Tindal Street
Case Study

Designed as a family home, Tindal Street is a ground-breaking carbon-neutral building. An extension of a redbrick Semi-Detached Victorian house, in a confined residential location. The Tindal Street project involved converting a 2-bedroom into a 4-bedroom dwelling with a studio loft. It extends upwards and outwards: upwards to catch the sun otherwise obscured by a taller neighbouring house, backwards to create a 2-storey suntrap overlooking the garden, sideways for more space.

The original 1840 brick house is preserved, as are the mature ash trees in the garden with integration with the surroundings is important, and the design takes full account of the neighbouring architecture. This unique project is set to achieve Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes making it the first Zero Carbon project of its kind in Europe. At least in that it incorporates an existing building and will be the first to actually be lived in.

The build encapsulates the cutting edge of sustainable design, placing energy efficiency and ecology at the heart of the build fabric, providing comfortable living accommodation heated and ventilated by natural sources only.

Also the social impact of the development the project championed the principles of the Considerate Constructors Scheme inviting community involvement through all stages of the work to attain the very highest levels of social collaboration.

Additionally a unique bond of trust was forged enabling the project to develop new construction techniques with complete cost transparency.