Architect |
Church Lukas architects |
Date Built |
2011 |
Location |
Gusford Road
& Wakley Street |
Description |
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Derwent Point on
Gosford Road in Islington is a mixed-use
building that offers 136 studio
apartments targeted as students.
It also features both retail and
commercial spaces. The building
was given a BREEAM rating of
"Excellent".
The barbourproductsearch.info website says of the building that, "... Being landlocked by two city red routes was just one of many challenges the development overcame. Previous schemes for four stories of student accommodation had been refused planning but Church Lukas’ focus on a high-quality landmark building won the eight-storey scheme permission in 2009. This was despite long-term resident opposition that was overcome by a series of Church Lukas led public consultation meetings. Rights of Light issues had to be addressed early in the design as the site had been vacant for more than 20 years and was surrounded by residential properties. The practice worked closely with a Rights of Light specialist to arrive at a maximum scale of development. ..... ![]() .... The layouts of the 15m² apartments are based around a fire engineered escape strategy which helped to generate more than £500,000 of additional end value through increased bed spaces while also increasing building floor space efficiency. A Category D noise assessment was also overcome with high-performance facades and whole house venting with heat recovery to allow generous full-height glazing, maximising space and daylight in the rooms. The facades also feature innovative projecting desk pods." ![]() The facade features a
checkerboard pattern that involved four
different cladding solutions.
These include a FPR composite panel from
Steni UK, high pressure laminate HPL
panels from Trespa and a stone cladding
system. The buildingcentre.co.uk
website says that, "... With its
stunning checkerboard design and
held securely in place with SikaTack
Panel Adhesive systems, Derwent
Point is a shining – and in part
reflective – example of what can be
achieved by mixing different
cladding systems."
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