Donnybrook housing by Peter Barber

Looking south-west across the development.  Donnybrook has been scaled in response to the height and grain of the surrounding streets.

Source: Sarah Duncan

Peter Barber Architects' low-rise, high-density dwellings for Donnybrook in London's East End have redrawn the template for urban terraced housing.

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