My little refuge is turning out very exiting and much better than the first one. It is in Old Kent Road south east London. The area is not the best family place on earth but I started to like it. My first site was on top of another building on Trafalgar avenue. It was a light dismountable structure. Now, it is on the ground between all the surround buildings on the corner. I have to demolish a little extension which is more like a shed and replace it with my little house. The nice thing is that now it face the park beside it . The east side is the only part that can have windows. Because it is a dark site I am trying to design a light well or doing the whole ceiling taller to have more light Inside for longer periods. The main bad thing about the brief is the size of it. I am not thinking as a young single university student. I am thinking how can I make my children fit happily there, we are a family of four now. My solution is to have all the furniture collapsing or folding at the wall like the bed ( that we all share) and table. Walls are made of curtains and Storage for toys can be under the floor for easy access. it also is going to have a beautiful terrace between the park and the house. I really think that I should indulge myself with another room and extra space just because I have a family but I will stick to the 25sqm just to see what can be done.
If it gets too impossible I will include some kind of attic with the light well to fit few more beds there.
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