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Strata Residents Feeling The Heat
Photo: Heygate Estate and Strata by gazkinz A week after “winning” the Carbuncle Cup, there’s more bad press for Strata: a piece in the Standard claims that residents are upset by supposed failings in the tower’s green credentials. The paper has found one unhappy new …
Strata Wins The Carbuncle Cup
The conspicuous apartment block at Elephant & Castle has won this year’s Carbuncle Cup, the annual award administered by Building Design magazine that seeks to recognise the most flagrantly offensive new build over the past year. The judges noted that, while in an ordinary year …
Carbuncle Cup Shortlist Announced
Nominations fThe shortlist for this year’s Carbuncle Cup, given to the most loathsome new building to have cropped up around Britain over the past year, has been announced, and it features a pair of controversial London developments. The Strata tower in Elephant & Castle, which …
What’s The Ugliest New Building In London?
Building Design magazine’s annual Carbuncle Cup, a light-hearted yet fiercely contested award that aims to highlight and celebrate (or perhaps commiserate) the most “fiendishly ugly” building completed in Britain over the past year, is currently taking nominations from the public. While it’s a country-wide vote, …
Elephant & Castle Redevelopment Approved
Photo: Heygate Estate and Strata by gazkinz Southwark council has inked what it describes as a “momentous” deal with Australian development firm Lend Lease to redevelop a huge swath of Elephant & Castle. The contract, worth £1.5bn, will see large parts of the area, including …
Noise Fears Could Stall Strata Turbines
Photo / suburbanslice The trio of wind turbines at the top of the Strata tower in Elephant & Castle might be turned off at night because of concerns over the noise they generate, reports Building Design magazine. The turbines, 9m in diameter each, sit on …
In Pictures: Strata Tower, Residential Skyscraper At Elephant And Castle
Chances are you’ll have seen Strata, even if you weren’t looking for it. The 147m-tall tower looms over south London, drawing in the eye from most of the city’s vantage points. With a distinctive profile that has sharply divided architecture fans and local residents alike, …
High-Razor Tower Begins Construction
One of London’s more remarkable tower blocks has begun construction. Strata, also called the Electric razor for not unfathomable reasons, will soon begin to rise from a site just south of Elephant and Castle, reports skyscrapernews. The 147 m structure is wholly residential, with 399 …
