Up-and-coming practice Platform 5 Architects has won planning permission for this three-bedroom ‘infill’ house on a super-tight plot in Islington, north London.

Platform 5 Architects exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2009.

Mapledene Road has been shortlisted for a RIBA Award in the London region.

Mapledene Road was a finalist in the best redesigned home category for the Grand Designs Awards 2009.