Inspired by the original medieval city pattern, Paradise Street responds to the monumental scale of post-war Coventry to create a modern student village. 893 study rooms are clustered around a 2,000sqm piazza, where the intimacy of a walled city meets the opportunities of our networked society. Homes are arranged in a ‘wall’ and three towers which address the busy ring-road, with a gatehouse opening on to the piazza. But there is a human scale to these monumental forms, with a variety of types and sizes of accommodation and a thoughtful approach to the detailing of the journey into each home using natural light, surface textures and colours to create intimacy and individuality.
At Paradise Street, student wellbeing – in the widest sense – is at the heart of the design. This is not just a place for students to sleep and eat, but a place to study, relax and entertain. A variety in the residential and learning experience is provided with a range of house types and configurations, with living rooms and common areas offering the choice of individual or group study and interaction.The piazza offers a variety of settings for study and recreation, including table tennis and a trim trail and provides a venue for international food stalls, outdoor cinema and open-mike nights; and leads on to a common room providing social learning space for study and gaming. Internally each room benefits from floor-to-ceiling height windows, with impressive views out across the city . Each element of each room has been considered with the needs of today’s students in mind with clean lines and generous storage.
Paradise Street is proving popular with students, who moved in to the first phase in November 2018:
“Paradise Student Village is a wonderful place to live, with friendly staff. It is neat and tidy and well looked after. So close to the university.” Molly
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