The homes will share 627m\u00b2 of internal amenity, 120 cycle parking spaces and 396m\u00b2 of outside space. There will also be a small number of car parking spaces for disabled residents and visitors.<\/p>\n
The scheme also features management facilities and a commercial unit on the ground floor.<\/p>\n
Assael said the existing three-storey 1970s building on the site was \u2018of extremely poor quality and unattractive to new occupiers\u2019.<\/p>\n
It added: \u2018Its location at the edge of Woolwich Market and adjacent to recent public realm upgrades makes it well-placed for redevelopment.<\/p>\n
\u2018The site benefits from excellent transport links, with Woolwich Arsenal station a short walk away, providing connections via National Rail, Docklands Light Railway and the Elizabeth Line.\u2019<\/p>\n
The ground floor of the proposed building would be open to the public and feature co-working and events space alongside a lounge and a gym with yoga studios.<\/p>\n
Most of the studios would be 18m\u00b2, which Assael said was \u2018the optimum size\u2019 based on cost, flexibility, layout and user feedback from other schemes. These homes would typically feature a double bed, an en suite bathroom, a kitchenette, seating area and storage furniture.<\/p>\n
Accessible rooms are proposed up to 31m\u00b2. A big shared kitchen would be created on the fifth floor and open onto a terrace.<\/p>\n
Assael said its architectural approach \u2018seeks to establish distinct yet cohesive identities for each part of the building\u2019.<\/p>\n
Repeated elements, such as window designs, \u2018create a unified architectural language, ensuring the composition integrates seamlessly into its context\u2019, added the practice.<\/p>\n
The buildings have been \u2018carefully sculpted to mitigate and minimise impact on surrounding key views\u2019, it said.<\/p>\n
A pale green pre-cast plinth is proposed to \u2018provide a civic quality to Beresford Square, while large artistic signage is suggested to reference existing signage found around the square.<\/p>\n
Planning documents said signage would be \u2018highly visible coming from the Arsenal direction, creating a sense of arrival and reinforcing the building\u2019s relationship to the square and its history\u2019.<\/p>\n
The body of the building would be London Stock brick, echoing the brick work on the nearby Beresford Square caf\u00e9 pavilion by Studio Weave, which has nearly completed.<\/p>\n
Assael said the site arrangement \u2018allows for a highly efficient, sustainable co-living building, maximising residential capacity and providing homes for Greenwich in a suitable location\u2019.<\/p>\n
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