Darbourne & Darke

Having won the competition, John Darbourne returned to Britain, and with Geoffrey Darke opened a practice from an office in the nearby Churchill Gardens estate.

Instead, it emphasised individuality in the grouping of dwellings, provided for private gardens at ground and roof levels, and achieved high densities with blocks of only eight stories.

The firm's later (1966–67) project at Marquess Road, Islington, London, developed an equally difficult urban site on similar stylistic lines, with family maisonettes with gardens at ground level and smaller flats above, fronted by wide 'roof streets' with space for planting.

[3] The work of Darbourne & Darke was the subject of an exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects Heinz Gallery in the summer of 1977.

They designed the Lord High Admiral, a public house at 43 Vauxhall Bridge Road, Pimlico, London, which was built in 1964-67 as part of Lillington Gardens, and the interior fitted out 1968-99.