Feeder Road Bristol
Feeder Road Bristol
Nature based student accommodation
Informed by the unique Temple Quarter heritage and former cattle market, landscape proposals are inspired by nature's rewilding of the post-industrial canal side.
The site is located in an industrial area of Temple Quarter, Bristol, bounded by the River Avon and Feeder Canal. The mixed-use development is on a prominent site at a gateway between two key regeneration areas: the Temple Quarter and St Philip’s Marsh. The scheme will provide purpose-built student accommodation, along with a vibrant ground floor including student social spaces, flexible commercial space, and smaller incubator units.
The aspiration is to create a high-quality external environment for a student residence, which will also inspire future developments and public realm improvement schemes, acting as a catalyst to fulfil strategic plans to connect high quality public realm together within the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. The design is inspired by the post-industrial aesthetic of the area and nature’s ‘re-wilding’ of the site.
The proposals include a series of roof gardens and terraces, and a new public realm landscape will overlook the water’s edge and provide a generous external space in which students can study and socialise. High quality finishes and detailing referencing the industrial past and historic cattle market, combined with a naturalistic biodiverse planting palette will create a robust and legible character.
Project:
Feeder Road, Bristol
Client:
Summix Capital / Unite Students
Size:
1.1 Hectares
Status:
Concept to Developed Design, Planning Approved.
Collaborators:
Architects: Architecture PLB / Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson
Planning Consultant: ROK Planning
Project Manager: Iesis / Cumming Group
Transport: TPA
Civil Engineers: HWA