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Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners' designs for Chelsea Barracks have been given an upbeat review by Cabe's design review panel.

The 拢1bn Candy & Candy development in west London is a 鈥渟uccessful response鈥� to the challenges of the site, said Cabe, and restricted most of its criticism to the quality of the public spaces, which it labelled 鈥渘ot convincing鈥�.

Of the buildings, the review panel said: 鈥淭he variations in the colour of the blocks appear successful and elegant for the blocks on Chelsea Bridge Road. The skeleton structure and the patinated copper alloy panels could respond well to the Chelsea environment.鈥�

It was less convinced by the brightly coloured buildings at Ebury Bridge Road, which it said lacked the 鈥渋ntricacy and the interest in detail鈥� apparent in the other buildings.

The panel was not supportive either of the scheme's gardens. It said: 鈥淭he design of the public space on the corner of Chelsea Bridge Road and Pimlico Road is not convincing. The continuation of the tree lined diagonal route from the cafe through to this place severs this space in an unsatisfactory way.鈥�

It also criticised the size of the parking area, suggesting this was 鈥渆xcessive鈥� given the central location and proximity to transport links.

But overall the panel welcomed the 鈥渞igorous approach鈥� of the scheme and did not withhold its support.