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Images © Foster + Partners RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS Green light for Fosters’ two towers
Foster + Partners’ designs for a pair of 28 and 38 storey residential towers in south west London have been given the go-ahead. The plans, including a seven storey podium building, for St William (part of the Berkeley Group), have been granted detailed planning permission as phase four of the King’s Road Park masterplan. It comprises 357 homes and 1.9 acres of new parkland and public open space. The two residential towers and podium are located on the eastern side of the masterplan. New homes face onto the park, which is located at the centre of the wider development and features a restored Grade II* listed gasholder. Apartments are dual aspect – providing ample daylight inside every home – with corner balconies that offer views across London and the park. An additional residential garden, on the roof of the podium, is covered by a louvred canopy to provide protection from the elements throughout the year.
By removing one of the towers (there were three in the outline scheme) and increasing the size of their fl oorplates,
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the design reduces the development’s embodied carbon, meets future fi re safety requirements, improves views of the development, and “signifi cantly increases the amount of daylight entering the park,” said Fosters. The distance between the two towers is also maximised to expand the park and enhance connectivity between King’s Road and Imperial Wharf station. The towers have a “slender vertical
language,” emphasised by extending the facade elements from the ground to the highest levels of the buildings. Terracotta panels clad the middle section of the buildings’ facades, providing additional depth and responding to the local vernacular within the design district. The new open landscape, designed by Gillespies, evolved in collaborative design with Foster + Partners and includes a new community park, public square, children’s play areas, walking routes and welcoming natural habitats for people and wildlife to enjoy. This will form a key part of the “ambitious six-acre network of open landscape” being created at King’s
Road Park, which is expected to create a biodiversity net gain of approximately 112%, said the architects.
The design and placemaking strategy for phase four were developed through engagement with Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s planning team and local stakeholders. This included a pre- submission design review panel and a series of detailed pre-application meetings with LBHF offi cers. Giles Robinson, senior partner at Foster + Partners, said: “We are delighted that our design has been given the green light. The scheme will provide the highest quality homes that overlook one of London’s most spectacular new public parks. Responding to St William’s brief and working closely with the landscape designers, Gillespies, our design complements the historic urban surroundings and enhances connections with nature, by signifi cantly increasing the amount of green space at the base of the towers and extending the experience of the park onto the podium’s rooftop.”
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