1. Appleby Blue almshouse, London SE16
Witherford Watson Mann
The traditional almshouse reinvented in a modern urban setting. Sheltered housing that gives a haven of peace around a garden court, while connecting to the busy city life surrounding the site. If only all housing for older people could be designed this way.
2. Greville Street/ 8 Bleeding Heart Yard, London, EC1
Amin Taha/Groupwork
A drab 1970s office block renovated by veiling it in versions of the facades of the older buildings it replaced, realised in brass mesh. An architectural ghost that brings back a sense of time to the site. An inspired way to reuse a building.
