Three new build low carbon family homes have been planned for a small backland site in the heart of Crouch End. They have been designed with spacious interiors and private gardens to a high environmental standard based on Passivhaus first fabric principles. The houses are constructed using lightweight pre-fabricated timber frames with heavily insulated exterior walls, and with the interior environment conditioned by a mechanical ventilation and heat recovery system. Brick has been selected as the primary cladding material to blend with the character of the local conservation area in which the site is located.

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