A look at the site of 112 homes & shops at the Royal Carriage Factory in Woolwich

A project tucked away on the Arsenal site in Woolwich is seeing the conversion of a listed building into 112 homes and shops before completion in spring 2022.

The Royal Carriage Factory – or Building 10 – sits between existing buildings and was controversial given the impact on light levels to numerous homes.

Normally when people complain about neighbouring blocks they havn’t read about future plans, but in this case, the building wasn’t originally on the area masterplan.

It’s not a development I’ve covered too extensively – in part of it’s nowhere near as prominent as riverside towers.

Until entering the Arsenal site and heading to specific area adjacent to the block it’s easy to miss.

The building faces a new square at one end featuring Tesco and the Woolwich Tap.

Commercial units at street level with face onto Major Draper Square which was recently built:

One of the most prominent features of the new block is a red frame upon the exterior:

Brickwork is just about visible in this shot. The use of brick was a late change:

Work on the courtyard behind the arches at street level continues.

There were recently plans by Berkeley Homes to reduce the amount of shop units and commercial space which was covered here.

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