Lancer Square by Squire & Partners is a 13,600 sqm mixed-use development in central London featuring both private and affordable residential apartments with leisure uses, ground floor retail, office space, and a landscaped public courtyard. The design draws inspiration from the site’s palatial and horticultural past to offer a contemporary interpretation of the architectural character found within London’s Kensington Palace Conservation Area.
Nature is key to the overall design with the new landscape public garden visible from Kensington Church Street. Alongside this, textured two-tone brick façades and vertical window proportions respond to the architectural context. Traditional and contemporary craftsmanship is evident throughout the apartments. This includes the specification of a rich palette of warm and luxurious materials, alongside loggias that offer a discrete yet fluid indoor/outdoor living concept.
Residential amenities such as the jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, gym, and swimming pool are located on the ground floor and echo both the details and classic style of the apartments.
The office building likewise employs a palette of simple yet rich materials and a unique lower ground floor office with high ceilings and cathedral-like openings that draw in natural light.
Custom-designed elements that address the timeless surrounding are integral to the fabric of the buildings and include external façade feature screen and door handles that were specifically and uniquely designed according to their residential, office or retail use.
