Modular flats to be craned on to roof of 1930s block

摘要

Emergent Design has won planning for a project that will see pre-fabricated flats added to the roof of an existing inter-war block on south London. Four two-bed flats will be built in the "unused airspace" above Marion Court, a five-storey residential block on Tooting High Street. The scheme, for specialist developer Apex Airspace, takes advantages of £19m of funding made available by Homes England and the Greater London Authority earlier this year. The modular homes, ranging in size from 672sq ft to 916sq ft, will be built off-site and craned into place, speeding up the construction process and reducing disruption for existing residents. The developer is also carrying out renovations to the existing building.