Following detailed pre-app with Southampton City Council planners, the proposed scheme will offer 811 student rooms within a building that sits at the western end of the Itchen Bridge axis. This prominent location has inspired a façade derived from Southampton’s salt manufacturing heritage, with additional influences drawn from The Solent’s coastline and the region’s maritime industries. The public-facing façades will be clad in high-quality extruded terracotta tiles, finished with ceramic glazes in various hues that reflect the local coastal environment. The internal façades, overlooking the first-floor landscaped student amenity terrace, will be clad in brightly coloured flat panels. These private facing façades will also feature standardised windows with projecting surrounds, reminiscent of the shipping containers at Southampton docks.