5 Minute Walk Stamford Bridge BUSES Fulham Broadway Fulham Road King s Road BUSES Harwood Road SITE 5 Minute Walk BUSES Wandsworth Bridge Road Imperial Road River Thames Imperial Wharf Chelsea Harbour Pier Aerial View of the Site and the Context Introduction Current Site Owners: The Wray Family Current Site Uses: Retail (Wray Lighting) Leisure (Clip n Climb, Chel-Ski) Servicing and parking to rear of King s Road businesses The Design Team Developer: Caerus Developments Architect: Formation Architects Planning Consultant: Savills Landscape Consultant: The Landscape Partnership Daylight Sunlight Consultant: Point Surveyors Highways Consultant: Mayer Brown Drainage Consultant: Ardent Communication and Consultation: GL Hearn
Aims of Development s ng C am ad br R o i K C hr is to ph er ia St re et W ra y C he l-s ki C lip n lim C b d l e ha a Ro ic M Aerial View of Site Vision Provide a Range of Uses Improvements Retain existing leisure activities Provide good quality housing Provide commercial and office space Provide good quality commercial space Provide apartments in a range of sizes Provide improved accommodation for Clip n Climb Create well landscaped area for site users and general public Employment Enhance existing employment opportunities on the site Users and Accessibility Ensure the businesses on King s Road retain their service access and parking
Site Analysis Amenities on King s Road King s Road Low Mixed-Use Context Cambria Street Low Residential Context Relationship to be Considered Existing buildings Existing Servicing Access to properties on King s Road Michael Road Street Frontage Existing buildings with 0 storeys Walking Distance to Fulham Broadway Underground station and local buses Edith Row Conservation Area Boundary New Development at 7 storeys Light Industrial Context Street Frontage with 9 storeys with 8 storeys with storeys with 8 storeys with 8 storeys with storeys Constraints and Opportunities Diagram Constraints The low mixed-use and residential context to the north-east needs to be considered (King s Road/ Cambria Street) The distance between the proposal and existing residential properties on Kings Road and Cambria Street needs to be considered Existing service arrangements to the north of the site (towards King s Road) The site is adjacent to the Moore Park Conservation Area. Opportunities To provide good quality housing in a predominantly residential context The site is also in a good location for good quality office space to complement the established commercial uses The site has prominent street frontage on Michael Road which can be enhanced and made more active Close proximity to Fulham Broadway Underground Station and buses Walking distance to a number of local amenities including commercial premises on Kings Road making it an attractive place to live
Stamford Bridge BUSES Fulham Road Fulham Broadway King s Road BUSES Harwood Road SITE 4 BUSES Wandsworth Bridge Road Imperial Road Imperial Wharf River Thames Aerial View showing 4 Aerial View showing : Gasworks Site : - Michael Road : 5-7 Michael Road (WARRS) 4: Bannon Court Depicts application (0/06/06) Consented 0/08/07 Consented 5/07/07 (committee date) Conversion of existing building Planning Decision - Pending (Permitted Development)
Building Form King s Road Access retained to King s Road businesses New Development at 7 storeys Light Industrial Context Block A Main Residential Access is from the Center of Site Block B Cambria Street Michael Road Commercial Access from Michael Road: Active Frontage Main Vehicle and Pedestrian Access Commercial Access from Michael Road: Active Frontage with 8 storeys with 9 storeys with 0 storeys Access and Servicing Diagram Links and Routes The accommodation is arranged in two buildings about a central landscaped route which has a number of benefits Access arrangements to the rear of the Kings Road commercial units are retained through construction and thereafter The commercial units have an active frontage onto Michael Road The main residential entrances are from the central landscaped area The ownership of the highways land is respected The majority of refuse collection and servicing is from within the site Key Residential (Affordable and Private) Office (Commercial) Clip n Climb (Leisure) Existing Buildings
Massing Sectional Diagram AA Building A 6 metres 4 metres metres metres Fulham Gas Works as current Michael Rd The site Properties on King s Road application - pending Sectional Diagram BB Building A Building B 7 metres 5. metres.8 metres 7 0 metres 45 5-7 Michael Road development (WARRS) Gym The site Properties on Cambria Street Scale The two blocks vary in scale Both blocks relate to the different building heights in the surrounding context A Building A is 7 storeys which relates to the forthcoming developments on the Harley Davidson site and the Gas Works development. metres metres It has been designed to respond to the neighbouring proposed scheme where the heights of the built environment start to increase dramatically B 7 metres 8 metres metres B Building B is 5 storeys with a stepped massing towards the rear of Cambria Street properties. 4 metres It addresses the relatively small-scale adjacent Both buildings have recessed top floors A The proposals respond to the existing residential buildings and the emerging context Key Plan
Proposed Uses Ground Floor First Floor Typical Floor Basement Multi-Use Scheme Clip n Climb (Leisure) - Basement + Ground Offices (Commercial) - Ground + First Residential (Affordable + Private) - Second to Fifth + Sixth Range of - bed units Key Residential (Affordable and Private) Office (Commercial) Clip n Climb (Leisure) Existing Buildings Clip n Climb Widely used leisure facility to be retained More suitable and appropriately designed space Better facilities CG Images of Existing Clip N Climb
7m 4. r te el Sh 58 585 59 to 59 587 589 595 599 Residential (Affordable and Private) Office (Commercial) Clip n Climb (Leisure) Existing Buildings Sotheron Place Ground Floor Plan side h 7 Asymmetrical approach Wider / more useable/ functional green space on one side of road Single line of larger trees Central green space at the ofcon the Greheart en space cendevelopment trated on sunnier side of road with less paths across Providing amenity space for Pre ferrresidents, ed option other users of Landscaping the site and the general public Maintain access route and parking area for rear of existing commercial properties on the Kings Road and develop as a mews courtyard Create enhanced streetscape for Michael Road to reflect change to residential character of the area Sotheron Place First Floor Plan The Scheme 0 Typical Floor Plan A 0@ 50 : bed apartments are either dual aspect or facing either east or west e ac Pl on ts er en th m a pm So lh lo Fu ve De n la us rp er oo Ca Fl d d un e A ro os E G rop EM P H SC All + bed apartments are dual aspect T M Retained car parking + new wheelchair accessibles 0 t en New high quality office/retail floorspace and leisure floorspace totally,00sqm NG 0 D A mix of, and bed apartments m om rc Fo 4no. residential units 00 66 (PH) Sotheron Place Key Arms 579 58 6m 4. Proposed Plans Option - Access road off-set s road
Façade Treatment Secondary windows (bedrooms) Living Areas Privacy screens / trellis Secondary windows (bedrooms) Access for maintenance only Access for maintenance only Planting Obscured windows Acces walkway (not balconies) Ensuring Privacy to the Neighbours The building steps back with height to reduce seeing impact Precedents (trellis screening) Primary windows are located away from neighbouring properties Windows facing King s Road and Cambria Street properties are secondary (bedrooms) Use of trellises, obscured glazing and planting, are utilised to enhance privacy and create smaller scale aesthetic
Elevation and Material Studies 5 5 4 Block A - Section of Michael Road facade Block A - Section of east facade Block A - Section of east facade (core section) Architectural Treatment The primary material is London stock brick Recessed floors are clad in a coated metal panels Window frames and balconies are proposed in the same coloured metal finish. London Stock Brick 4. Textured Brick Horizontal pre-cast concrete elements add a horizontal rhythm to the verticality of the building The commercial ground and first floors have larger expanses of glazing to help make them distinct from the residential use. Bronze Coloured Metal.Bronze 5. Perforated Metal Seven Acres (Cambridge) by Formation Architects. Pre-cast concrete panel - Wenlock Road (London) by Formation Architects
Proposed CGIs View from Michael Road (looking north-east) View from Michael Road (looking north-west) View from Michael Road, closer to the site (looking north-west) View of green space at the heart of the site (looking north)
Timescales and next Steps View of green space at the heart of the site (looking north) Thank you for taking the time to view our proposals for the redevelopment of Sotheron Place. We would welcome any feedback you have on these draft proposals, which you can submit via one of the options shown below. You can also contact us with any questions you might have. The box to the right shows our expected project timescales, although these could be subject to change. Online: www.sotheronplacesw6.co.uk Email us: matthew.evans@glhearn.com Call us: 044 5 000 Write to us: Freepost RTHZ-AKZT-SABG, GL Hearn, 80 High Holborn, London, WCV 7EE Illustrative project timescales: Anticipated submission of a planning application End of October Target for a decision being taken by the Council February 08 Start on site Summer 08 Completion Summer 00