It’s hard to keep track of the built environment in London, where change is the only constant. Among the rows of historic brick terraced houses that still seem to go on forever, new buildings pop up quicker than ever, with passers-by struggling to remember what stood there only weeks before.
But there’s no chance anyone will miss the row of garages that once stood on this plot in Blackheath, south-east London, in the heart of a conservation area. Mailen Design, a practice based in London and Oxfordshire, has transformed the site into an elegant family home, and instead of the triple-garage block now stands Lee Terrace, a 114 sq m free-standing property that fits perfectly into its urban context.
