Hatbox is a two phase development for 330 student residential units adjacent to Luton’s busy central ring road. Phase One comprises 196 units in an 11-storey building.

 

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Location:
Luton
Services:

Architecture

Interiors

Branding

Budget:
£12m
Client:
Lanos (Luton) Limited
Size:
6,092 m2 GIA
Sector:
Residential - Student

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Alex

I was the project lead

 

The accommodation is a combination of studio and cluster bed groups with shared amenity space at ground floor. Phase One also includes accommodation for a pharmacy and a doctors’ surgery, which were previously located on the site.

maber has worked closely with the client and CRM Student Management to adapt the previous consent for the site to optimise the unit size, layouts and mix to provide a more cost effective and efficient design solution.

 

The student accommodation has been constructed using volumetric modular units which have been supplied by Elements Europe Ltd. These are set above a 2-storey, steel framed plinth which provides space for a shared social area, pharmacy and doctors’ surgery. This approach has enabled the challenging design and construction programme to be achieved.

 
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