Open House Festival

9 Wavell Court, Croydon

residence

Architect unknown, 1975

9 Wavell Court, 9 Elgin Road, Croydon, CR0 6XB

Wavell Court is a 1975 terrace of 17 houses, with each plot only 3.7m wide. The original designers ambitiously attempted to squeeze all the components of a functional 3-storey family home into the minimal possible width. No. 9 has been sensitvely restored to an appropriate mid-century style by the two architects who live there.

Getting there

Train

East Croydon

Access

Facilities

Accessibility notes

Unfortunately this is a domestic building so no step free access is available.

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Activities

Sun 21 Sep

Guided tour

13:00–13:30

House Tour 1

Architect led tour of the house

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Guided tour

13:30–14:00

House Tour 2

Architect led tour of the house

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Guided tour

14:00–14:30

House Tour 3

Architect led tour of the house

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Guided tour

14:30–15:00

House Tour 4

Architect led tour of the house

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Guided tour

15:00–15:30

House Tour 5

Architect led tour of the house

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Guided tour

15:30–16:00

House Tour 6

Architect led tour of the house

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About

History

The site was originally occupied by a large hotel, which was demolished and redeveloped into houses in 1975.

Wavell Court

The developers ambitiously accomodated 17 houses across the 65m wide site, resulting in a row of terraced houses just 3.7m wide. By rising to 3 stories, each was able to accomodate the components of a typical mid-centry family house (including a garage!)

Renovation

The two architects who lived in the property carried out a comprehensive self-build renovation from 2022-2025, in order to restore the house to its mid-century glory.

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