Flats In A Low Rise Block

Category 5.0 in the Chimni Home Typology A flat in a ‘low rise’ block is a self-contained home in a building of up to 9 stories. These building types can include new or old buildings, modest purpose-built apartment blocks, converted office buildings or classic styles such as Victorian or Edwardian as ‘mansion blocks’.

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Pre 1900 Mansion Block

Category 5.1 in the Chimni Home Typology covers all low rise 'Mansion' blocks built before 1900.

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Victorian/Edwardian Mansion Block (Corridor Access)

Category 5.2 in the Chimni Home Typology covers all the Victorian and Edwardian Mansion blocks. This was the era that the Mansion Block came into its own as a genteel living option in the growing cities of the UK.

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  Edwardian Mansion Block

Victorian/Edwardian Mansion Block (Balcony Access)

Category 5.3 in the Chimni Home Typology covers Victorian and Edwardian low rise or 'Mansion' Blocks with external 'balcony' access.

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Interwar Mansion Block (Corridor Access)

Category 5.4 in the Chimni Home Typology covers 'Moderne' mansion blocks built in the frenzy of home building that occured between WW1 and WW2.

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  Highpoint 1 - Moderne Mansion Block

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  Florin Court - Streamline Moderne Mansion Block

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  Lichfield Court Richmond, Surrey

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  George Bertram Carter’s Taymount Grange, London SE23

Interwar Mansion Block (Balcony Access)

Category 5.5 in the Chimni Home Typology covers 'Moderne' mansion blocks built in the frenzy of home building that occured between WW1 and WW2. 5.5 specifically refers to balcony access flats like the iconic 'Isokon' Building in Hamstead, London.

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  The White City Estate, West London 1937

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  Example 5.5 The Isokon Building

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  Hartington Court Chiswick

Modern (20c Or Later) Mansion Block (Corridor Access)

Chimni Typology Category 5.6 The 20c Mansion block with internal corridor access

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  5.6 Flat in a 20c Low Rise Block with Corridor Access

Modern (20c Or Later) Mansion Block (Balcony Access)

Category 5.7 in the Chimni Home Typology covers 'Modern' (20c or later) mansion blocks with balcony access.

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  Flats in with balcony access, Bethnal Green, London

Converted Factory / Office Low Rise Block

Chimni Typology Category 5.8 in the Chimni Home Typology....

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  The Lofts - converted factory by architects Superfusion in NW London

Converted Church/School Low Rise Block

Chimni Typology Category 5.9

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Low Rise Blocks In Art & The Media

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  Housing Estate, Tulse Hill, London by John Moore 1970 (@GuildhallArt).

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  ’Block of Flats, 1932’ by Ödön Vaszkó (1896-1945)

See Also In Chimni

Chimni Wiki Page: The Chimni Home Typology

Chimni Wiki Page: The Flats In A High Rise Block

Chimni Wiki Page: What's The Difference Between 'Low-Rise' and 'High-Rise'

Other Interesting Web Sites

FlickrGroup: Modernist Houses Of The 1930s

References

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