Using MBH Freshfield Lane, Danehill Yellows in a harmonious integration of brick and render, has accomplished both classic English architecture with contemporary luxury at Lime Grove Mews. The development located in the heart of Shepherd’s Bush by Berkeley Group’s St James is the winner of The London Evening Standard’s, New Homes Awards 2013, both for the Grand Prix and Best Family Home Awards. Commended by the Judges for the flexibility of design, this development displays an exclusive collection of elegant apartments, including four and five bedroom family homes.
Reflecting the surrounding vernacular, in Regency style architecture, these new homes are nestled within the traditional Victorian street-scape of West London. Featuring mellow brickwork against reconstituted slate with a classic combination of render and stone detailing. Lime Grove Mews displays a timeless façade which cleverly conceals a 21st century, modern interior.
Sitting comfortably between two quiet, residential avenues lined with elegant brick villas – on a site that was once the old Stowe Road Depot – Lime Grove Mews offers a range of distinguished family homes and apartments set within a private London mews.
Sustainability
Sustainability is a key part of the Berkeley ethos. With the introduction of their Vision2020 initiative, they continue to make a long-term commitment to create sustainable, vibrant communities that enhance the surrounding area while minimising any adverse environmental impact. MBH encourages the fabric-first approach that St James have implicated at Lime Grove Mews. Focusing on reducing primary heat loss through the construction and materials of the walls, floors, windows and roof before considering the use of low carbon or renewable technologies. With an A+ environmental performance rating from the BRE, the external brick façade actively improves the thermal performance of the building, moderating internal temperatures and providing comfortable environments for us to live, work and play. Both Berkeley and MBH are committed to delivering energy-efficient homes and see this as a priority both in terms of lowering their environmental impact and saving customers money, through reduced heating and electricity bills.
Since 2008 the Berkeley Group have been committed to designing all of their homes using the Code for Sustainable Homes as a basis of their environmental performance assessment. Using these valued sustainability standards at the mews has produced a community environment with strong durability principles, ensuring that this development will function for generations to come.
Under the mews’ imposing stone arches, and behind the exquisite modern interiors, these villas actively innovate space through the use of natural light. By creating a wealth of inviting rooms through the clever use of light and glass, the grand hallways unfold a striking first impression and sense of arrival. With a sympathetic juxtaposition of Regency villas and mews houses these two different façades add individuality and highlight interesting linear vistas.
All the facilities
With Lime Grove located within minutes of direct transport links into central London its residents will benefit from its proximity to local utilities, whilst within the inner development there are private children’s play areas, secured by controlled gates. There is no escaping the lush ivy screens which have been created to give the appearance of living walls and has allowed the tenants to appreciate the local environment, almost portraying the feeling of a rural development bang in the centre of London.
Grand Prix Award 2013 and Best Family Home: 3 Lime Grove Mews, by developer St James, is a row of Regency-style houses in W12, that were praised by the judges for their thoughtful design and flexible interiors.
St James aim to understand and reduce the impacts of the materials used, working closely with suppliers to do so, recognising that their supply chain forms an important part of their environmental and social footprint.
In order to establish the actual environmental performance of the homes, post-occupancy monitoring is undertaken to give a greater understanding. The outcomes can help to influence future schemes and measure the success of completed developments.
After collecting the coveted Grand Prix award in the 2013 Evening Standard, New Homes Awards, Lime Grove Mews gated scheme of town houses in Shepherds Bush, was praised for their thoughtful design and flexible, light-filled interiors, including top floor winter gardens. MBH continue to develop products in line with the needs of our local communities and hope to work together with St James on future housing developments throughout the UK to provide innovative, beautiful spaces which integrate into the existing vernacular.
