Our proposal

Nine new homes: one three-bed maisonette, two three-bed apartments, three two-bed apartments, three one-bed apartments
Two ground floor workshops facing onto Hepburn Road: one 73sqm, the other 61sqm
56 new student bedrooms, in 13 shared flats of three-to-six bedrooms (reduced from 66 initially proposed)

Most of the site will be three storeys (including ground floor), dropping down to two storeys at the back of the site, closest to neighbouring homes on Hepburn Road
The workspace on the corner of Hepburn Road will be single storey
The building abutting the Carriageworks will have the same roof height as the new Carriageworks building: three storeys (including ground floor) on the higher part of the site, and four storeys (including ground floor) as the land level falls away
An existing but substandard extension to the back of part of Stokes Croft will be replaced to a similar height, and a mansard added
Initial proposals to include further mansards along Stokes Croft have been withdrawn

Key to improving the safety of Hepburn Road is having the workshops and some of the homes directly overlooking the lane
Both workshops have windows and doors opening directly onto Hepburn Road, with ten student rooms also directly above Hepburn Road
Seven market homes for rent will also look over Hepburn Road, but across a shared residential garden, providing further natural surveillance

Ground floor plan

The buildings are set among three landscaped areas, one for the market rented homes, the other two for students
The layout carefully segregates students and other residents, using the buildings to create different spaces
Two market homes for rent have private gardens, ideal for families
The outside spaces have been positioned so they are light and spacious
Following advice from the police we made the garden that fronts onto Hepburn Road private, with railings to provide residents with a private amenity space

Modern, simple, crisp detailing using traditional materials in keeping with the Conservation Area such as brick, pennant stone and render
Recreating the historic 2.5m internal wall within the scheme’s design
Hepburn Road brick façade retains historic industrial pattern
Oriel box windows, powder-coated aluminium door & window frames add contemporary touches

Landscape plan

Before: the rear of the site

After: workshops fronting onto Hepburn Road

Pennant stone to be used

Soft & hard landscaping

Traditional roofline within design

Traditional brickwork

Two pedestrian access points for residents: one via an existing entrance on Stokes Croft (where we propose a new artisan iron gate), plus a second on Hepburn Road
Service vehicles can access via Hepburn Road
With excellent pedestrian, cycling and public transport options, there is no need for residents to keep a car
Hepburn Road could be made one-way or closed to all traffic, though that is a decision for the Council

We propose to commission a local artisan to make an arched metal sign to welcome people to Hepburn Road, as part of reclaiming the lane
We also propose to commission a local artwork for the side of our buildings along Hepburn Road, to discourage unwanted graffiti

£268,000 per year in household spending from the nine rented homes
£941,000 of additional student spending per annum
Supports an estimated 17 full time equivalent jobs
Potential to generate up to £7.6 million for the local economy over ten-year period
Two workshop spaces will provide further opportunities for local job creation