Westwood Student Mews, Coventry

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GIA Best Large Residential Project 2021 Award.

 

The project aimed to create a student village as a home-from-home for 452 students in Coventry. The shared townhouse approach and landscaping are designed to foster a better community spirit.

Westwood Student Mews in Coventry reflects the residential nature of its environment with 3 or 4-storey student clusters in the style of ‘terraced townhouses’ arranged vertically in rows with 9, 10 or 13 ensuite bedrooms. Each townhouse has its own front door to give a more organic neighbourhood feel. The frontages are differentiated either in white or dark grey brick with a sheltered entrance and transparent wall of glazing at the ground floor that opens the communal space to the outdoor green spaces.

The communal hub, which shifts in form across levels to create outdoor terraces, occupies a pivotal position at the entrance of the community, providing a wealth of amenities to residents.

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Client:

Obarcs No. 5 LLP + CPSC Ltd

Status:

Completed 2019

Budget:

£21,000,000

Size:

452 Beds

Collaborators:

Project Manager : WSP
Planning Consultant : Sykes Planning
Civil + Structural :
Prime Structural Solutions
M+E : Butler Consulting
Quantity Surveyor : WSP
Landscaping : Ian White Associates