Review: Contemporary housing in a former industrial setting

The design for the Iron Works scheme in Holbeck Urban Village is highly contemporary, but it responds to the historic grain of its context, finds Jacob Willson.

by Jacob Willson
Light wells maximise natural light in apartments and townhouses (PIC Nick Brown Architects)
Light wells maximise natural light in apartments and townhouses (PIC Nick Brown Architects)

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