New London.

Brick, rhythm, and depth.

DioramaIllustratedClayLinework

Building the façade…

PerspectiveIsometricElevationSide

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Drag to orbit · Scroll to zoomDrag to orbit · Pinch to zoom15.0 m frontage · 5 storeys

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Shape the street frontage

Starting points

Scale & rhythm

Façade bays

Storeys

Bay widthm

Floor-to-floor heightm

15.0 m wide · 15.0 m to roofA regular bay grid with a flat roof and brick parapet.

Windows & depth

Window widthm

Window heightm

Window recessm

Tall openings sit behind the brick face. Balcony doors and shopfronts follow the floor height.

Balconies

RecessedProjectingJulietBrick screen

Balcony depthm

The balcony is carved into the building, with a continuous outer brick face.

Brick & metal

Brick palette

London buffWarm redGrey stock

Window surrounds

Pale contrastMatching brick

Metalwork

BronzeCharcoal

Brick reliefRaised piers, soldier courses, and a shallow cornice

At street level

Residential doorsShopfrontsShop arcade

Number of street trees

Trees are spaced along both streets and around the corner. Set the count to zero for a clear pavement.

People for scalePedestrians reveal the size of the façade

The pattern

A contemporary brick language built from familiar London elements: regular bays, tall windows, a clear street edge, and outdoor rooms held within the building’s mass. Here, small changes to depth and proportion give the same grid different characters.

Pattern 09 · New London

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