Offset Architects’ involvement in this scheme dates back to 2017, from early design development through to planning approval.

This project comprises the construction of 132x one and two-bedroom apartments arranged across three residential blocks, alongside a detached commercial building incorporating a café. Located on a prominent riverside site in Rochester, the scheme was presented to Medway Council’s planning committee and secured approval with a unanimous 13–1 vote in favour.

The design responds to a complex site with multiple constraints, requiring the integration of a new river wall, a lower ground–level parking area, landscaping and an extension to the existing riverside walk. Through close collaboration with a multidisciplinary consultant team and Medway Council, a high-density scheme was achieved that successfully met all planning requirements for landscaping, parking provision, and biodiversity enhancement.

Big thanks to all involved in this project including;

• RedDoor Homes
• Interior Design - Tonik Associates
• BNG & Ecology – Middlemarch
• Contamination, Flood Risk, Noise & Air - Lustre Consulting
• Fire Statement - Know Fire Ltd
• Heritage & Archeology & Landscaping – HCUK Group
• Highways – Motion
• Landscaping – Murdoch Wickham
• QS – Academy Consulting
• Specialist Ecology - Thomson Environmental Consultants
• Structural & Civil – HOP
• Survey - Hook Survey
• Sustainability & Energy Statement – Blue Sky Energy
• Viability - Montagu Evans