ROBERT HIRSCHFIELD ARCHITECTS
BATH COURT
STRENGTHENING THE DEVELOPMENT OFFERING OF LINKCITY ’ S FIRST STUDENT ACCOMMODATION
This 435-bed scheme is a mixture of en-suite clusters and individual studios , built over 12 storeys . The student accommodation consists of 360 ensuite bedrooms within 6 and 8 bedroom apartments as well as 75 studio bedrooms .
The prominent 100m street frontage wraps itself around two sides of the site . The lower level is anchored by a new retail unit , gym , communal social space and silent study areas , with the upper levels providing the apartment accommodation for the students . To the rear , a large landscaped raised terrace provides external space for the students .
An assortment of blue glazed aluminium extrusions gives the building an overall water-like effect which references the historic Victorian public baths in the Bath Row area .
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