MTA have submitted a
contemporary mixed use new build scheme of 22 residential units with a D1
community space and church on the ground floor.
The existing building has a basement church with sports halls on the levels
above. This has fallen into to disrepair and is not longer fit for purpose.
After detailed meetings with the Anglican Church, Southwark Planning department
and public consultation a five storey design was developed.
The stained glass windows of the original church has been relocated into the
new church which is located on ground floor with a open brick colonnade of
windows creating a more open and active presence with the street. A mix of
affordable and private dwellings is proposed on the floors above, with a
communal roof terrace. Each dwelling is designed to be dual aspect with its own
balcony or terrace. The main living areas to each flat are open plan to
maximise the sense of space and openness and benefit from floor to ceiling
windows.
The main body of the building is designed to be in a light coloured brick split
with vertical recesses in reference to the original building on the site and to
provide a modulated massing and elevation, rooted in the ground floor brick
piers.
The design of the project has the support of Southwark council.