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material palette,” the design was undertaken by Assael’s dedicated interior design arm, Assael Interiors. Emily Newton comments that there is “always a benefit when we have that aspect in house, because we can work closely with the interiors department.”
Living spaces The building’s single-aspect ensuite studio rooms are generally 17 m2
– plus
some duplexes located within the roof spaces at 25 m2
(and 30 m2 for wheelchair
users) – and all feature kitchenettes. Ed Sharland explains the focus on single- aspect as being an essential approach to support the multi-amenity concept here: “Dual aspect co-living rooms are difficult to achieve, with the building layout being more like student or hotel rooms.” He continues: “On these kinds of challenging sites, you have a responsibility to include the correct amount of optimisation density to make it work; you need a critical mass within co- living to enable you to provide those shared amenity spaces and the level of management they require.” Creating that “critical mass” of co-living spaces also helps support the community
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feel which is essential for this and similar projects to be a success. “Everyone who lives there is encouraged to use the amenity spaces, and it’s very attractive to people who are lonely. One of the big positives in the planning process was the potential to combat loneliness.” The studios have been “meticulously designed to maximise space and light,” say the architects, through a combination of “smart” integrated storage, built-in joinery and full-height, opening windows. “We pushed for these as part of the warehouse aesthetic,” asserts Ed Sharland. The building’s concrete frame enables exposed soffits, adding thermal mass to benefit cooling, and provides generous 2.7 metre floor to ceiling heights.
Each studio comes with a double bed, and a Samsung TV, plus air conditioning and good storage, meaning people are able to move in without needing to furnish their home. However, beyond the pragmatic ability to live functionally in a central London site, the scheme has a variety of other key selling points which harness and support the benefits of shared living. The building offers residents access to a
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The studios have been “meticulously designed to maximise space and light”
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