A Modern Mews Site location The site is located in Peckham, at the intersection of two raised railway lines, to the north and south-west. The railway lines to the north are abutted either side by densely planted embankments that form part of the London Borough of Southwark (LBS) Sites of Important Nature Conservation (SINC). Below the railway lines to the south west are brick arches currently in use as commercial units fronting Consort Road. Planning Application & the Peckham Coal Line There are several new way finding routes have developed within Peckham. The latest proposal is a crowdfunded campaign to develop a park along the existing Peckham Coal Line, creating a high level, urban, linear green space connecting communities between Queens Road Peckham and Rye Lane. During the consultation period the application received numerous objection letters which were in relation to the potential impact of the scheme on the future plans for the Peckham Coal Line. A series of meetings were held with the Peckham Coal Line, local councillors and Southwark Council to discuss the proposals and create a series of sketch options. The result of the discussions was a revised preferred site layout which incorporates the aspirations of the Coal Line. Site Layout The amended scheme led to a site layout that provided significantly more employment space than the original planning application with an employment hub created at the Consort Road entrance. The new car free route through the site can be used for public events such as food markets, craft fayres etc. associated with the employment spaces. The route will be landscaped to provide seating areas along its length for use by workers, residents and coal line users. Residential accommodation is provided in the form of flats and houses above the employment space in two of the blocks. The blocks have been designed to step in height from the Consort Road entrance to the existing warehouse. A new block adjoining the retained warehouse contains two houses. The retained warehouse building will be developed into two residential units. The site layout creates a transition from employment accommodation in the west at the Consort Road entrance to residential accommodation to the east entrance. Materials & Design The scheme uses a simple palette of two bricks, a light grey brick and a red multi brick, These have been selected to give an industrial feel to the buildings. Brick detailing of hit and miss brickwork and extruded brick courses will add interest to the facade. Windows will be dark grey, timber/aluminium and be recessed within the facade. Balconies will be a dark grey metal with simple metal flats as uprights and a simple metal handrail. The ground floor employment space will have a taller storey to provide light and airy workspaces. The brickwork of the existing warehouse will be cleaned and the openings enlarged to ground level to provide more light to the units.