Welcome to an overview of our proposal for 5 – 7 Havelock Terrace, Battersea.
As well as delivering new high-quality light industrial and office spaces for Battersea, the redevelopment of 5 – 7 Havelock Terrace presents opportunities to:
Given the range of benefits, the proposals deliver, both in terms of the new light industrial and office spaces offer, improving public spaces for all local stakeholders, and supporting and creating jobs, we are confident that the scheme represents a well-thought-out, high-quality proposal that will deliver long term benefits for the local community and wider borough.
The existing site is not located in a conservation area. The Battersea Park Conservation Area is located on the other side of the railway lines and there are no nearby listed buildings within the immediate context of the site. We have highlighted on this page the surrounding listed buildings.
BATTERSEA POWER STATION
BATTERSEA DOGS AND CATS HOME
BATTERSEA PARK RAILWAY STATION
THE MASONS ARMS
BATTERSEA PARK CONSERVATION AREA
The Battersea Design and Tech Quarter Design Framework proposes multi-storey mixed-use workplace typologies facing Havelock Terrace. The framework has been thoroughly incorporated into the design brief and vision. Hybrid typologies offer office and workshop/studio spaces on the upper floors, as well as light industrial spaces on the ground floor. Inner-looking units are designed to spill out activity onto the neighbourhood streets, whilst servicing takes place from the rear of the site.
BATTERSEA DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY QUARTER
BATTERSEA DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY QUARTER
WORKSHOPS, STUDIOS & INDUSTRIAL UNITS
The site is located within Wandsworth Borough Council. It lies off Battersea Park Road to the South of the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, as well as Battersea Power Station.
The building is a basic and poor-quality structure that is ill-suited to modern needs. Its layout is inflexible, the workspaces themselves are poor, there is little natural light because of its small windows, and it does not meet current sustainability criteria.
Constraints:
To the north of the existing site, a new student accommodation scheme is under construction, whilst to the south-west, a potential office building has received planning permission. The future development will have to deal with potential overlooking as well as considering views and orientation for any future windows. The only vehicular access is under the railway line to the west and the pedestrian access from the station is via stepped access between the student accommodation site and the station.
Opportunities:
There is an opportunity to create a good public realm with a public active frontage facing the student accommodation scheme. The location and orientation of this island site make it a perfect scheme to deliver high-level amenity spaces and roof terraces with fantastic views.
VIEW LOOKING EAST TOWARDS SITE
VIEW LOOKING NORTH TOWARDS SITE
VIEW LOOKING NORTH ALONG BRADMEAD
VIEW LOOKING SOUTH-WEST ALONG PALMERSTON WAY
VIEW FROM BRADMEAD LOOKING SOUTH-WEST INTO LOADING YARD
VIEW LOOKING SOUTH ON THE CORNER OF BRADMEAD AND PALMERSTON WAY
CONSTRAINTS
OPPORTUNITIES
Entrance Hub:
The ground floor level has a linear double-height space with sitting areas next to arched windows and lounge and meeting room facilities. The main entrance is in the centre of the building and the café space is on the NE corner. In the middle of the space, a feature stair with an amphitheatre seating area takes you to a mezzanine level that leads to the main lifts to the offices. At the mezzanine level, there is also a gym and a yoga room
Light Industrial Units:
Office Space:
The scheme has different types of office units on different levels. The micro/small units have double-height break-out spaces with communal terraces and outdoor spaces. The medium-sized open-plan units have larger private terraces directly connected to each tenant. The building users will benefit from a large number of bike storage and shower facilities located in the basement.
CONCEPT SECTION OF THE BUILDING
ENTRANCE HUB
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL UNITS
MICRO UNITS
SMALL UNITS
SME UNITS
Façade:
The use of brick and brown colour palette for the facade has been inspired by the existing context and historical landmarks such as Battersea Power Station and Warehouse cluster. The arches are introduced along the building perimeter which serves various functions such as active frontage, visual connection to the railway bridges and entrance for the light industrial units.
View of the front of the building
Public Realm:
The scheme will provide a high-quality open public realm, enhancing the pedestrian connection between the new tube station and the new tunnel cutting through the railway. Vehicle access and service routes will be separated as much as possible to create car-free amenity space in the northern frontage of the site. An off-street service yard will be provided from Bradmead (southern frontage). The scheme proposes spacious amenity areas at Palmerston Way and Havelock Terrace. This will provide active frontage in relation to the surrounding approved planning proposals including Palmerston Court, 38 Havelock Terrace and 16 Havelock Terrace.
Landscaping Aspiration
Roof Amenity Aspiration
The Landscaping Zone
The Roof Amenity
In September 2019, Workspace signed up to the Better Building Partnership (BBP) Climate Change Commitment to delivering net-zero carbon real estate portfolios by 2050. Since then Workspace has carried out a review of its business and value chain emissions and has brought this forward to 2030. In every Workspace redevelopment, sustainability will be at the forefront, with embodied and operational carbon assessed throughout the design process and taken into account when making development decisions. Workspace are aiming to achieve the highest levels of BREEAM Green Building certification, whilst minimising the wider environmental impact of the development, via the optimisation of the building envelope, careful material selection and the use of high-efficiency building services to minimise the operational and embodied carbon emissions. The approach to maximise the sustainability performance of the building and aligning with the planning requirements where viable is presented below.
Sustainability features include:
Building Fabric
HVAC Systems
Renewables
Other Considerations
In September 2019, Workspace signed up to the Better Building Partnership (BBP) Climate Change Commitment to delivering net-zero carbon real estate portfolios by 2050. Since then Workspace has carried out a review of its business and value chain emissions and has brought this forward to 2030. In every Workspace redevelopment, sustainability will be at the forefront, with embodied and operational carbon assessed throughout the design process and taken into account when making development decisions. Workspace are aiming to achieve the highest levels of BREEAM Green Building certification, whilst minimising the wider environmental impact of the development, via the optimisation of the building envelope, careful material selection and the use of high-efficiency building services to minimise the operational and embodied carbon emissions. The approach to maximise the sustainability performance of the building and aligning with the planning requirements where viable is presented below.
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