The five-storey building, comprising 11 hotel bedrooms and a ground-floor caf, will replace a single-storey takeaway food outlet on Rye Lane, a street made famous by the eponymous 2023 comedy-drama.The infill scheme will feature a red brick faade with large windows and a fourth-floor setback to ensure it sensitively stitches into the streetscape, according to Dowen Farmer, which is itself based on Rye LaneThe practice, which occupies Peckham Levels near the infill site, said the hotels ground floor would provide a bold and digital entrance with self-service kiosks to streamline check-in, while its design-focused rooms would combine Japanese and Scandinavian styles.Advertisement Source:Dowen Farmer ArchitectsAPPROVED: Dowen Farmer Architects' infill scheme in Rye Lane, Peckham (Axo)Southwark Councils planning department granted planning permission for the infill project on 20 February, via delegated powers.Panning officers had recommended the scheme for approval, describing it as improved since the first pre-application process, with an elevation that would be contemporary and would highlight the crispness and simplicity of the architectural form.Officers said the contemporary elevation design, featuring Flemish bond brickwork with wide stacked bond soldier courses, would provide a welcome horizontal relief to the otherwise vertically emphasised building.They also noted the peculiar shape and size of the hotel rooms, acknowledging that their contrived layouts were due to the constrained and irregular site layout, with a narrow frontage on to Rye Lane and a broader rear towards the back of the plot.Dowen Farmer said the scale and massing of the 328m building would mediate the transition between neighbouring buildings, transitioning from the lower residential properties to the south while respecting the rhythm of Rye Lanes streetscape.AdvertisementThe red brick exterior has been chosen to align with traditional buildings in the surrounding Rye Lane conservation area, while concrete interiors in the hotels entrance and lobby will integrate a modern aesthetic.The architects described the proposal as a refined yet practical urban hotel that respects its local setting while offering a contemporary, design-led hospitality experience, and contributes to Rye Lanes evolving architectural narrative. Source:Dowen Farmer Architects / A Thousand WordsAPPROVED: Dowen Farmer Architects' infill scheme in Rye Lane, Peckham (CGI)Project dataLocation Rye Lane, SouthwarkLocal authoritySouthwark CouncilType of projectHotel (infill)Client Harvard&TaylorArchitect Dowen Farmer ArchitectsPlanning consultant MJP PlanningFunding PrivateStart on site date TBCCompletion date TBCGross internal floor area m 328mAnnual CO2 emissionsNot givenTotal cost PrivateVisuals A Thousand Words