Oaklands Court, Shepherds Bush, London

Catalyst Housing Group commissioned Monahan Blythen Architects to design a high density housing scheme on a prominent site on Uxbridge Road in Shepherds Bush that had been vacant for over thirty years. The design comprises 45 dwellings;  37 are flats, 6 family maisonettes and there are 2 houses. Twelve of the dwellings are  ‘Shared Ownership’ and the remaining  33 homes are  ‘General Needs Affordable’  rented accommodation. The overall density is  656 habitable rooms to the hectare. As 68% of all of the accommodation is for families, the scheme incorporates  dedicated  amenity and landscaped open space, which includes a large communal rooftop landscaped garden and a children’s playground. Every dwelling has a large balcony, and the larger family dwellings have private roof terraces or private gardens.