Full planning approval for 10-16 Bevis Marks was granted by the City of London.
The proposed development for our clients Sterling Real Estate and SG Rocks will retain and adapt the existing building at 10-16 Bevis Marks, converting an unlet office-building and repurposing it as boutique, serviced apartments for visitors and workers to stay in the City of London on leisure and business travel.
In addition to retaining the existing building's super structure and facade a new rooftop extension will be created, with the overall proposal improving the existing architectural appearance, enhancing the street experience and celebrating key heritage assets whilst offering new accommodation within the heart of the City of London.
The existing ground floor frontage will be re-engaged with the street and reconceived as curate space for cultural and retail use creating an active ground floor frontage which will add vibrancy and vitality to the area.
The proposal will develop the site and adapt the existing building in a low-carbon, future-proof manner to deliver a series of public and social value benefits by implementing an adaptive re-use approach.
Full planning approval for 40-46 Road was granted by Bristol City Council.
Located in the centre of Bristol, the project will comprehensively redevelop an industrial site on the banks of the River Avon to provide much needed accommodation for the adjacent University of Bristol Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, while protecting and enhancing the ecology, biodiversity, connectivity and public realm of the surrounding River Avon and Albert Road area.
In addition to providing 454 bed purpose built student accommodation in a carefully designed 17 storey landmark building in a cruciform design, the scheme will provide 1,067sqm of affordable commercial space which will create significantly more jobs and, where suitable, re-provide space for existing tenants.
The scheme has been designed to maximise active frontage and provide legible entrances from the street and river that connect to the adjoining cycleway and footbridge leading directly into the heart of the new campus. Two new public squares facing Albert Road Provide generous external amenity and enhance the existing green river corridor, capitalising on the available views.
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets unanimously approved proposals for the redevelopment of the former London Chest Hospital site in Bethnal Green which aims to transform the disused site into a successful community of 274 new homes.
AHMM's approved plans for Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, focus on both preserving and restoring the site's historical elements. The refurbishment will include the Grade II listed main hospital building, the Sanitary Tower, and the South Wing which are currently on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register. In addition, five new buildings ranging from five to nine storeys will be constructed, providing high quality new housing while respecting the site's rich heritage. Latimer has committed to delivering 50% affordable housing (by habitable room) within the development, with a significant proportion (70%) allocated for Social Rent.
The Hospital's historic grounds will be opened up to the public for the first time in nearly a decade with 1,140 square metres of carefully designed open space, including the creation of a new public square next to St James' Avenue, and the restoration of the formal lawn in front of the main hospital building. Another key feature of the approved plans is the commitment to preserving the veteran Mulberry tree.
Planning approval for Stratford M2 was granted unanimously by Newham Council and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).
Occupying a prominent corner on the northern side of Westfield Stratford Shopping Centre, this ambitious and highly sustainable project extends the design life of an existing steel frame structure addressing the industry wide need to champion the re-use and extension of existing buildings where possible and practicable.
AHMM's designs for Plot M2 at Westfield Shopping Centre propose a 14 storey extension above the carpark level of the existing shopping centre, to include 520 purpose-built student accommodation units across cluster and studio apartments. The development, which is being delivered by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, will also create an enhanced public realm as well as flexible community, sports, and leisure space on top of the existing car park designed by East Architects.
Planning approval for Chobham Farm was granted unanimously by Newham Council and the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC).
Located in the London Borough of Newham within administrative boundary of the LLDC, Chobham Farm offers the opportunity to deliver 106 new homes to the area, including the provision of London affordable rent and shared ownership units, across two new buildings comprising three blocks of varying height.
The ground floor features 196 square metres of commercial use, intended to activate the corner of the site, cycle storage and a level change which allows a series of duplex units with private outdoor amenity. Carefully considered landscape design by Exterior Architecture creates new spaces to support local interaction, including nooks for different age play spaces and community use.
Developed for Fairview New Homes, Chobham Farm aims to provide carefully designed, contextually responsive architecture and holistic landscape design which will actively bring life and animation to this current light industrial site.
AHMM's proposals for the redevelopment of 50 Baker Street and the surrounding public realm received resolution to grant planning approval from Westminster City Council.
The site at 38-70 Baker Street forms the last remaining undeveloped strategic city block site within the Baker Street District and is a joint venture between Derwent London and Lazari Investments, working with the Portman Estate. The proposals deliver on a shared ambition to deliver highly sustainable, future proofed and adaptable buildings, and has been designed to achieve ambitious upfront carbon targets, have low in-use operational energy and maximise natural ventilation. An extensive carbon analysis was undertaken in order to ensure that the proposal has a lower overall carbon figure than a retrofit and refurbishment alternative.
The development will deliver best-in-class office space suitable for a range of tenants, addressing the substantial historic deficit in office space within Westminster. At ground floor, a rich and varied mix of uses provide active frontages to all elevations with generously proportioned and flexible retail spaces allowing for a range of subdivisions. A new cultural and educational facility, operated by the Baker Street Quarter Partnership, will bring members of the community to the building and to the north of the site, a distinct but integrated building provides 17 bespoke residential properties, representing an increase on the homes on-site.
Planning permission has been granted by Liverpool City Council for the Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre.
A partnership between the Royal Court Liverpool Trust, The Comedy Trust and The Ken Dodd Charitable Foundation, the new building will celebrate all forms of comedy and humour and provide opportunities for all to take part in a wide range of programmes, workshops and sessions with comedy, humour, health and wellbeing at the heart. A main element of The Happiness Centre will be a dedicated, permanent exhibition space to celebrate the life of Liverpool icon Sir Ken Dodd, charting his remarkable career as comedian, singer, actor and entertainer and his enduring impact on the comedy scene.
AHMM's proposals for a new Prairie Artisan brewery and indoor golf entertainment bar located off W 1st street in downtown Edmond, Oklahoma, has received planning approval from Edmond City Council.
Orientated to promote the existing axis of the Kentucky Daisy monument and plaza, the new building continues the connection between the farmers market and the Edmond Railyards by utilizing two large brick archways to create a natural thoroughfare encouraging pedestrians through the ground floor of the building.
Site works is anticipate to comments in November 2024 with a Q3 2025 opening.
Cornerstone, an office to co-living conversion at 45 Beech Street for developer HUB, in partnership with sustainable and impact investor Bridges Fund Management, has received planning permission from the City of London.
Located adjacent to the iconic 1950s Barbican Estate, the development will introduce a new type of community-focused housing to this part of the City, transforming disused office space at the end of its life into much needed homes for City workers, while also delivering significant embodied carbon savings.
Designed by AHMM, the scheme will deliver new co-living homes, state-of-the-art amenities and improved public realm with additional greenery, and ground floor amenities such as a cafe and co-working space that will be open to the existing local community. Located at the centre of the City's largest residential area, the scheme will be more in keeping with the surrounding area and contribute to its revitalisation, while benefiting from existing transport connectivity.
In alignment with HUB and Bridges' mutual commitment to reducing carbon emissions, the retrofit scheme utilises as much of the existing building as possible. This approach is projected to achieve a 34% reduction in total embodied carbon compared to a new build of equivalent scale.
Hackney Council unanimously approved One Fairchild Street, a 27-storey office building on Shoreditch High Street, for Rocket Properties.
Located on a prominent site within the South Shoreditch Conservation Area, the development will deliver 25,500 square metres of office space, including affordable workspace for start-ups and SMEs, as well as roof terraces, ground-level retail space, and market stalls.
With a contextually led approach to design and materials, the scheme will have a positive impact on the townscape by reinstating the missing frontages along Shoreditch High Street, Fairchild Street and Holywell Lane. Generous public realm repairs and connects the site to the wider context with new public routes through the site, promoting active engagement between the adjacent streets and the generous public realm at ground level. A 'multi-level' base merges different spaces and uses, allowing for a seamless connection between the basement levels and the mezzanine floors of the building. This promotes social connections between users and increases active frontage to the public realm.
Targeting BREAM Outstanding, the development seeks to achieve the highest environmental credentials that will meet and exceed current standards and best practice, to positively impact on the wellbeing of building users and to minimise the carbon footprint of the building.
AHMM proposals for a new environmentally ambitious office building, to replace a multi-storey NCP car park on Saffron Hill, have been approved by Camden's Planning Committee.
Working with out clients, Saffron Hill Investment Holdings, and advice from our in-house Sustainability team, the design proposals retain and re-use the foundations of the car park, as well as adopting a 'long-life loose-fit low-carbon' approach, to regenerate an under-used site in Hatton Garden.
The steel frame works to maxium efficiency spans, with floors to be made of CLT decks, and terraces and rooftops planted wherever possible. A lofty and lightweight building replaces the high-density concrete car park, self-shading and naturally ventilated, reducing energy use. Office spaces maximise flexibility and adaptability, and simple servicing and generous heights minimise the need for tenant interior design, in keeping with AHMM's 'Fit-out / Rip-out' analysis of the environmental impact of repeated re-fits.
At street level, a new cafe will animate the corner of Saffron Hill. The pavement is extended to allow a moment to pause, with a landscaped pocket park designed in collaboration with MRG Studio. The architecture becomes more detailed at ground floor, with timber glazed screens between monolithic concrete piers supporting the lightweight facades above. The slope down Saffron Hill is used to achieve a taller, more prominent, office entrance closer to Farringdon Road.
Camden Council has given Listed Building Consent for the addition of two plant enclosures to the roof of Sir Denys Lasdun's Grade II* listed Institute of Education (IoE) building at 20 Bedford Way.
Developed for the University of London (UoL), the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and University College London (UCL), known collectively as The Bloomsbury Heat and Power Consortium, the project is central to the Consortium's initiative to decarbonise its southern campus.
AHMM's brief was to create two plant enclosures for IoE's roof which would sit comfortably within the architecture of the Grade II* listed building. The enclosure will minimise the visibility of sixteen chillers and four compressors plus transformer and switch rooms distributed along the two central roof areas of the building, form the street level.
The primary goal of the proposed upgrade is to significantly decarbonise the university's heating, with the eventual aim of complete decarbonisation of the UoL's southern campus within the next decade, enabling consortium members and the broader estate to meet their Net Zero Carbon targets.
The final stage of planning permission has been granted for Bath Quays North with the University of Bath forming a regeneration partnership with Bath & North East Somerset Council to develop the future of this key site.
Bath Quays North will support and enhance the economic prosperity of Bath, supporting the city’s reputation as an outstanding place with a rich past and a vibrant future that builds upon its international appeal and reach. This will be realised through creating an exemplary new place that recognises the nature of the city and its heritage, while successfully incorporating contemporary workspace requirements for modern and future businesses and contemporary riverside living.
A greenspace strategy that promotes wellbeing and biodiversity across streets, walls and roof terraces, will reconnect the city with the River Avon – repairing the historic street network and regenerating a stretch of the waterfront to maximise engagement with the river. Creating a new river front destination and promenade, set amongst a broad mix of uses and interspersed with places of assembly that support art, music, culture and play.
The most welcoming and inclusive place in Bath – from workspaces to communal spaces, this is a happy place for locals and visitors; providing local skills and training opportunities during the project’s delivery, and a safe, green accessible, affordable and activated place to live and work and play.
A planning application for a new community building and associated landscape located in Highbridge for Sedgemoor Community Partnerships (SCP), has been submitted to Burnham-On-Sea & Highbridge Town Council.
The Morland Community Hub comprises a community hall which is used by several community groups including the Food Bank, Luncheon Club, Brownies, Youth clubs and many more for club meetings, events, workshops and various community projects. A separate workshop accommodates the wood working activities of SHED, based on the successful national Men’s Shed model where members come together to socialise and do practical work. The buildings that accommodate these various activities have become in constant need of repair and are no longer fit for purpose. Replacing these decaying structures with a new building will secure for the community, the long-term benefit that Moreland Community Hub provides.
The SCP Trustees have a mission to create an accessible community focal point that provides a comfortable and welcoming venue for all with a much-needed programme of use. The new community building will meet the needs of the current users but will be flexible enough to accommodate a myriad of future user groups.
In support of the Sedgemoor Community Partnership’s vision for the Morland Community Hub, AHMM along with Avalon, Arup, HT Ecology, Advanced Arboriculture and SLR have developed and prepared the planning application pro bono.