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CASE STUDY
Tapping into history on the Thames waterfront
Situated on the banks of the Thames, Royal Arsenal Riverside is a £1.2bn regeneration scheme including historic building conversions, that will include over 5,000 homes on completion. Jack Wooler reports for Housebuilder & Developer on one of the major developments already completed within the project –Waterfront, by Berkeley Group.
Riverside is described by the developers Berkeley Group as a development that will offer buyers a high spec level of quality, and will provide a hybrid of riverside and city living.
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Running beside the capital’s iconic waterway, the development enjoys an extensive river frontage, with city views, a new landscaped park, and enviable travel connections. As such, the new development offers would-be buyers a rare chance to live in the heart of the capital, benefitting from all that comes with London living. Thought to be one of the largest regener- ation projects underway in Europe, the wider scheme is set to bring 5000 new homes along the River Thames. Alongside a forthcoming Crossrail Station to service the new homes, plus an influx of shops, bars and restaurants, it is also hoped the site will become a new cultural quarter in the city.
A 16,500 m2 ‘creative hub’ for multiple
cultural occupiers is being developed, led by Greenwich Borough. The new Woolwich Creative District will include a 450-seat theatre, a music venue, and a variety of rehearsal studios, as well as providing a
ocated along the River Thames, in the historic Royal Borough of Greenwich, Royal Arsenal
base for a number of international theatre and dance companies. The Berkeley Group is working with multiple housing providers on the project, and architects and urban planners Allies and Morrison designed the masterplan.
CHARACTER
The build has been separated into distinct phases – firstly Waterfront I is a collection of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, along with duplexed penthouses, and Waterfront II features a range of first-time buyer homes available via the ‘London version’ of Help to Buy. In addition, the shortly to be completed Pavilion Square will provide a mixture of modern architec- ture within two restored Grade II listed buildings. The Officers’ House will offer a combination of Grade II listed apartments and a contemporary new build, and the Waterside Club will provide a residents- only facility with pool and spa amenities. The Royal Arsenal historically carried
out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research for the British Armed Forces. The area’s colourful heritage spans from its militaristic origins in the 17th century, to its closure as a military establishment in 1994, and now to a unique residential development with
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