Houses in a Garden Part 1 Project 2024 Freya Kirby Cardiff University | UK Houses in a Garden attempts to densify Tower Garden’s Estate in Tottenham, North London in response to the current housing crisis. The original estate was built in two phases in an Arts and Crafts Style by W.E Riley between 1904 and 1928 and the proposed densification endeavours to reflect the distinct Arts and Crafts style of the surrounding buildings whilst ensuring it meets modern housing standards. A key theme throughout the project was the priority given to gardens, stemming from the quote ‘A house should be clothed by its garden’ by William Morris. Whilst achieving a density of 95 homes per hectare (with homes ranging from one bedroom to four bedrooms), each home also has access to both private and communal gardens with shared facilities to allow for co-operative housing and a productive landscape. The homes attempt to celebrate the ideologies of the Arts and Crafts movement whilst meeting current day demands of housing and sitting cohesively within the urban landscape of Tower Gardens. Tutor(s) Siobhan O’Keeffe Ryan Roberts Josh Wyles