Viewside Lodge, Highgate

Viewside Lodge was a flat roofed three storey residential block of nine two bedroom Flats constructed in 1959 to replace a large Victorian villa. It was typical of a large number of residential blocks in London in that it had been ‘maintained’ only and no improvement work had been carried out since it was constructed. The flat roof covering was at the end of its life, despite being patch repaired for many years. The windows were single glazed, draughty and did not fit correctly. The brickwork was aesthetically poor and patched because of previous crack repairs. Boiler flues were projecting in differing positions. The common parts were poor with poor finishes and poor lighting. Fire escape provisions were inadequate. Main services were unable to cope with the increased demand created by modern living.

Pirton Limited added one extra floor of two penthouses to the 1959 building. In addition to the new work we refurbished the existing building by replacing all windows and doors with double glazed powder coated aluminium, we redesigned and rebuilt the front of the building, upgraded the common parts, improved services and carried out landscaping.

Front Before and After
Entrance Before and After
Interior