View of the Palmerston Court, Battersea project

Palmerston Court, Battersea

London’s largest Passivhaus standard student development and a key part of Battersea Nine Elms Regeneration Plan

Project information

Client

UrbanNest

Partners

AHMM, Walsh, Caneparo

Location

Battersea, London

The Challenge

We were appointed at the end of RIBA Stage 3 so the principal challenge was to help the architect and rest of the design team to develop coordinated proposals for the public realm and several roof gardens.

Supporting view of the Palmerston Court, Battersea project

Our Role

The site is a major component of the Nine Elms Regeneration Plan for Battersea so we needed to respond to the commercial requirements of the client, the pre-existing design proposals from the architect as well as the future needs of this rapidly changing part of London.

Additional view of the Palmerston Court, Battersea project

The Outcome

We refined the design into a fully coordinated, deliverable and exciting scheme up to RIBA Stage 4. The development is currently under construction and we are supporting the client and the contractor with the delivery for RIBA 5+.

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Cardiff

Westgate House,
Womanby Street,
Cardiff,
CF10 1BR

Bristol

1.13 Temple Studios
Lower Approach Road
Bristol,
BS1 6QA

Manchester

Linley House,
Dickinson Street,
Manchester,
M1 4LF

Registered in England and Wales. No :8333903

Copyright © 2026 The Urbanists. All rights reserved.

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Cardiff

Westgate House,
Womanby Street,
Cardiff,
CF10 1BR

Bristol

1.13 Temple Studios
Lower Approach Road
Bristol,
BS1 6QA

Manchester

Linley House,
Dickinson Street,
Manchester,
M1 4LF

Registered in England and Wales. No :8333903

Copyright © 2026 The Urbanists. All rights reserved.