Located in Camden on Regent’s Canal, Bangor Wharf is a six-storey proposal with 152 self-contained student rooms with shared amenity space. At street level there is 212sqm of commercial space. The proposal is broken into two distinct linear ranges and takes its design inspiration from its historic industrial surrounds to ensure a sympathetic relationship.
The design’s massing is derived from the neighbouring Eagle Wharf, responding to the canal with a gable and flank wall while stepping up towards Georgiana Street. The linear ranges are joined by central linking piece which forms the building’s heart, filled with the proposal’s shared spaces. A roof terrace and balcony spaces afford opportunities for views out across the canal and provide additional shared external spaces promoting wellness.
The proposal aims to achieve a sustainable and low energy development with passive design measures consisting of:
The project follows the energy hierarchy of, ‘Be Lean’, ‘Be Clean’, ‘Be Green’, and ‘Be Seen’, as set out within the London Plan and has been designed to BREEAM ‘Excellent’.
