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College Road, London Borough of Croydon
Project summary
Key partners
Outpost Management, Oaktree Capital Management, Blackstone
Sector
Co-living, Residential
Programme
817 co-living homes and 120 affordable homes
Storeys
50 and 35
Height
163m
Total area
47,141m²
Volumetric units
1,725
Volumetric area
34,608m²
Volumetric ratio
73%
Installation period
40 weeks
Project duration
28 months
Status
Completed in 2023

College Road

London Borough of Croydon

The project

College Road is the first volumetric building in the world to reach 50 storeys, bringing nearly 1,000 much-needed homes to Croydon.

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At 163m, College Road is the world’s tallest volumetric building as well as the largest co-living development.

With 1,725 units installed in 40 weeks, the whole project was delivered in just 28 months, two months ahead of schedule. It provides 817 co-living homes and seven floors of amenity spaces for operator Outpost Management, as well as 120 affordable homes.

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average unit size
2,800
curated amenity space
30
flexibly designed shared spaces
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Vision Volumetric

Inspired by Croydon’s mid-century modernist skyline, the visually striking, ceramic-clad geometric facade shows how volumetric methods can deliver architecture of the highest quality.

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Volumetric programme benefits

Volumetric manufacture accounted for nearly three-quarters of construction, but less than one-third of total construction time.

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