Architect and Builder May/Jun 2023 | Page 25

The fully furnished apartments create a modern atmosphere and include private en suite bathrooms , ensuring that each student ’ s specific requirements are catered to . Although the student room options in Phase 2 are similar to Phase 1 , the design team took feedback from the students living in the original phase and fine tuned the design , improving on practical aspects such as towel rails , full length mirrors and larger fridges that students had requested . Balconies have been made bigger , allowing for more practical usage by students .
Study Centre The Study Centre is a key element of the second phase of Brooklyn House and zigzags like a concrete band through the centre of the building , splitting it into monochrome black to the south and white elements to the north . The glass façade of the centre breaks one side of the building from the other . The centre opens out to the courtyard and will also eventually open out to the public space created by the completion of phase 3 .
The brief to interior design firm Tonic Design was to infuse the space with a sense of gravitas .
Brooklyn House 25