City Quarter, Phase 1 of Sheppard Robson’s masterplan for Goodmans Fields on the east City boundary, comprises 294 contemporary residential units including new-build affordable, private, and luxury apartments within a converted Grade II listed Victorian warehouse building.
Sheppard Robson was asked to design high quality residential accommodation, based on an existing masterplan and feasibility study for Roehampton University. Lee House, providing 4,885m² of accommodation over six levels, is on a highly visible part of the campus. 140 bedroom units provide a singular building for student accommodation and also provide facilities for conference delegates during non-term time.
The redevelopment of Finzels Reach, a prominent site in central Bristol, incorporates a large mixed-use scheme including 399 residential units. The site is located on the historic Courage Brewery site fronting the Floating Harbour and is intended to be a new landmark centre for residents and visitors alike. Sheppard Robson’s proposal for the residential element also includes 92 affordable units.
Carabanchel 19 is the latest public housing development for the Madrid Housing Authority, Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda y Suelo, fulfilling its ambitions to dignify and innovate housing programmes across Spain. Sheppard Robson’s concept was to create housing that enhanced the city’s image and provide legible living spaces which marry design and function and offer sustainable solutions for future models of housing.
The Rowan site residential project was the third site won by the SixtyK consortium in the Governments Design for Manufacture competition, with Sheppard Robson as lead consultant producing the masterplan and architectural design for the site. The project is on the site of the former Rowan Road High School.
Sheppard Robson, as part of the SixtyK consortium, was selected as preferred bidder for Coxheath, a 3.9ha site formerly known as Linton Hospital, as part of the Deputy Prime Minister’s Design for Manufacture competition - the second win in the competition for SixtyK.
Glengall Bridge is a mixed-use high density development on the Isle of Dogs providing a mix of social and private residential, educational, commercial and cultural uses for both established and emerging communities within the area. The development creates a new focal point for the island with the construction of a stunning 230m high tower and a new urban square.
The Lighthouse is the UK’s first net zero-carbon house that also meets Level 6 (the highest level) of the Code for Sustainable Homes – the standard to which all new homes must be constructed by 2016. It is designed to provide a way of living that encourages lifestyles which are inherently ‘light’ on the world’s resources, balancing the practical requirements of homeowners with a response to the predicted UK climate change
Renny Lodge is on the outskirts of Newport Pagnell village near the River Ouse. The SixtyK masterplan proposes a range of 68 houses and apartments (1, 2, 3 and 4 bed units), the creation of a ‘village green’ absorbing an existing playground and extensive landscaping designed to define and enrich the public realm.
Phase 2 of the development at Grosvenor Waterside, a new urban quarter in south-west London, includes three residential blocks. It comprises 622 units, 40% of which are affordable - making it the largest release of affordable housing in Westminster City Council. Sheppard Robson was commissioned to design two of the three residential buildings, Moore House and Caro Point, both of which have received an Eco Homes ‘Very Good’ rating.