The architect Richard Rogers has developed a project for three
‘pavilion style’ houses in Wimbledon. The three are all for members of
one family, who grew up on site, and are now demolishing their old
house, a kind of family commune. On account of the sloping site, Rogers
had maintained flat roofs, to leave the views out from the site
unobstructed. It is estimated by Knight Frank locally, that the
pavilions could be worth up to 15 millions. Construction is expected
to begin in 2007. Rogers designed an earlier house nearby, for his own
parents, in 1969, but despite this success his practice has not much
included private house work. The new houses, on Home Park
Road, Wimbledon, will be of modern materials. The strong stonework of
the lower level will incarcerate the childhood memories of the lucky
siblings, releasing them upstairs to the views over the all England
Lawn Tennis Club. Each top level will read like a pavilion.
