DMWR are appointed as delivery architects, lead consultant and BIM Coordinator on this mixed-use, new build scheme. 

 DMWR’s experience in plan optimisation enabled us to provide 16no. additional purpose-built student bed spaces adding to value to the client’s scheme. For the residential building, we reconfigured the core and apartment layouts to improve buildability, net to gross and create a more cost-effective design with enhanced living spaces.

At ground floor, improved public realm has been introduced, with an enhanced pedestrian frontage along Trundley’s Road. Whilst, additional hard landscaping, raised planters with seating and large trees provide an enhanced setting along the northern boundary, adjacent to Juno way, creating quality public realm and providing commercial amenity space at ground floor. The building is arranged across two towers with a connecting podium. Tower A is part 11 storey rising to 14 storeys, Tower B is part 6 storey rising to 9 storeys. Tower A comprises 402 purpose build student accommodation rooms and Tower B contains 58 affordable homes. The new homes comprise 21 shared ownership dwellings and 37 for affordable rent. 10% of the homes will be to Part M4 3 accessibility standard. A connecting double height podium hosts the commercial industrial use in response to the local plan. On top of the podium are generous gardens for both the student accommodation and the new homes. In addition, the affordable residential tower has roof top amenity offering far reaching views across London. Each home has either a winter garden or balcony in accordance with London Plan standards. At ground floor, enhanced public realm has been introduced, with a generous widened footpath along the Trundley’s Road frontage. Additional landscaping, raised planters, new trees and seating are proposed. Our extensive role included assisting the client team with the BAPA agreement with LORL and National Rail. To formalise the design efficiencies, we prepared NMA Planning Applications. Firstly, for the reduction in basement, the height of Block A and a footprint reduction. The second application was for increasing the number of PBSA units from 393 to 402. Works have started on site and are due to complete in Q3, 2024.