Our Proposals

Guildford Plaza is purpose built to meet the needs of a variety of age groups and users, from graduates and young professionals to key workers and travelling business people, in an accessible location close to Guildford railway station and a short walk from the town centre.

The scheme will include a range of communal spaces and facilities including kitchen and dining spaces, lounges, gym and yoga studios, a laundrette and co-working spaces, all of which promote social interaction and help to develop personal and professional networks. At the same time, each individual also has their own private space, larger than a typical room in a flat-share, with their own bathroom and kitchenette.

View from the corner of Bury Street, looking towards the Wycliffe buildings
Tiger Developments will be using a brick-led palette of materials when constructing the scheme. This image provides a view of the scheme in the context of the existing built environment, from the corner of Bury Street, looking towards the Wycliffe buildings.
View of the central courtyard – an important part of the walkway through the proposed scheme
View of the central courtyard – an important part of the walkway through the proposed scheme.

Tiger have committed to provide on-site affordable housing in the form of affordable or discounted rental communal studios. The communal studios will be fully integrated with the wider scheme and managed on a tenure blind basis and aimed at key workers who do not qualify for social housing, but who are not currently in a position to enter into home ownership – key workers are typically public sector employees who provide a vital frontline service in areas of health, education and community safety.

Tiger have committed to provide on-site affordable housing in the form of affordable or discounted rental communal studios. The communal studios will be fully integrated with the wider scheme and managed on a tenure blind basis and aimed at key workers who do not qualify for social housing, but who are not currently in a position to enter into home ownership – key workers are typically public sector employees who provide a vital frontline service in areas of health, education and community safety.

View of the central courtyard – an important part of the walkway through the proposed scheme
View of the central courtyard – an important part of the walkway through the proposed scheme.

The scheme also proposes to create a new public pedestrian route through the site linking Portsmouth Road and Bury Street. The new thoroughfare will run through the heart of the scheme, creating a permeable and accessible environment and enabling the community to enjoy the events and activities hosted within the new central courtyard space.

Aerial view of the walkway through the scheme, connecting Bury Street with Portsmouth Road
This image provides an aerial view (indicated) of the walkway through the scheme, connecting Bury Street with Portsmouth Road.

Sustainability & Energy Credentials

Guildford’s policy requires that new developments achieve a 20% reduction in carbon emissions compared to standards set out in government building regulations. It also requires that at least 10% of this reduction be achieved through the use of on-site low or zero-carbon technologies.

Tiger’s proposals for Guildford Plaza will exceed both of these standards and requirements through a holistic sustainable design approach, adopting measures like using energy-efficient fabric and construction materials to minimise initial energy requirements.

The buildings’ heating and hot water energy will also be provided efficiently via Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHPs), which are a low-carbon heating system that uses free ambient heat within the air and complements the buildings’ operations and control requirements. ASHPs use electrical energy to capture heat from the outside air, creating heat for buildings’ systems at a co-efficient of performance and then distributing it through the building.

The scheme has also been designed to maximise natural daylight and will use automatic controls to ensure artificial lighting is not used when it is not needed.