Contemporary London housing to get access to during the Open House London 2018 weekend

Visit Golden Lane Estate in the City, stroll through London City Island in Docklands or find out what’s building on Greenwich Peninsula in Greenwich, during Open House London 2018 - the two day festival of architecture.

Open House London festival of architecture returns on 22 & 23 September ’18 with more than 750 buildings available to view free. The full listing of homes, offices guided walks and tours is available online.

Here is a selection of three contemporary London housing projects to get access to during the Open House London 2018 weekend.  All the project listed all linked to outstanding architectural practices. 

1. Golden Lane Estate, Fann Street, the Maisonette, City of London EC1Y

See an earlier project by Chamberlin Powell and Bon, architects of the Barbican Estate in the City of London. Open to view will be a maisonette which is part of the Golden Lane Estate. This Grade ll listed public housing project followed the 1951 Festival of Britain and demonstrates the bold design and ingenuity of a remarkable architectural period. ‘In addition to dwellings, the other facilities on the estate include a swimming pool, a badminton court, a nursery school, community hall and bar, guest rooms, and a roof garden on top of the one high-rise block, Great Arthur House. The concrete forms which make up this roof were outstandingly bold when the estate was built. Even half a century later, they are still strikingly so’.

23 September ’18, 11am – 4.30pm

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2. The Waterman, 5 Tidemill Square, Greenwich Peninsula SE10

Greenwich Peninsula is undergoing a vast regeneration and the recently completed Waterman Tower offers an opportunity to view the latest building additions to this new riverside destination. The 31-storey residential tower is part of Pilbrow & Partners’ masterplan for eastern part of Greenwich Peninsula - a scheme that combines traditional courtyards with strategically placed tall buildings. ‘The Waterman contains each of the masterplan’s elements including a new public space, a low-rise parameter courtyard and a slender tall building’.

22 September ‘18, Join one of regular tours (every 60 mins) from 1pm – 4pm.

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3. London City Island, Canning Town E14

Join a tour from Canning Town Station and Stroll through the colourful London City Island. Get a closer look at this charming new London waterside destination during a two-day UNITY art festival headed by Trinity Art Gallery located, in Java House. ‘Trinity Art Gallery is the second gallery to open within Java House and will be open to show part of the building's raw interior as well as an exhibition of paintings and sculpture from the surrounding area’. London City Island is Designed by Glenn Howells Architects for Ecoworld Ballymore.

22 & 23 September ’18 from 10am – 5pm.

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