The initial brief was to replace ad-hoc converted garages with a new two storey mixed use development. We again increased the GDV significantly by achieving four storeys with eight flats and six duplex retail units. This unusual site must straddle two difficult conditions: facing the end of rear gardens to one side and a high street on the other. We have created a design that is tall enough to create high street presence yet balances it with the rear gardens to prevent overshadowing. The repeated rhythm of the upper floor breaks down the mass of the facade whilst creating a series of terraces and angled roof lines. This was done in part to help form a sukkah, a three-sided enclosure used for the Feast of the Tabernacles commemorating the years the Jewish people spent in the desert. Received unanimous committee approval, despite 48 objections.