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Historic project record · Balham, London
Balham Cottage Courtyard for Family Use
A family courtyard balancing safe circulation, cottage planting, masonry planters and dining space.
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Context
The enclosed courtyard needed to work for family dining and children.
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Brief
Improve safety and usability while retaining cottage character.
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Delivery approach
A reinforced base and brick planters organised the edges around a clear paved centre.
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Materials / logistics / coordination
Tumbled limestone, facing bricks, waterproofing, topsoil, gravel, planting and lighting.
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Outcome
The archive records daylight, dusk and evening use.
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Recorded project details
- Reinforced raised base approximately 2.90 × 2.80 m.
- 28.2 m² of 600 × 400 × 30 mm Dijon tumbled limestone.
- Kerakoll Fugabella Colour 43 joints and Lithofin sealant.
- Approximately 500 cottage facing bricks with planter waterproofing.
- Child-conscious planting included Siberian bugloss and alliums.
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