Apex House / John McAslan + Partners

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  • Associate Director / Project Lead: Heather Macey
  • Executive Architect: 3D Reid
  • Conservation Architect: John McAslan + Partners
  • Services Engineer: Hoare Lee
  • Transport Engineer: WSP
  • Project Manager: Arcadis
  • Acoustics Consultant: Hoare Lee
  • City: London
  • Country: United Kingdom
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Apex House / John McAslan + Partners - Exterior Photography
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Tenure blind housing to revitalise Tottenham. Apex House, a high-quality regeneration project by John McAslan + Partners, is a cluster of three inter-connected brick-clad buildings rising to a peak of 23-storeys over the junction of Seven Sisters Road and Tottenham High Road in north London. Together, a 23-storey tower, a six- and a four-storey block form a residential landmark centred on a new piazza comprising 163 apartments, sixty per cent for the private rental sector and forty per cent affordable housing. The residential-led project may also incorporate a new Seven Sisters market, reviving a much-loved local institution.

Apex House / John McAslan + Partners - Exterior Photography
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Marking the first phase of the Seven Sisters Regeneration Project, Apex House is a prominent structure designed to be seen from different aspects from surrounding streets. Presenting a slim profile to Tottenham High Road, it broadens out along Seven Sisters Road with apartments in the four-storey block set above retail units including space for an indoor market. Residents are projected to spend an annual £3.4 million in local shops.

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The Design. With a clearly defined base, articulated edges and a carefully considered roofscape, the sculpted volumes of Apex House contribute architectural variety to a streetscape defined by the straight lines of two particularly busy arterial roads. At the same time, the scale and massing of the buildings allows for a high density of housing with a maximum number of dual-aspect apartments and private balconies. Roof terraces offer residents views across the city in all directions.

Apex House / John McAslan + Partners - Exterior Photography
© Hufton+Crow
Apex House / John McAslan + Partners - Exterior Photography
© Hufton+Crow

The concrete frames of Apex House are clad in brick. In two tones and with a variety of patterns, these animate the structure while reflecting the use of brick as a common building material in the Seven Sisters district. The structure is notable for its innovative and extensive use of ultra-high-performance fibre reinforced concrete panels (UHPFRC). Thin and light, these feature cast brick slips allowing rapid construction without the need for hand-laying and setting bricks.

Apex House / John McAslan + Partners - Exterior Photography
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This system is described by the John McAslan + Partners project team as incredibly efficient compared to typical pre-cast, using 1/3 to 1/2 of typical concrete. For example, quality control and buildability are much higher with this method of construction when compared to trying to hand setting bricks 25 storeys up on a windy road in Tottenham. More than 290 labourers employed directly worked on the site.

Apex House / John McAslan + Partners - Interior Photography, Windows, Facade
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Apex House has been commissioned by Grainger plc, founded in 1912 and today the UK’s largest residential rental landlord. Along with fully furnished modern flats, the development provides residents with superfast wi-fi, a 24-hour gym, parcel storage, a residents’ lounge and a co-working area. Benefitting from excellent public transport links, Apex House also offers ample provision for bicycles but no car parking, reflecting the lifestyle choices of a younger generation of Londoners in 2021.

Apex House / John McAslan + Partners - Exterior Photography
© Hufton+Crow

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Address:High Rd, London, United Kingdom

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Cite: "Apex House / John McAslan + Partners" 29 Nov 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/972690/apex-house-john-mcaslan-plus-partners> ISSN 0719-8884

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