07 Vauxhall Square, item 6. PDF 626 KB - Lambeth Council

situation and as such officers raise no objection.
8.30 The overall appearance of the building would provide a potential large frontage
along Wandsworth Road and would replace the current tired and dilapidated
Cap Gemini building which is visually intrusive. This is welcomed by officers
and as a result would provide much needed regenerative benefits within this
building such as modern office accommodation facilitating, the creation of jobs
along with retail uses at the ground floor level element of the building. In this
instance no objection is raised to the proposed building. Conditions have been
imposed in relation to this building.
8.31 The proposed introduction of two three-storey building along this section of the
development would create an active frontage and a twelve metre wide
pedestrian ‘street’ would be formed, creating an approach into Vauxhall Square
from Wandsworth Road, framed on the south side by a similar three-storey
building to the north of the retained terrace that delineates the space.
8.32 The roofscape of this building would provide a large communal garden
accessible from Vauxhall North for residents use. There would also be smaller
roof terraces overlooking the square, accessible from the office areas at floors
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The communal space would provide a multi-functional
amenity space within a sheltering, green envelop of hedges, trees and
herbaceous borders. Officers raise no objection to the proposed landscaping of
these areas.
8.33 Miles Street South:
This building would be erected to a total height of 29-storeys. This would
provide 359 student rooms, plus shared lobby/ lounges and service spaces.
Entrance to the building would be along Miles Street. The initial application
which was submitted proposed a second student accommodation block, Miles
Street North, which has now been deleted. As a result the omission of this
student accommodation building, four-storeys of student bedrooms have been
added to Miles Street South. The overall massing of this building has been
assessed by design officers, where no objection has been raised.
8.34 This building would be constructed from simple palette of robust materials,
predominately brick and reconstituted stone. There would be the installation of
transparent/ opaque glass back layers with metal hidden frames, slotted metal
panels and metal louvres. This building would provide a roof terrace, which
would comprise of both hard and soft materials to provide a multi-functional
amenity space.
8.35 This building would be the third tallest building within the development. The
building is freestanding and follows the contours of the angle road structure of
Miles Street and the New Lane. The elevations are broken down into storey
height repetitive bay modules, emphasised by the horizontal white constituted
stone bands that are a constant theme throughout the buildings in the scheme.
The student bedrooms are contained behind deep-set windows with slotted
ventilation panels with hinged opening shutters and projecting metal rails. The
corners of the buildings plan on the southeast side are rounded providing a