Prince of Wales Drive
London
St William Homes
Added Value
Within the same envelope and massing, we were able to add an additional 116 apartments and more than 1,900 sq m of commercial area. We re-organised the basement footprint to reduce the secant pile wall by 50%, reducing the cut depth by 500mm and obtaining additional space for parking, private stores and cycles.
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Technical Challenges
The site contains three below ground gasholder structures, which we have utilised to form the basement perimeter wall. This radically changed the basement level -1 footprint. We also utilised one gasholder structure to form a basement level -2 commercial gym and residents pool and spa area. The site is made up of 12 blocks, with six different façade typologies.
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