Our proposal

We propose to replace the existing building with a development that fully-utilises this highly sustainable location. Our proposal would:

Better utilise this brownfield site, already allocated for redevelopment
Help keep pressure off the wider housing stock by efficiently using the site for 215 student rooms
Use the design guidelines recommended by the University of Bristol for best supporting the wellbeing of these young people, often living away from home for the first time
Create a building that sits comfortably between an important heritage asset and the contemporary Redcliff Quarter regeneration
Use design and materials that have a suitably modest presence but with lasting appeal
Activate the ground floor, with social spaces and student gymnasium, creating vibrancy and improving natural surveillance
Promote active travel and use of public transport, with zero car parking spaces
Keep streets clear and clean with bins and bikes safely stored within the development
Connect to the Bristol Heat Network as part of a suite of sustainability measures
Ensure a well-managed development that is a good neighbour during construction and operation

Building design

Rough-textured buff stone on the lower levels arranged in protruding banding to mirror neighbouring historic buildings
Red-brown coloured brick higher up the building to respond to the architecture of Redcliff Quarter
Glazed active frontages at ground floor to create vibrancy and natural surveillance
Using brick archways to reflect the Byzantine style which is central to the Bristol vernacular

Three blocks of different heights stepping up away from the historic buildings towards the much taller Redcliff Quarter
Up to five storeys (including ground) along Redcliff Street, reflecting height of the four storey historic Ringer’s Tobacco Factory
Maximum height 12 storeys (including ground), located along – but set back from – Three Queens’ Lane
Taller building closer to – and mirrors – the lowest heights of Redcliff Quarter

200m² of shared amenity space on the ground floor, to include a lounge, co-working spaces, games and a potential gymnasium
An additional 407m² of communal kitchen/living/dining spaces for the six- and nine-room clusters of student apartments
Two roof terraces – one on floor five, the other on floor 12 – to provide outside student amenity space
Shared spaces key to fostering a sense of community and home for the residents

Biodiversity net-gain anticipated
Currently site has very little ecology
Planting on two roof terraces will include species to encourage insects and birds

Site located in Flood Zone 3
Building designed to manage any future flood risk
Ground floor used for bike storage, bins, shared amenities, services and management
Any bedrooms at ground level have floors above future flood risk level

Car-free development
Travel Plan will encourage walking, cycling and use of public transport
Secure cycle parking within the development, at ground level
Bristol Bus and coach station is approximately 15 minutes’ walk
Temple Quarter Campus just a 10 minute walk, with excellent bus connections to UWE within 10 minutes of the site

24/7 onsite management
Student Management Plan to organise staggered arrival and departure times for students
Bin storage via an external access through the site
Plant space is located along Three Queens’ Lane at ground level in an accessible position for easy installation and maintenance
Loading bay proposed for Three Queens’ Lane

Both the University of Bristol and The University of the West of England play an enormous role in the city, employing thousands of people, as well as training medics, dentists and many other vital key workers
The University of Bristol’s massive investment in Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus will be a huge boost for the economy
But the supply of bespoke accommodation for students continues to fall significantly below what is needed, resulting in students having to be housed in Newport and further afield, and putting continued pressure on Bristol’s wider housing stock