Croydon Council established Brick by Brick in 2016 to accelerate the delivery of new homes for Croydon residents with both private and affordable properties to buy ad rent.  The local plan is to build 32,890 new homes across the borough by 2036.

This Brick by Brick project provided 9 new timber framed homes across Plots A and B and new landscaping on plot C. The aim of this project was to “extend” the existing terraces on the lower and middle Hermitage Roads with stepped blocks that mediate between the scale of the existing 2-storey plus roof terraced houses, and the new 3 and 5 storey blocks beyond the site boundary. The buildings are designed to continue the line of the existing frontages on Hermitage Road. The brick design of the building is in keeping with its immediate context, but with the elevations articulated in a manner that breaks down the overall mass.