York Road
PRS development with a strong visual connection to the surrounding townscape
Client
Angle Properties
Location
London, UK
Status
Planning approved
Discipline
Architecture
Sector
Residential
Size
89 apartments
Solution
The Battersea Reach development has already changed this part of south-west London. To the south of the area, in York Road, tp bennett was asked to address an infill site occupied by a petrol station, with the aim to provide housing and create a visual link between the development and the low-rise townscape of Wandsworth.
The site previously had outline consent for an office scheme. With residential demand more pressing, a ‘build to rent’ or PRS development was decided upon. Featuring 89 units from one-bedroom apartments to three-bedroom penthouses, the mid-rise design reflects the industrial heritage of the area, with a rhythmic brick façade, while inside, PRS influenced the design by offering a duplex apartment type to give greater separation between the equally-sized bedrooms. In common parts, a double-height entrance lobby and resident work-space fosters a sense of community, while two double-height amenity spaces are likely to become a gym and a cinema: particularly apposite as the Art Deco Savoy Cinema once stood on this site, referenced by a signature curve on the scheme’s southern elevation.
Planning consent has been granted and the scheme currently awaits construction.