The Aspen at Consort Place

The Aspen forms a focal point for the growing community at West Marsh. The spaces and facilities provided by the scheme will serve both the existing community and future residents. The new public square at the heart of the site is framed by the restored 19th century North Pole Pub. To the west; a mixed tenure residential tower is set above a new primary school, to the east a second, taller, tower accommodates a health centre, hotel and apartments. The proposals restore the historic north-south link to Marsh Wall through a generous landscaped ramped connection, accessible to all. Employment Our client will operate a 250 key hotel as part of the development. Architecturally, the hotel is expressed as an independent wing to the south of the main tower. As well as providing local employment, the hotel animates the public realm and offers public access to the planned sky garden at the top of the building. Health and Education The Aspen addresses the shortfall in primary school spaces in Tower Hamlets through the delivery of a new two-form entry primary school, accommodating 420 children. The school’s classrooms enjoy direct connections to a series of south facing landscaped terraces and a generous play space set above the ground floor hall - a space which functions out of hours as a community facility. Two multi use games areas are proposed. One above the school hall on a first-floor podium deck and a second at the interface between the school and the residential accommodation above. A series of south facing, landscaped garden terraces provide external play and learning spaces for each of the classrooms of the primary school. A new GP surgery is set on the opposite side of the square.