The Ham has a unique character which owes less to the individual merit of any specific building, and more to the materials, texture and history of the local area.
We took inspiration from the wide variety of industrial buildings that have been in this area over the past century to identify common elements, including:
Simple, functional buildings
Legible structure
Undecorated, showing evidence of construction
Plain materials, readily available
Here are some images that inspired the architectural design:
The design is a result of a search for an appropriate language for new residential building, respecting the history and story of the location. The language found is one that:
Predominance of brickwork
Physical expression of vertical columns bearing load
Material expression of horizontals spanning
