Baden Powell Close

London 2006-09
Peter Barber Architects
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Baden Powell Close

New Housing in east London, by Dagenham Leisure Park design by Peter Barber Architects

The development is conceived as a terrace of 14 courtyard houses running the length of a long thin site
running east to west, creating a hard edge of building to a new tree lined space at the south end of Baden
Powell Close.

The houses are designed to provide a high level of amenity, with two areas of private outdoor space and
high levels of natural light. The design of the houses enables both a high level of privacy to the private
courtyards, and an improved aspect for sunlight- with the notched profile enabling west light to flood
the living space at first floor.
The use of white render helps bounce light both internally and externally to ensure all spaces are
flooded with natural light. The houses have dual aspect, both into their private courtyards, but also onto
the public realm- with balconies and windows onto Baden Powell Close. This creates good natural
surveillance and security and also gives activity and animation to the street. We hope in time this new
housing in Dagenham will be personalised with pot plants, climbers, and pergolas.
The site before construction
Site plan
Ground level plan
First level plan
Elevations
Sketches of the disability dwellings
at the two ends of the project