houses in the scheme, there are also some ‘Back-to-back’ terraces and ‘Stacked’ terraces which allow for more plots to fit onto the site whilst giving each dwelling more space than the average Lodge Lane terrace.

Typologies

TYPICAL 2 STOREY TYPICAL 3 STOREY

BACK-TO-BACK STACKED TERRACE

Having researched the existing Victorian terrace houses in the area, there are definitely ways in which they can be more sustainable. Revive reconfigures the terrace house to allow for more outdoor public and private space within the scheme. The idea is that the houses are big enough for individuals to adapt their living circumstances depending on whether they want to expand their business or their family.