Railway Arches Student Housing, London
Railway Arches Student Housing, London Building Restoration, Archaeological Dig, Architecture
Railway Arches Student Housing in North London
27 May 2022
Architects: CZWG
Location: Hornsey Road, London, England, UK
Renders: CZWG Limited
Railway Arches Student Housing
CZWG Student Scheme and Revitalised Railway Arches In for Planning
CZWG has submitted plans for a 284 room student scheme on Hornsey Road adjacent to London Metropolitan University and opposite the Emirates Stadium. It includes proposals for the opening up of a new pedestrian route between Holloway Road station and Hornsey Road and the revitalisation of 21 dilapidated railway viaduct arches and a derelict building on Holloway Road (25 May 2022).
The shape of the site suggests a triangular plan building with a curved frontage expressing the change of direction of Hornsey Road. The 12-storey student building would create a townscape marker to the stadium and complete the built form on the northwest side of Hornsey Road. The new landscaped public realm designed by muf architecture/art, with flexible commercial space at ground level of the new building and the railway arches, would activate the currently disused area, improve access, pedestrian permeability and facilitate a 15-minute city lifestyle for the students and surrounding community. The student accommodation is a mix of studio rooms and cluster flats with 35% being affordable. There are extensive indoor amenity facilities for students including common r...
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