Projects
18 BLACKFRIARS ROAD Planning permission has been given for a 111,500sq m mixed use scheme at 18 Blackfriars Road for developer Black Pearl. A statement by the developer said: “18 Blackfriars Road obtained consent in June this year. Our team is studying the scheme in the present market context. We hope to be able to progress the design further and discharge planning obligations to begin works on-site in the second half of 2019.” There are two towers planned, in keeping with the major redevelopments of towers now clustered around the northern end of Blackfriars Road near Blackfriars Bridge and station. The site is near the south bank of the Thames, and adjoins a park. Demolition of existing buildings on-site has been completed. The residential tower will have 227 homes and uses an unusual design with a simple rectilinear floorplate, sculpted to appear as a series of separated stacked blocks. The glazed facades of each block are at subtly varied angles to catch the light in different ways. Meanwhile, the office building will offer 40,000sq m of high-grade space over 32 floors, with retail facilities on the ground floor. The tower elements of the project have been placed on main roads, while the lowerrise elements along Paris Garden relate to the narrower and lower-rise streetscape. The office building will front onto Blackfriars Road, and the slender residential tower onto Stamford Street opposite the junction with Rennie Street. Lower rise buildings along Paris Garden will contain the hotel, while houses will be located at the site’s southern end. In all, 548 hotel rooms are planned, as well as 227 homes for market sale, 64 “affordable” homes, 25,532sq m of office space and 2,966sq m of retail space. Around 2,550 new jobs are projected to be created on the site.
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Renders taken from 2016 public consultation process
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