51°32′05″N 0°00′23″W / 51.5348°N 0.0065°W
| 150 High Street, Stratford | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential |
| Location | London, E15 United Kingdom |
| Construction started | 2008 |
| Completed | 2013 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 131.88 metres (433 ft)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 43 |
| Floor area | 129,167 sq ft (12,000 m2) |
158 High Street, Stratford, also known as the Stratford Halo, is a 43-storey 135 m (443 ft) high residential tower in Stratford, London. It began construction in 2008 and was completed in 2013. As of 2019, it is the 46th tallest structure in London.
In 2016, The tower was known as "Sidemen" Tower due to many members of the group and their friends living their, Ethan Payne, Tobi Brown and W2S all lived there, before eventually all moving out in 2018
Architecture
editThe development was designed by Stock Woolstencroft Architects.[2]
The tower, rising to 43 stories, has a blue and purple exterior cladding. The development is accompanied by two medium rise buildings of 7 and 10 stories. It features three enclosed multi-storey sky gardens.[3]
In 2014, The Guardian included it in their list of "Horror storeys: the 10 worst London skyscrapers".[4] Others in the list included 20 Fenchurch Street (also known as "The Walkie Talkie") and the Vauxhall Tower.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Emporis.com. "Stratford Halo". Emporis. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Stratford Halo, London | 297636 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Blanc, Fanny; Scanlon, Kath (March 2020). "Living in a denser London: How residents see their homes" (PDF). London School of Economics.
- ^ a b Wainwright, Oliver (28 April 2014). "Horror storeys: the 10 worst London skyscrapers". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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