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	Photographs © Taran Wilkhu.		Photographs © Taran Wilkhu.

−	= Related articles on Designing Buildings ~~Wiki~~ =	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	* Britain's greatest maverick building.		* Britain's greatest maverick building.
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	* Self-build homes.		* Self-build homes.
	* Self-build home project plan.		* Self-build home project plan.
		+	* Walter Segal: self-built architect.

	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]		--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

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	* Interview with Kevin McCloud.		* Interview with Kevin McCloud.
	* Open House London 2017.		* Open House London 2017.
		+	* Segal Method.
	* Self-build homes.		* Self-build homes.
	* Self-build home project plan.		* Self-build home project plan.
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	* Cul-de-sac.		* Cul-de-sac.
	* Custom-build homes.		* Custom-build homes.
		+	* Dennis Severs house.
	* Interview with Kevin McCloud.		* Interview with Kevin McCloud.
	* Open House London 2017.		* Open House London 2017.

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−	~~Walters Way and Segal Close are open to the public this weekend ( Sunday 17th September) as part of Open House London 2017. Segal Close is open 10am-1pm. Walters Way is open 1-6pm~~
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	To purchase the book, click [http://www.park-books.com/index.php?pd=pb&lang=en&page=books&book=807 here].		To purchase the book, click [http://www.park-books.com/index.php?pd=pb&lang=en&page=books&book=807 here].

	Photographs © Taran Wilkhu.		Photographs © Taran Wilkhu.

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

	* Britain's greatest maverick building.		* Britain's greatest maverick building.
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	* Building of the week series.		* Building of the week series.
	* Community right to build.		* Community right to build.
		+	* Cul-de-sac.
	* Custom-build homes.		* Custom-build homes.
	* Interview with Kevin McCloud.		* Interview with Kevin McCloud.

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	Nowadays, I think the council is more cautious and is under pressure to get value for land. If there is a piece of land, the council is meant to get the best price it can, so is far more likely to go to a private developer than a social housing project.		Nowadays, I think the council is more cautious and is under pressure to get value for land. If there is a piece of land, the council is meant to get the best price it can, so is far more likely to go to a private developer than a social housing project.
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	The community collectively own the road, we have a 'residents association' to manage the pump and the street lights. It melds the community together, whenever there's an argument it's always about parking, as it is quite confined in the cul-de-sac.		The community collectively own the road, we have a 'residents association' to manage the pump and the street lights. It melds the community together, whenever there's an argument it's always about parking, as it is quite confined in the cul-de-sac.
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	In the book one of the self-builders, Pauline Kennedy, who with her husband built their house in Segal Close, talks about how Segal was very good at making people believe that they could do it and that it wasn't beyond their capabilities, even if they had no building experience. She says it made her realise that she could achieve more in other areas of her life. She and the other self-builders talk about the confidence it gave them to take on other challenges.		In the book one of the self-builders, Pauline Kennedy, who with her husband built their house in Segal Close, talks about how Segal was very good at making people believe that they could do it and that it wasn't beyond their capabilities, even if they had no building experience. She says it made her realise that she could achieve more in other areas of her life. She and the other self-builders talk about the confidence it gave them to take on other challenges.
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	We don't get subsidence or cracks, despite being on south London Clay, for several reasons. We don't have heavy foundations - just concrete plies, the house is raised up on stilts and is lightweight. We are not bothered by tree roots because we are raised above them. The house isn't fixed to the ground or glued together. It rests on paving slabs on the piles and the house is held together with bolts, it has a tendency to shift a bit - we had to cut a new bathroom door to fit the shape because the frame was no longer square.		We don't get subsidence or cracks, despite being on south London Clay, for several reasons. We don't have heavy foundations - just concrete plies, the house is raised up on stilts and is lightweight. We are not bothered by tree roots because we are raised above them. The house isn't fixed to the ground or glued together. It rests on paving slabs on the piles and the house is held together with bolts, it has a tendency to shift a bit - we had to cut a new bathroom door to fit the shape because the frame was no longer square.
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	* Self-build homes.		* Self-build homes.
	* Self-build home project plan.		* Self-build home project plan.
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		+	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

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−	Walters Way and Segal Close are open to the public this weekend (~~16/~~17th September) as part of Open House London 2017. Segal Close is open 10am-1pm. Walters Way is open 1-6pm	+	Walters Way and Segal Close are open to the public this weekend ( Sunday 17th September) as part of Open House London 2017. Segal Close is open 10am-1pm. Walters Way is open 1-6pm

	To purchase the book, click [http://www.park-books.com/index.php?pd=pb&lang=en&page=books&book=807 here].		To purchase the book, click [http://www.park-books.com/index.php?pd=pb&lang=en&page=books&book=807 here].

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−	Walters Way and Segal Close are two cul-de-~~sac roads~~ in Lewisham, South London. The twenty homes they contain are unusual, both in the way they look and in the way they were conceived and built. Designed by modernist architect Walter Segal, they were part of a council-run scheme that allowed ordinary people to build their own homes.	+	Walters Way and Segal Close are two cul-de-sacs in Lewisham, South London. The twenty homes they contain are unusual, both in the way they look and in the way they were conceived and built. Designed by modernist architect Walter Segal, they were part of a council-run scheme that allowed ordinary people to build their own homes.

−	The success of the project proved influential for the self-build movement which has grown over the last 30 years, gaining widespread exposure through TV shows ~~like~~ 'Grand Designs'.	+	The success of the project proved influential for the self-build movement which has grown over the last 30 years, gaining widespread exposure through TV shows such as 'Grand Designs'.

	[[File:Walterwaybook.png\|link=File:Walterwaybook.png]]		[[File:Walterwaybook.png\|link=File:Walterwaybook.png]]

−	To celebrate 30 years since the completion of Walters Way, community resident Alice Grahame has authored a comprehensive 'coffee-table' book examining the history of the self-builders, the current residents and the various modifications they have made, together with original sketch plans and fabulous photographs ~~throughout~~ by Taran Wilkhu.	+	To celebrate 30 years since the completion of Walters Way, community resident Alice Grahame has authored a comprehensive 'coffee-table' book examining the history of the self-builders, the current residents and the various modifications they have made, together with original sketch plans and fabulous photographs by Taran Wilkhu.

	Key to the enduring appeal of these houses is the 'Segal method' of construction which, owing to the sloping nature of the site, led to the use of timber stilts rather than traditional foundations.		Key to the enduring appeal of these houses is the 'Segal method' of construction which, owing to the sloping nature of the site, led to the use of timber stilts rather than traditional foundations.

−	Segal took the design back to the first principles ~~of building construction~~ and reduced it to its simplest elements - relying on post-and-beam timber frames, and a structural feature known as a St. Andrew's cross - two lengths of timber in an X-shape giving the building rigidity, holding it together both in tension and compression.	+	Segal took the design back to the first principles and reduced it to its simplest elements - relying on post-and-beam timber frames, and a structural feature known as a St. Andrew's cross - two lengths of timber in an X-shape giving the building rigidity, holding it together both in tension and compression.

	Designing Buildings Wiki went along to Walters Way to talk to the book's author Alice Grahame.		Designing Buildings Wiki went along to Walters Way to talk to the book's author Alice Grahame.

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	Everyone goes to planning in the normal way, we don't have a power of veto over what neighbours do beyond what the local authority would decide. The houses are locally listed with Lewisham council, but not nationally with Historic England. No one has ever applied to be listed because everyone wants to be able to modify their house if they wish.		Everyone goes to planning in the normal way, we don't have a power of veto over what neighbours do beyond what the local authority would decide. The houses are locally listed with Lewisham council, but not nationally with Historic England. No one has ever applied to be listed because everyone wants to be able to modify their house if they wish.

−	The community collectively own the road, we have a '~~neighbourhood trust~~' to manage the pump and the street lights. It~~'s a weird dynamic, because although it~~ melds the community together, whenever there's an argument it's always about parking, as it is quite confined in the cul-de-sac ~~- angry emails get sent round!~~	+	The community collectively own the road, we have a 'residents association' to manage the pump and the street lights. It melds the community together, whenever there's an argument it's always about parking, as it is quite confined in the cul-de-sac.


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	Absolutely, the idea is you're not just building a house but building yourself as well.		Absolutely, the idea is you're not just building a house but building yourself as well.

−	~~One~~ of the self-builders ~~in Segal Close~~, Pauline Kennedy, talks ~~very eloquently~~ about ~~what her life~~ was ~~life before~~ and ~~after. She left school with no qualifications, didn~~'t ~~have much confidence. After the building~~, she ~~became a community worker and did a degree and masters~~. ~~Once you build a house you feel you can do anything~~.	+	In the book one of the self-builders, Pauline Kennedy, who with her husband built their house in Segal Close, talks about how Segal was very good at making people believe that they could do it and that it wasn't beyond their capabilities, even if they had no building experience. She says it made her realise that she could achieve more in other areas of her life. She and the other self-builders talk about the confidence it gave them to take on other challenges.


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−	There's no damp at all because we're raised on stilts off the ground. The timber is treated every few years. Segal's design of the ~~overhang~~ is important. He used standard softwood and pine for the majority of the fascia, with the detailing you get very little weathering, so he was aware of how you could solve a longevity problem with a detail like that.	+	There's no damp at all because we're raised on stilts off the ground. The timber is treated every few years. Segal's design of the overhanging roof is important. He used standard softwood and pine for the majority of the fascia, with the detailing you get very little weathering, so he was aware of how you could solve a longevity problem with a detail like that.

−	We don't ~~have~~ subsidence ~~because of being on stilts, there are no~~ cracks~~. Other houses in the area~~, on ~~the South~~ London ~~clay~~, ~~have suffered subsidence~~. ~~Because~~ the house isn't glued together~~, it's bolted~~, it has a tendency to be a bit ~~wonky~~ - we had to cut a bathroom door to fit the shape because ~~it had shifted a bit~~.	+	We don't get subsidence or cracks, despite being on south London Clay, for several reasons. We don't have heavy foundations - just concrete plies, the house is raised up on stilts and is lightweight. We are not bothered by tree roots because we are raised above them. The house isn't fixed to the ground or glued together. It rests on paving slabs on the piles and the house is held together with bolts, it has a tendency to shift a bit - we had to cut a new bathroom door to fit the shape because the frame was no longer square.


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−	Walters Way and Segal Close are open to the public this weekend (16/17th September) as part of Open House London 2017.	+	Walters Way and Segal Close are open to the public this weekend (16/17th September) as part of Open House London 2017. Segal Close is open 10am-1pm. Walters Way is open 1-6pm

	To purchase the book, click [http://www.park-books.com/index.php?pd=pb&lang=en&page=books&book=807 here].		To purchase the book, click [http://www.park-books.com/index.php?pd=pb&lang=en&page=books&book=807 here].

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−	Walters Way and Segal Close are two ~~tiny~~ roads in Lewisham, South London. The twenty homes they contain are unusual, both in the way they look and in the way they were conceived and built. Designed by modernist architect Walter Segal, they were part of a council-run scheme that allowed ordinary people to build their own homes.	+	Walters Way and Segal Close are two cul-de-sac roads in Lewisham, South London. The twenty homes they contain are unusual, both in the way they look and in the way they were conceived and built. Designed by modernist architect Walter Segal, they were part of a council-run scheme that allowed ordinary people to build their own homes.

	The success of the project proved influential for the self-build movement which has grown over the last 30 years, gaining widespread exposure through TV shows like 'Grand Designs'.		The success of the project proved influential for the self-build movement which has grown over the last 30 years, gaining widespread exposure through TV shows like 'Grand Designs'.
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	Was Segal ahead of his time in terms of using structural timber, which is now also increasing in popularity, and how does it perform in practice here?		Was Segal ahead of his time in terms of using structural timber, which is now also increasing in popularity, and how does it perform in practice here?
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	What lessons do you think Walters Way and Segal Close have for contemporary urban planners and the like?		What lessons do you think Walters Way and Segal Close have for contemporary urban planners and the like?
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	Despite his achievement with these projects, do you think Segal would be disappointed 30 years on to see that they haven't been adopted on a wider scale across London or elsewhere?		Despite his achievement with these projects, do you think Segal would be disappointed 30 years on to see that they haven't been adopted on a wider scale across London or elsewhere?
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