Balfron Tower

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Brutalist building listed building residential high-rise building

Balfron Tower is a landmark Brutalist residential high-rise in East London, designed by architect Ernő Goldfinger and noted for its distinctive separate service tower and social housing legacy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brutalist building ⓘ
listed building ⓘ
residential high-rise building ⓘ
architect Ernő Goldfinger NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Brutalism NERFINISHED ⓘ
borough London Borough of Tower Hamlets NERFINISHED ⓘ
buildingType residential tower block ⓘ
city London NERFINISHED ⓘ
client Greater London Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
completionDate 1967 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1965 ⓘ
contains flats ⓘ
maisonettes ⓘ
penthouses ⓘ
country England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
designFeature access galleries ⓘ
cantilevered access bridges ⓘ
external walkways linking service tower and main block ⓘ
rough-textured concrete facades ⓘ
sculptural ventilation shafts ⓘ
separate service tower ⓘ
developer Greater London Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
function residential use ⓘ
hasNeighbouringEstate Brownfield Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPostcode E14 ⓘ
hasServiceTower separate circulation and service core ⓘ
height 84 metres ⓘ
approximately 276 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignationAuthority Historic England NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1996 ⓘ
heritageStatus Grade II listed building ⓘ
influenced Trellick Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterOwner Tower Hamlets Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterUse mixed tenure housing ⓘ
location East London NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poplar, London NERFINISHED ⓘ
material exposed concrete ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ
notableFor Brutalist architecture ⓘ
influence on Trellick Tower design ⓘ
separate lift and service tower ⓘ
social housing legacy ⓘ
numberOfStoreys 26 ⓘ
openingDate 1968 ⓘ
originalOwner Greater London Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalTenure council housing ⓘ
partOf Brownfield Estate NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose social housing ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ernő Goldfinger → designed → Balfron Tower ⓘ
Trellick Tower in London → hasArchitecturalTwin → Balfron Tower ⓘ
subject surface form: Trellick Tower
Trellick Tower in London → inspiredBy → Balfron Tower ⓘ
subject surface form: Trellick Tower
Ernő Goldfinger → notableWork → Balfron Tower ⓘ