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4.18 External Lighting Strategy

4.18.1 External Lighting Requirements

The external lighting has been carefully selected to compliment

the natural landscaping proposed. It will comply fully with Part L

and the following guides:

Code for Sustainable Homes (CfSH)

• ENE 6 External Lighting. Energy Efficient Luminaires.

BREEAM

• HEA 1 Visual Comfort.

• ENE 3 External Lighting.

• POL 4 Reduction of Night Time Light Pollution.

Secure by Design

• This will consider external lighting for Residencies with external

entrances and areas (i.e. entrance, balconies and garden areas).

4.18.2 External Illumination (lux) Levels

The external illumination levels will be as defined by CfSH,

BREEAM and CIBSE/SLL and ILE Lighting Guides:

• Walkways exclusively for Pedestrians, 5 Lux

• Traffic areas for slow moving vehicles (<10km/h), 10 lux

• Regular vehicle traffic (<40 km/h), 20 lux

• Pedestrian passages, vehicle turning, loading points, 50 lux.

(Note all of the above provided with the required uniformity

and colour rendering values).

Fig 4.18.2

External lighting references. Images courtesy of Gross MaxFig 4.18.1

External lighting strategy map G R O S S . M A X .L a n d s c a p e A r c h i t e c t s.

[1] Existing street lighting

[2] Existing trees uplit

[3] Historic lamps recomissioned

[4] Building entrance lighting installation [5] Feature gate lighting

[6] Planted wall accent lighting

[7] Proposed multi stemmed trees uplit

[8] Waterfeature with subermerged lighting

[9] Raised planters with integrated lighting

[10] Decorative screen with accent lighting

[11] Lighting within low planting

[12] Lighting to steps+ private terraces

[13] Improved street lighting to Pembroke Place

G R O S S . M A X .L a n d s c a p e A r c h i t e c t s.







































4.19 Play Strategy

4.19.1 There is generally a good provision of play spaces in the local

area. Holland Park play areas is 0.4 miles or 7 minutes walk,

while The Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Playground in

Kensington Gardens is 1.1 miles or 21 minutes walk from The

Kensington. The Kensington aims to increase connectivity to

Holland Park by way of an improved crossing point and direct

route to the play spaces.

4.19.2 The overall landscaping design also aims to make the public

realm child friendly through the provision of well located, well

designed spaces that are accessible. All public realm spaces are

fully accessible providing level access and are DDA compliant.

Informal opportunities for ‘playable’ and ‘social’ spaces are

provided through the incorporation of a number of different

elements within these spaces as outlined below:

4.19.3 Kensington High Street

A social space with access to public art work and seating as well

as interactive paving.

4.19.4 Semi-private Courtyard and Mews

These areas are located away from the busy High Street and

offer the best opportunity to locate a designated play area

with a range of play experiences within a safe and enclosed

designed landscape with informal oversight from residential

buildings. Landscape consultants Gross Max have suggested

incorporating simple elements such as changes textures within

the paving, tactile engraving in the form of metal inlay art work

and water related play in relation to the central water feature.

References to the sites historical past as the Odeon Cinema can

also be translated into landscape features and artwork. Raised

stepping stones, linear paving elements to run along, use of

hedges to form small rooms for creative roll play are just some

of the methods used to create informal play space that is not

imposing on the surrounding residents. Seating can also be

integrated into the raised planters for parents to keep watch.

Overall, the scheme will provide spaces for quiet contemplation

as well as open space to play, creating a range of experiences for

children to enjoy.

4.19.5 Please refer to Gross Max’s report for further information

regarding landscaping and play strategies.

Fig 4.19.1

Play feature references. Images courtesy of Gross Max


2.6 Play strategy There is generally a good network of open space and structured play in the local area. Holland Park play areas offer a range of play for assorted ages and is 0.4 miles or 7minutes walk from the development. In addition The Diana Princes of Wales Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens is 1.1 miles or 21 minutes walk. The new development aims to increase connectivity to Holland Park open space by way of an improved crossing point and direct route to the play spaces. These areas will however remain inaccessible to the under 5 age group. The proposed landscape is structured by a public streetscape, semi-private residential courtyards and private residential gardens. All public realm spaces are fully accessible providing level access and are DDA compliant. The overall design aspiration for the scheme is to make the public realm child friendly through the provision of well located, well designed spaces that are accessible. Pedestrian priority in the public realm is a key driver in the design and there are informal opportunities for ‘playable’ and ‘social’ space throughout the landscape and creative play is encouraged through the incorporation of a number of different elements within these spaces as outlined below;

Kensington High Street: A social space with access to public art work on the artist plinth that could take the form of a climbable feature for play

Semi -private courtyard and mews: Opportunities to play within a safe and enclosed designed landscape which offers informal oversight from residential buildings. These areas are located away from the busy High Street and will offer a range of play experiences. The spaces will allow for children of different ages and disabilities to play together. Play will be non prescriptive and will incorporate simple elements such as changes textures within the paving , tactile engraving in the form of metal inlay art work and water related play in relation to the central water feature. References to the sites historical past as the Odeon Cinema will be translated into landscape features and artwork for children to enjoy. Raised planters and low boundary walls will offer seating and climbing opportunities. Low hedging will contain the space and is combined with herbaceous planting to provide a range of sensory experiences, visually through seasonal interest provided, and physically through the range of textures of different plants and their scents. There are spaces for quiet contemplation as well as open space to play, creating a range of experiences for children to enjoy.





















Fig 4.19.4

Play Space Area demarcated in red.

Building 1

Building 2

Townhouse 7

Townhouse 8

Fig 4.19.3

Sketch of Play Space Area - Courtesy of Gross Max

Fig 4.19.2

Artist’s impression of the Play Space Area

4.19.6 Play Space Calculation

The play space requirements were calculated based on the

child occupancy for the unit mix listed below. Based on the GLA

Shaping Neighbourhoods: Play and Informal Recreation SPD

(Sept 2012) which outlines a requirement for on-site doorstep

playable space for the under 5s. The amount required is

calculated based on the mix of units which is outlined below.

The total amount of play space required is 151.5 sq m.

Market Houses: Market Flats:

3 bed = 2 1 bed = 3

4 bed = 2 2 bed = 7

6 bed = 3 3 bed = 18

7 bed = 1 4 bed = 5

5 bed = 1

Based on these play space requirements, The Kensington has

allocated 152 sq m of play space as outlined in Fig 5.18.4.

152 sqm play space

4.20 Solar Shading in the Courtyard

4.20.1 The following diagrams demonstrate the shadows cast in and

around the site during the different times of the year. The

scheme was tested at 12 noon on the summer solstice and

spring equinox.

4.20.2 At the peak of the winter in December most of the courtyard

will be in shade, however the weather will be colder, the sun

is lower and days shorter therefore the courtyard will likely

be used less often. In March much of the courtyard still sits in

shade however as the summer months approach and weather

warms up the courtyard gains more sunlight. By June the

majority of the courtyard basks in sunlight.

4.20.3 The private gardens of the mews and townhouses are all

located south of each unit, and enjoy a good amount of

sunlight especially in the summer months.

Fig 4.20.1

Solar Shading on Spring / Autumn Equinox, March 21st / Sept 21st

Fig 4.20.2

Solar Shading on Summer Solstice, June 21st

Fig 4.21.3

Existing street clutter

4.21 Highways and Pubic Realm Improvements

4.21.1 The approach to the highways and townscape public realm

to the areas that sit outside of the site ownership will be

independent of this application.

4.21.2 Our first approach was to identify the existing problems and

constraints that occur along the frontage of the cinema along

Kensington High Street. There is a great deal of clutter that

resides along the kerb edge including utility boxes, telephone

boxes, a grit box, a bench and dustbins. It is the intention to

remove as much of these as possible.

4.21.3 A new crossing will be proposed at the junction with Earls

Court Road and Kensington High Street which completes the

pedestrian circulation around the junction and forms better

links with Earls Court Road, the application site to the new

Design Museum and Holland Park. Our transport consultant

is undergoing data modelling for the junction that will be

submitted to Tfl for analysis following this application.

Fig 4.21.1

Existing streetscape along Kensington High Street

Fig 4.21.2

Proposed lay-by, pavement and road layout along Kensington High Street

Fig 4.21.5 View of proposed streetscape in front of residential entrance

4.21.4 The existing street lamp locations currently do not work well

with the sight lines from the main entrance of building 1. We

propose to relocate these as shown in fig 4.21.2 while still

maintaining a similar separation and luminance both on the

road and the pavement. This has been demonstrated by our

lighting engineers Hoare Lea to include minimal impact to the

existing condition.

Fig 4.21.4 Proposed forecourt perspective.

4.21.8 Improvements to Pembroke Place

The existing width of Pembroke Place in front of building

5 is approximately 6m. The pavement to the northern side

outside building 5 is approximately 1.12m and the width of the

pavement on the southern side is approximately 1.19m. We

propose to improve the situation by increasing the pavement

widths on both sides to 1.3m meaning the carriageway width

will reduce from 3.69m to 3.4m which is still more than

adequate for a single direction vehicle to pass meaning the

situation is not worsened from the existing condition. We also

proposed to raise the carriageway to create a shared surface so

that wheelchair or scooter users have more space should they

require to use the carriageway when no vehicles are passing.

The raised carriageway could adopt a similar treatment to

the footway with York stone pavers or use traditional asphalt.

The exact treatment to be agreed with RBKC highways and

Pembroke Place residents.

Fig 4.21.8

Precedent Example of paved raised carriageway: Long Acre

Fig 4.21.7

Precedent Example of raised carriageway: Great Portland Street

Fig 4.21.6

Proposed paving strategy for Pembroke Place

1.3m

1.3m

3.4m

4.22 The New Cinemas

4.22.1 The Approved Cinemas

The current approved replacement cinema proposals include:

• A new cinema below ground

• 1,083 seats across 3,320 sq.m of floor space

• A total of 6 screens

• The removal of the two mature London Plane trees on High

Street Kensington

4.22.2 The Change in Cinema

Since this facility was approved there has been:

• A greater move to ‘multiplex’ cinemas across the country

together with the introduction of the ‘Luxury Cinema’ brand.

• Higher customer expectations.

• Significant improvements in picture, sound, size and ‘amenities’

at other nearby and directly competing cinemas (for example

Westfield London).

• A consistent pattern of decline in attendance figures at Odeon

Kensington.

4.22.3 The New Cinema

The new proposals address these concerns and seek to provide

a high quality and viable long term solution to ensure that a

cinema permanently operates on the site. The new proposal

will provide:

• A Cinema which starts at lower ground floor level which does

not require long escalator trips to screens.

• 7 screens – providing an increase in screen numbers from

existing and consented cinema facilities, meaning a wider

choice of shows and show times.

• 1,038 seats across of 3,859 sq.m of floor space, including wider

seats.

• Retention of the two existing London Plane Trees.

• Quality - through the nature of the proposed cinema operator,

Picturehouse, as well as through the ambience and better choice

of food and beverages.

• Inclusion of restaurants and bar facilities to compliment cinema

experience.

• A cinema which widens the choice for film goers in the area.

• A superior experience for cinema-goers through the purpose

designed new screens, and digital projection.

• An operator which has an excellent reputation and engages with

the local community very positively.

• As well as showing films Picturehouse also show art and

cultural events.Fig 4.22.1

Picturehouse

Fig 4.22.7

Lower Ground 2 plan of Cinema

Fig 4.22.5

Ground Floor plan of Cinema

Fig 4.22.6

Lower Ground 1 plan of Cinema

Fig 4.22.8

Basement 1 plan of Cinema

4.22.4 Cinema Summary

The following is a summary of the cinema screen numbers:

Total Cinema Auditorium Area: 1,347 Sqm

Total Gross Cinema Area: 5,323 Sqm

Total Number of Screens: 7

Total Seats: 1,025

Total Wheelchair Spaces: 13

Total Capacity: 1,038

Screen 1: 291 Seats, 3 Wheelchair Spaces





Screen 6: 59 Seats, 1 Wheelchair Space

Screen 7: 79 Seats, 1 Wheelchair Space

Cinema Entrance

SCR1SCR6

SCR7

SCR2 SCR3

SCR5

SCR1SCR4

Fig 4.22.9

Picturehouse Entrance Perspective

4.22.5 Entrance Strategy

• The Picturehouse Cinema entrance is located on Kensington

High Street within the in the same location as the existing

cinema via the proscenium arch.

• There are approximately 1,025 seats plus 13 wheelchair

spaces at full occupancy.

• The average occupancy of the cinema is expected to be

approx.17% at non-peak times and approx 57% at peak times.

• Cinemas generate less queues due to online sales.

• Screenings will be staggered with films starting at 10-20 min

intervals, which is within the operator’s interest to avoid

congestion in the foyer.

• Visitors to the cinema are expected to arrive up to 1 hour

before a film starts, allowing time to dine in the restaurant or

visit the bar and collect/ purchase tickets prior to the screening.

• The entrance will be large and spacious and allow people to

filtrate quickly into the many doors and down the staircase to

the concessions / bar area, avoiding any congestion on the

footway.

4.22.6 Exit & Fire Escape Strategy

• Upon exit some visitors will pause to use the washrooms,

some will visit the bar and others may wait to regroup in the

bar area before ascending the stairs.

• The cinema fire escapes are split into two locations, one is

located on Kensington High Street and the other on Earls

Court Road in order to meet the requirements for escape

distances at the lower levels.

• A detailed escape analysis has been undertaken based on 100%

occupancy. A maximum number of 690 people will escape via

the escape on Kensington High Street and maximum of 596

people will escape via Earls Court Road (including staff) from

the cinema.

• Fires in cinemas are rare events due to the fire precautions in

place and high level of management.

• Stair and exit widths are ample to result in steady flow once

occupants leave the cinema. Any evacuation will be managed

by highly trained staff.

Fig 4.22.10

Entrance to Picturehouse

Fig 4.22.12

Fire escape route from Picturehouse

Fig 4.22.11

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