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Roz Barr Architects . photos: © Thomas Adank

During the late 19th century there was a large expansion of house building within London that formed new crescents and streets around the city. These Victorian terraces were often simple brick construction that offered reasonable accommodation such as a cellar for storing coal, a series of small ground floor rooms and three bedrooms at first floor level. Originally built to accommodate large or extended families, these properties have endured years of changing living habits and offer an interesting record of how the populations needs have changed. Continue reading Roz Barr

Roz Barr Architects

Our proposal is in reference to the temporary structure – fondly referred to as the ‘Tin Cathedral’ – that originally housed the first Augustinian congregation whilst the new St Augustine’s church was being built. Once common throughout Britain, temporary places of worship such as these were assembled from sheets of corrugated tin and were dismantled once their permanent counterparts were completed. Having served their purpose, these lightweight structures were then flat packed for shipment and repurposed elsewhere. Continue reading Roz Barr