UK: Avon Capital Estate is seeking to build 460 student units as part of the Temple Quarter regeneration project.
Designed in conjunction with the University of Bristol, the scheme will have varying heights of 17, 14, 11 and eight storeys on Albert Road, a predominantly industrial area, with commercial ground floor space.
In new plans submitted to the city council, the developer has moved the building’s footprint four metres away from the River Avon, after concerns were raised over the impact of flooding on the area.
In March last year, Bristol Civic Society raised concerns about how the building would fit into the council’s Local Plan and its aim to achieve “an enhanced, multi-purpose greenway on the river frontage”.
Developers said the new design offers a “flood defence solution, setting a precedent for the area, delivering flood defences in line with the Bristol Avon Flood Strategy”.
Other changes include updates to the design to improvise the frontscape along Albert Road to ensure consistency with other developments in the area, and plans to expand the width of Albert Road footway for pedestrians.
The height of the building remains the same as in the initial plans.
