St John's Road
TUNBRIDGE WELLS - ON SITE
Working with AHMM and Elysian, BBUK designed public realm, courtyards and arrival space for an older living development in Tunbridge Wells. The project at St Johns Road will provide 89 retirement apartments on the site of a former bus depot on the edge of Tunbridge Wells town centre. The development comprises three new buildings, orientated on a north/south axis around a landscaped courtyard garden.
All apartments feature full-height windows and balconies to ensure a seamless connection with the outdoors, and the upper floors are set back from the primary façade providing generous terrace areas and a communal ‘sky lounge’ which exploits expansive views to the east. New large trees will be planted along the building’s frontage to continue the planting of front garden trees along the remainder of the road. The southern and eastern boundaries of the site are planted with mixed native trees to screen views and add to the site’s biodiversity.
The project is scheduled to complete in spring 2025.