Scheme to replace former plan for hotel towers on riverside site
Redesigned plans for a pair of student accommodation towers in Vauxhall are set to be approved by Lambeth council next Tuesday.
The firm’s proposals for two towers of 30 and 27 storeys at 36-46 Albert Embankment site have been recommended for approval by planning officers ahead of a meeting on 1 July.
Designed by Hopkins Architects for developers Urbanest and Hotchkiss, the scheme would replace a Texaco garage on the site with nearly 900 student beds in 769 rooms, with 20% of the rooms classed as affordableand a public ground floor cafe.
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It would join a strip of tall buildings by high-profile architects on the embankment, which already includes The Corniche by Foster & Partners and Merano by RSHP.
The plans replace a similar scheme approved in 2023 for developer Ocubis which would have seen the towers contain hotel space. This consent is still extant and does not expire until December 2026.
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