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PROJECT DETAILS -
Client – COMER HOMES
Location – WOOLWICH CHURCH STREET – WOOLWICH SE18
Role – Planning Architects, Project Coordination
Nature of Project – 218 Unit residential new-build development in prominent Thames location. Issues regarding flooding, ecology, green roofs & conservation.
Date of Commission – 2002
Stage Complete – Planning
DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION -
Commissioned by the client in 2002 following the acquisition of the land adjacent to the Mast Quay Phase 1 development for new build residential development on the site of King Henry VIII dockyard in Woolwich. Proposals for 218 residential units in the form of two towers one of a 14 storeys and a landmark building of 21 storeys. In addition to the design of the residential accommodation on the site the following was also considered:
- Provision of new public square
- The provision of flood warning measures.
- Land is set aside to accommodate the Greenwich Water Front Transit Route.
- The extension of the Thames river walkway
- The retention of and preservation of the existing draw dock and provision of a new inter-tidal zone
- The incorporation of a brown roofs as well as extensive roof terraces and balconies.
Key elements: PPG 3 - urban regeneration, sustainable development including provision of Combined Heat and Power to give energy efficiency, high density / mixed-use riverside development, archaeological investigation, brownfield development, site in flood plain- as a result solution described by Environment Agency as "innovative", inter-tidal terrace, protected species, Traffic for London, high-density development, Port of London, Black Redstart, tall buildings, tower blocks, section 106 negotiations
Mast Quay Phase 2
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