22 Parkside

22 Parkside is a Grade II* listed building comprising two single-storey pavilions designed as an open-plan house and a separate studio, arranged around a central courtyard.

The buildings employ internal clear-span rigid steel portal frames—five for the house and three for the studio—constructed in standard steel sections and painted yellow. The south-east and north-west walls are clad with white PVC-coated smooth aluminium sandwich panels with a plastic core, which are completely prefabricated and linked together with a neoprene zip jointing system. Openings are circular or have rounded corners with rubber seals, including side-hung bus doors, a circular iris to the utility area, and a cat flap. The north-east and south-west walls feature full-height double-glazed sealed units with sliding components, one of which serves as the front door. The flat roof is constructed of felted wood wool slabs with a skylight to the bathroom. The site includes a paved terrace and paths.

The two buildings are positioned as separate pavilions with an intervening courtyard. The almost square house is approached from the street along the south-east site boundary and entered at the corner of the south-west façade directly into the living room. The interior is open plan, comprising a large living dining area, two bedrooms either side of an internal bathroom and utility area, and a former study or consulting room now used as a children's bedroom and playroom. The kitchen area is defined within the living space by a counter running along the south-east side, created by Richard and Su Rogers as an integral part of the design. A series of sliding walls, which can be stacked in front of the bathroom core, divide the living space from the two bedrooms and study on the north-west side. Sliding doors separate the bedrooms, utility and study from one another. The solid walls of the house are positioned close to the site boundary so that glazing predominates, providing views right through the building.

The interior retains its original strong colour scheme with the bright yellow steel frame, timber and blinds, and lime-green sliding walls. The floor is white urethane resin, now yellowed with age. Internal walls are either the interior face of the white-coated sandwich panels or are fully glazed. A white suspended heated ceiling features inset ceiling lights. A shoulder-high band of bright yellow cupboards across the living space conceals the kitchen, which has a stainless steel counter. The main bedrooms have built-in mirror-doored cupboards. The small utility room doubles as a spare bedroom with drop-down children's bunks. The main bathroom has a mirrored wall above the stainless steel sink unit and a fully glazed ceiling.

The smaller rectangular studio to the north-west was originally designed as part of the same system but has been altered by the architect, with the carport infilled to adapt it as a flat. It was subsequently adapted again and is now used as a studio. The studio's street façade is largely obscured by planting.

Landscaping is integral to the design, with a planted mound obscuring the street, a paved courtyard between the two units, and to the rear informal planting where old trees were retained. The studio with its landscaping acts as a buffer between the house and the street.