Thank you for coming to today’s consultation for the redevelopment of the site. The purpose of today is twofold; to let you know our plans and to obtain your valuable feedback to best inform how we take those plans forward.

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3 - Cowleaze House

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Site & Context

Canbury Park Road with listed buildings either side

Carpark site viewed from Cowleaze House View from Cowleaze Road with the Ashway Centre behind the site

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Site viewed from Acre RoadCowleaze House with site to the right

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Landmark Historical MapCounty: SURREYPublished Date(s): 1868Originally plotted at: 1:2,500

Landmark Historical MapCounty: SURREYPublished Date(s): 1934Originally plotted at: 1:2,500

The carpark site, on the corner of Cowleaze Road and Elm Grove represents a very specific context in this part of King-ston and forms a linking piece between Kingston Town Centre and the residential development to the north and east.The site presents an opportunity for a high quality building, to mend the urban block and to enhance the character of the area.

The site (1) is located on the corner of Cowleaze Road and Elm Grove and is currently occupied by a carpark which is accessed via Cowleaze road to the north. At the rear of the carpark, to the south east, are a number of large two storey commercial units which comprise the Ashway Centre (2). To the south there are further warehouse /industrial type structures. Immediately opposite the site, to north west, is Cowleaze House (3), a four storey commercial building. Directly north of the site is one of the blocks which forms Waights Court (5). This is a four storey building composed of double stacked maisonettes. The small carpark at the rear of Waights Court bounds the site to the north east (6). Further to the north east lies a large public park - Elm Grove Open Space (6), which includes a children’s play area. The park is home to a significant number of mature trees.

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6 - Elm Grove open space

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8 - Sigrist House(Formerly Sopwith Aviation)9 - Siddeley House

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Acre Road

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Historical maps (with site in outlined in red)

Site viewed from Elm Grove Open Space

Context:

- Fragmented mix of scales and uses

- Site bridges urban nature of city to south-west and housing to the north-east

- Important historical area for design and manufacture of outstanding British aircraft

- Potential to improve character of area

- Good transport links

Site Plan (with view locations indicated)

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Entrance

Courtyard

4. View from park. The massing sits comfortably with Waights Court & Cowleaze House to the north

3. View from Acre Road. The folded facade and the massing responds to the neighbouring buildings

2. View from Elm Grove. The step back and lightwell reduce the perceived mass on this elevation

1. View from Cowleaze Road. The mass increases away from the smaller buildings on Cowleaze Road

Entrance

Roof terrace

Defensible space at ground floor

Roof terrace (south facing)

Communal terrace

Private balcony with

views to park

Proposal

Situated on the edge of the city the site presents the perfect location to meet the need for small, affordable homes - the majority of which will be ‘Pocket’ units.

In the initial stages a number of options to optimise the difficult site were

investigated, striving to maximise amenity for the new residents whilst

respecting the surrounding context. We have established a preference for

a courtyard solution which makes the most of the tight site and its various

constraints, which;

- Creates a robust and attractive frontage

- Infills gap to re-instate street pattern

- Provides natural surveillance with residential windows that overlook the street

With this layout the flats are arranged around the edge of the site, each with

an outward aspect to the street to the west and the north and the park to the

east. The majority of the homes are dual aspect. Behind the outer crust of

accommodation we propose to carve out a generous space to the rear which

can be used to access the dwellings and provide external amenity for the

residents, with a south/ easterly aspect. The development will be car free.

The perspectives to the right illustrate the visual impact of the

new proposal. The building form sits comfortably within the scale

of the surrounding buildings. It will positively terminate the vista

from Cowleaze Road and from Acre Road, whilst framing the

view towards Cowleaze House when viewed from Elm Grove.

From the park the building presents a slim form, although this

will be masked by the tall trees for a significant part of the year.

View of front from above/ south

Accommodation mix:21 Pocket units5 Two bedroom flats

View of front from above/ north

Sketch section cut through circulation core

Sketch of roof terrace looking north/ east towards the park

Sketch of communal terrace looking south

At ground level, the building line will be set back from the site boundary, generating opportunities to create defensible space around the new entrance and at thresholds. These areas will be planted to soften the boundary edge.

The main entrance is located in the centre of the plan, leading directly to the raised courtyard at the rear providing access to all the units.

The ground floor, which includes 4 dwellings, also incorporates space for bike storage (minimum 1 space per unit), and plant/ refuse which can be accessed from the rear.

Plans

Floors 1, 2 & 3 are similar, with all dwellings accessed from an open gallery. The stair/ lift will be designed in a manner to allow daylight to permeate through to the gallery. The ‘Pocket’ units wrap around the core, with the 2 bed market units located to the north/ east. Here, opportunity has been taken to add balconies to the north-east corner of the site.

The top floor incorporates 4 units at the northern end, releasing the southern part of the building for a generous roof terrace.

At roof level the only plant likely to be required are photo voltaic panels. These will be set back from the parapet to ensure they are not visible from the street.

Ground Floor

Typical Floor

Roof Terrace

Scale and Materials

Robust base with brick relief detail. Banding ‘lifts’ scale of ground floor

Strong fourth floor datum to correspond with

Cowleaze House / Waights Court

Building lower at Cowleaze Road corner

Facade inflects to follow shape of site

7 storey block

on corner

Section illustrating massing from Richmond Road to Onslow House on Acre Road (Buildings on south side shown dotted)

4 storey flats 2-3 storey small scale

buildings

4.5 storey Cowleaze

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5 storeyPocket proposal

3 storey

Parc House

4 storey

Waights Court 5 storey

Onslow House

Elm Road Open Space

Diagram of elevation indicating facade considerations

Legible entrance

Openings & facade articulation to breakdown

scale of building and add visual interest

Permeable balustrade - reduce mass and al-

low views through

Defensible area in front of ground

floor units

Dotted line indicates profile of Cowleaze

House opposite

Many of the surrounding buildings incorporate a variety of masonry finishes and this would seem an appropriate base material for the new building. The new proposals seek to utilise a carefully selected palette of quality materials which respond to the positive characteristics of the immediate area.

The street frontage will be robust but sensitively detailed to respond to the immediate/ public scale of the street and the townscape context. A combination of brickwork and pre-cast elements will break up the mass of the building and provide variety to the facade. The tone of brick should be warm, but could be either be red (referencing the historical industrial buildings) or more earthy, similar to the stock bricks of the surrounding Victorian houses. The facade will be characterised by generous full height windows, with slender steelwork balustrade infills. In contrast the courtyard will be simpler, and potentially lighter in tone - to reflect the daylight to make this space feel more airy.

A primary ambition for new development is to create an excellent living environment for residents, that can stand the test of time, and last for many generations. This will be achieved by careful design of comfortable and safe homes and the specification of durable, robust and low maintenance materials that maximise the design life of building components and reduce running costs and the resources required in maintenance and replacement.

Local material precedents and detailing which will inform the proposed facade; Siddeley House, Sigrist House and Victorian houses

Material precedents: Articulated brickwork, precast elements and fine metalwork

The site is located between a number of different building types and scales. The proposal aims to mediate the scales in a confident manner, to invigorate the immediate area and to create an exemplar building on this important corner site.

At its highest point the new building will rise to five storeys although this will be set back to four at the southern end, acknowledging the smaller scale of development further along Cowleaze Road.

The following design criteria shape the facade design;

- An articulated base to the building, incorporating areas of defensible space in front of openings

- Building steps down towards corner of Cowleaze Road

- Opportunities to break down mass through use of different materials and articulation, including window openings.

Through it’s careful massing and high architectural quality, the proposal will enhance the overall composition and character of the immediate area.

Elevation studies - brickwork options

Experience of Residential Developments

“Above all, the brilliant thing about working with Haworth Tompkins is their camaraderie, team-work, sense of humour and ability to tolerate high levels of stress whilst remaining true to the vision of the project.”

Vikki Heywood

Haworth Tompkins Architects is an award-winning, London based architectural stu-dio built on a commitment to the art of making beautiful sustainable buildings. Founded in 1991 by Graham Haworth and Steve Tompkins and now 60 strong, the studio specialises in bespoke buildings in the public, cultural, private and financial sectors.

We have considerable experience of public consultation and we promote an inclu-sive and active approach to economic and environmental regeneration. Our work is often in historic or sensitive urban areas, where we have had to reconcile issues of new development and regeneration with the need to respect the setting and create continuity. This has involved us in extensive consultation with residents and neigh-bours, Planning and Conservation Officers, as well as with Heritage bodies and CABE at the highest level.

We have carried out a range of residential projects throughout the UK, which in-clude the Iroko Housing project on the South Bank, Alliance House in Stoke New-ington, our work at Liverpool One, the Athlete’s Village and our Peabody Avenue Project in Pimlico.

RIBA Award (London Region)

Blueprint Awards - Best Residential Building

RFAC Building of the Year (Shortlist)

English Partnerships Regeneration Award

Housing Design Award (Completed Scheme)

Housing Design Award (Shortlist)

New London Award (Commendation)

Westminster Society Biennial Award for Architecture

RIBA Award (London)

Housing Design Award (Completed Winner) New London Award

Housing Design Award (Project Winner)

Iroko Housing, Southbank

Peabody Avenue, Pimlico

Silchester Housing, Westminster (on site)Stead Street, Southwark (on site)

Housing Design Award (Shortlist)

Developer Track Record

Bermondsey Street – Acorn have become akey developer of this now hugely successful street. With a string of small to medium scale developments this street, with its shops, restaurants, bars, art galleries, flats, offices and historic buildings has become a cultural, retail and living focal point for the community.

< Converted leather warehouse Newhams Row SE1: architectural award for ‘best use of copper in a building’, Copper Development Association.

Commitment to Southwark - Galliard and Acorn have been developing in Southwark since the early 1990’s and have played a material part in enhancing many of Southwark’s neigh-bourhoods. Here is a team that is passionate about contributing to the built fabric of our city and in doing so protecting and complementing communities in which they work.

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Butlers Wharf – Galliard pioneered the regeneration of Butlers Wharf with Tea Trade Wharf, Spice Quay, and the Glass House. Together providing an urban quarter with courtyards, routes, homes, live/work and commercial units bringing urban life to the backstreets of the Bermondsey.

Bear Lane – One of many examples of Acorn/Galliard part-nerships in action. A successful redevelopment on former industrial units created a highly sought after building.

The partnership is the long-term marriage of a bespoke residential development specialist, Acorn, with a prolific London housebuilder, Galliard. The former, having dextrous flexibility to tailor bespoke development solutions supported by the latter’s strength of financial covenant and in-house construction machinery.

2011 Shor t l is ted for Housing Design Awards2011 St i r l ing Pr ize Midl ist2011 London Regional RIBA Award

L o n d o n A w a r d s 2 0 1 1

“Bear Lane so clear ly and substant ia l ly e levates i tsel f above the benchmark of standard urban housing design that is surpr is ing to discover i t is the resul t of a volume house bui lder operat ing through a design and bui ld contract .

This is sophist icated resident ia l archi tecture of the highest order.”

RIBA London Awards 2011

Developer Track Record

Bermondsey Street – Acorn have become akey developer of this now hugely successful street. With a string of small to medium scale developments this street, with its shops, restaurants, bars, art galleries, flats, offices and historic buildings has become a cultural, retail and living focal point for the community.

< Converted leather warehouse Newhams Row SE1: architectural award for ‘best use of copper in a building’, Copper Development Association.

Commitment to Southwark - Galliard and Acorn have been developing in Southwark since the early 1990’s and have played a material part in enhancing many of Southwark’s neigh-bourhoods. Here is a team that is passionate about contributing to the built fabric of our city and in doing so protecting and complementing communities in which they work.

Charles Dickens School [ADD TEXT].>

Butlers Wharf – Galliard pioneered the regeneration of Butlers Wharf with Tea Trade Wharf, Spice Quay, and the Glass House. Together providing an urban quarter with courtyards, routes, homes, live/work and commercial units bringing urban life to the backstreets of the Bermondsey.

Bear Lane – One of many examples of Acorn/Galliard part-nerships in action. A successful redevelopment on former industrial units created a highly sought after building.

The partnership is the long-term marriage of a bespoke residential development specialist, Acorn, with a prolific London housebuilder, Galliard. The former, having dextrous flexibility to tailor bespoke development solutions supported by the latter’s strength of financial covenant and in-house construction machinery.

2011 Shor t l is ted for Housing Design Awards2011 St i r l ing Pr ize Midl ist2011 London Regional RIBA Award

L o n d o n A w a r d s 2 0 1 1

“Bear Lane so clear ly and substant ia l ly e levates i tsel f above the benchmark of standard urban housing design that is surpr is ing to discover i t is the resul t of a volume house bui lder operat ing through a design and bui ld contract .

This is sophist icated resident ia l archi tecture of the highest order.”

RIBA London Awards 2011