Bermondsey Street, Southwark
Ramsden Road, Wandsworth
Residential front doors are integrated into the shop front. They do not distract the shop front, and therefore create a degree of privacy
The transition between ground floor retail and residential can be articulated with raised ground floors, defensible zones, and suitable fencing, though raised ground floors provide a challenge for meeting the Lifetime Homes level access requirements
The defensible zone of residential and spill out zone of retail uses can help sculpt the transition between the two
The residential can step back at the ground floor to increase the defensible zone, before joining the building line at the first floor and above
Ground floor residential requires amenity space and must be accounted for in street sections to allow adequate privacy. Tight defensible zones at the front will mean generous amenity space required elsewhere Final Report | July 2014 | 208