208–216 High Street, Preston
This project at 208–216 High Street, Preston proposes a landmark mixed-use apartment development that redefines urban living through a highly sculpted architectural form and a strong connection to place.
Drawing inspiration from Preston’s historical relationship with water and landscape, the building adopts an organic, fluid façade language that contrasts with the rigid, rectilinear apartment typologies typically found along High Street. Layered horizontal bands and curved forms create a dynamic architectural identity, softening the building’s scale while delivering a distinctive civic presence within the streetscape.
The development accommodates a diverse mix of apartments arranged across multiple levels above integrated basement car parking. Residential layouts are carefully planned to maximise natural light, ventilation, and outlook, with generous balconies and winter-garden style spaces extending internal living into the external environment.
A key design feature is the provision of extensive communal amenities, including landscaped terraces, wellness facilities, and a swimming pool, fostering social interaction and promoting resident wellbeing. The ground plane is activated through clearly defined entries, retail tenancies, and pedestrian-focused circulation, reinforcing the project’s urban integration.
Sustainability is embedded throughout the design, incorporating communal green spaces, water-sensitive design strategies, bicycle facilities, and energy-efficient building systems to support long-term environmental performance.
This project reflects NPDA’s commitment to design-driven, approval-ready apartment architecture, delivering a contemporary urban development that balances density, amenity, sustainability, and architectural excellence.
