28 PROJECT REPORT: MODERN METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION


The largest module, fi tted with bathrooms and kitchens, weighed up to around 30 tonnes


more attractive to a developer like us,” says Farrell. “The team was also familiar with the council’s processes and working methods, increasing our confi dence that we could take forward another site, albeit under a different tenure, split between co-living accommodation and affordable housing.”


Advocates of co-living say it is a useful bulwark against widespread loneliness and isolation in big cities, and College Road is the fi rst co-living asset class approved by the Greater London Authority (GLA) under the London Plan.


The policy requires developments to meet new design standards including space provision for communal kitchens, dining, laundry rooms, living rooms, internal and external space and


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cycle storage.


Outpost Management manages the co-living element of the scheme through its Enclave:Croydon unit, offering short term contracts to anyone from young professionals, to students to people moving between jobs or who want to check out an area before deciding to move there.


“Co-living is completely different from a normal rental situation where you’re often sharing a house or  at with several people,” says Rory Bergin, partner, sustainable futures at HTA Design, “College Road provides more private space – rooms are on average 22-24 m2


, whereas


in a typical Victorian house you’d be lucky to get 16 m2


, with access to numerous communal spaces at a competitive rent.”


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