Quayside Quarter

Project description Designated as a Locally Strategic Industrial Site (LSIS) which formed part of the Southall OAPF, the former Honey Monster Factory site provided a unique opportunity to deliver an ‘exemplar-in-design’, mixed-use scheme, successfully combining industrial employment uses within a residential led neighbourhood. EPR Architects innovative masterplan proposals for ‘Quayside Quarter’ will transform this locally significant, yet underused industrial site into a new, vibrant neighbourhood providing in excess of 28,000m² of industrial-focused creative employment space in addition to 1,997 new homes. In total, 35% of the scheme will be delivered as affordable, making a valuable contribution to the boroughs annual housing requirement whilst providing significant employment opportunities and increased earning potential for local people. Shortlisted for the ‘Award for Design Excellence’ in the 2020 Planning Awards, Quayside Quarter obtained resolution to grant planning permission in September 2019. Within our role, EPR led and coordinated a multidisciplinary team including three additional architecture practices; working with both the London Borough of Ealing and the GLA to design a truly mixed-use environment with distinctive character. The site’s proximity to Southall’s new Crossrail station, combined with the opportunity to improve local bus services and cycle ways, ensures that people living and working in Quayside Quarter will be remarkably well-connected to the employment and business opportunities in London and beyond. The final masterplan combines quality homes in addition to significant employment intensification including a creative filming hub and well-connected and high-quality public realm which celebrates the presence of the historical canal to provide a new vibrant neighbourhood.