Trellick Tower - Revision history

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	* [[Erno_Goldfinger\|Erno Goldfinger.]]		* [[Erno_Goldfinger\|Erno Goldfinger.]]
	* Habitat 67.		* Habitat 67.
		+	* Isokon Flats.
	* Karl Marx-Hof.		* Karl Marx-Hof.
	* Nakagin Capsule Tower.		* Nakagin Capsule Tower.
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	In May 2017, it was announced that Wates Living Space would undertake a £7.2m external restoration programme, including renovation and replacement of the concrete envelope, cladding and windows.		In May 2017, it was announced that Wates Living Space would undertake a £7.2m external restoration programme, including renovation and replacement of the concrete envelope, cladding and windows.
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		+	--[[User:Michael_Brooks\|Michael Brooks]]

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	* Habitat 67.		* Habitat 67.
		+	* Karl Marx-Hof.
	* Nakagin Capsule Tower.		* Nakagin Capsule Tower.
	* Right to buy.		* Right to buy.

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	* Brutalist London Map - review.		* Brutalist London Map - review.
	* BT Tower.		* BT Tower.
		+	* Cite Radieuse.
	* 'England's Post-War Listed Buildings'.		* 'England's Post-War Listed Buildings'.
	* [[Erno_Goldfinger\|Erno Goldfinger.]]		* [[Erno_Goldfinger\|Erno Goldfinger.]]

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

		+	* 2 Willow Road.
	* Building of the week series.		* Building of the week series.
	* Buildings in film.		* Buildings in film.

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	In terms of culture, Trellick Tower is widely believed to have been the inspiration for J.G. Ballard’s cult dystopian novel ‘High Rise’ (1975), and also features in Martin Amis’ novel ‘London Fields’. As its ‘alternative icon’ status has increased, it has featured in numerous film, TV and music videos by artists such as Blur, Tricky and Depeche Mode.		In terms of culture, Trellick Tower is widely believed to have been the inspiration for J.G. Ballard’s cult dystopian novel ‘High Rise’ (1975), and also features in Martin Amis’ novel ‘London Fields’. As its ‘alternative icon’ status has increased, it has featured in numerous film, TV and music videos by artists such as Blur, Tricky and Depeche Mode.

−	In April 2017, a fire at the ~~Towerr~~ was tackled by 58 firefighters and more than 200 people were evacuated. A flat on the 27th floor was badly damaged.	+	In April 2017, a fire at the Tower was tackled by 58 firefighters and more than 200 people were evacuated. A flat on the 27th floor was badly damaged.

	In May 2017, it was announced that Wates Living Space would undertake a £7.2m external restoration programme, including renovation and replacement of the concrete envelope, cladding and windows.		In May 2017, it was announced that Wates Living Space would undertake a £7.2m external restoration programme, including renovation and replacement of the concrete envelope, cladding and windows.

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	In terms of culture, Trellick Tower is widely believed to have been the inspiration for J.G. Ballard’s cult dystopian novel ‘High Rise’ (1975), and also features in Martin Amis’ novel ‘London Fields’. As its ‘alternative icon’ status has increased, it has featured in numerous film, TV and music videos by artists such as Blur, Tricky and Depeche Mode.		In terms of culture, Trellick Tower is widely believed to have been the inspiration for J.G. Ballard’s cult dystopian novel ‘High Rise’ (1975), and also features in Martin Amis’ novel ‘London Fields’. As its ‘alternative icon’ status has increased, it has featured in numerous film, TV and music videos by artists such as Blur, Tricky and Depeche Mode.
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		+	In April 2017, a fire at the Towerr was tackled by 58 firefighters and more than 200 people were evacuated. A flat on the 27th floor was badly damaged.
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		+	In May 2017, it was announced that Wates Living Space would undertake a £7.2m external restoration programme, including renovation and replacement of the concrete envelope, cladding and windows.

	= Find out more =		= Find out more =

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	Trellick Tower is a block of flats ~~located~~ in Kensal Town, west London. It was designed in the Brutalist style by ~~the~~ architect Erno Goldfinger, ~~with a commission from~~ the Greater London Council (GLC).	+	Trellick Tower is a block of flats in Kensal Town, west London. It was designed in the Brutalist style by architect Erno Goldfinger, and commissioned by the Greater London Council (GLC).

	At 31-storeys, the building is 98 m (322 ft) tall and was completed in 1972. Goldfinger, having drawn inspiration from Le Corbusier’s Unite d’Habitation, refined the design from his earlier and slightly smaller Balfron Tower, located in Poplar, east London.		At 31-storeys, the building is 98 m (322 ft) tall and was completed in 1972. Goldfinger, having drawn inspiration from Le Corbusier’s Unite d’Habitation, refined the design from his earlier and slightly smaller Balfron Tower, located in Poplar, east London.

−	Like Balfron Tower, the building is characterised by its long, thin profile with a separate lift and service tower ~~which is~~ linked at every third storey to the main building’s access corridors.	+	Like Balfron Tower, the building is characterised by its long, thin profile, with a separate lift and service tower linked at every third storey to the main building’s access corridors. It contains 217 flats, all of which were originally owned by the GLC and rented as council flats. Today, most are still social housing but a few are privately owned.

−	~~The building contains 217 flats, all of which were originally owned by the GLC and rented as council flats. Today, most are still social housing while a few are privately owned.~~	+	Despite going through a period of notoriety due to reports of violence and anti-social behaviour, the tower has in recent decades experienced a reversal of fortune and is now considered to be one of London’s key Brutalist icons, and perhaps the most famous example of council housing in the UK.
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−	Despite going through a period of notoriety due to reports of violence and anti-social behaviour, the tower has in recent decades experienced a reversal of fortune and is now considered to be one of London’s ~~main~~ Brutalist icons, and perhaps the most famous example of council ~~house architecture~~ in the UK.	+

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	The building is said to be consistent with Goldfinger’s vision of architecture as an art of enclosing space, or ‘work that is only appreciable from within’.		The building is said to be consistent with Goldfinger’s vision of architecture as an art of enclosing space, or ‘work that is only appreciable from within’.

−	Like Balfron, the building features dramatic, bridge-like walkways every third floor that connect the apartment block to the service tower which contains stairways and lifts.	+	Like Balfron, the building features dramatic, bridge-like walkways every third floor that connect the apartment block to the service tower which contains stairways and lifts. At the top of the service tower is the plant room where the majority of the plant, including boiler and hot water storage tanks, is focused. This grouping together of the services reduces the need for pumps and hence the amount of pipework required, which helps to reduce heat loss. However, the original oil-fired boilers were rendered obsolete during the oil crisis of 1973 when the flats were fitted with electric heaters. Despite this, the plant room still contains most of the defunct plant.
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−	At the top of the service tower is the plant room where the majority of the plant, including boiler and hot water storage tanks, is focused. ~~The concept behind this~~ grouping together of the services ~~is that it~~ reduces the need for pumps and hence the amount of pipework required, which helps to reduce heat loss.	+
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−	However, the original oil-fired boilers were rendered obsolete by the oil crisis of 1973 ~~and~~ the flats were ~~instead~~ fitted with electric heaters. Despite this, the plant room still contains most of the defunct plant.	+

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−	Goldfinger ~~had~~ lobbied ~~the GLC~~ for the building to be provided with a concierge and for tenants to be vetted for suitability~~. However~~, ~~these ideas were~~ ignored.	+	Goldfinger lobbied for the building to be provided with a concierge and for tenants to be vetted for suitability, but he was ignored.

−	Not long after completion the building ~~became~~ blighted by rough sleepers, vandalism, drugs and violence; the media reporting of which led to it being given the nickname of the ‘Tower of Terror’. The Conservative government of the 1980s saw the building as ~~being~~ emblematic of the socialistic leanings of the GLC and was keen to see it demolished, along with many of the other ‘sink estates’ of the Brutalist movement.	+	Not long after completion the building was blighted by rough sleepers, vandalism, drugs and violence; the media reporting of which led to it being given the nickname of the ‘Tower of Terror’. The Conservative government of the 1980s saw the building as emblematic of the socialistic leanings of the GLC and was keen to see it demolished, along with many of the other ‘sink estates’ of the Brutalist movement.

−	However, market forces saved Trellick Tower from demolition, and with the introduction of Right to Buy council homes, many of the flats were bought by the tenants. In 1984, a residents’ association was established that successfully applied pressure for a sophisticated door entry ~~intercom~~ system, CCTV and concierge ~~to be installed~~.	+	However, market forces saved Trellick Tower from demolition, and with the introduction of Right to Buy council homes, many of the flats were bought by the tenants. In 1984, a residents’ association was established that successfully applied pressure for a sophisticated door entry system, CCTV and a concierge.

−	Property prices rose and the ~~tower’s~~ flats came to be regarded as highly desirable; because, not in spite of, its cult appeal and gritty reputation. The building was granted Grade II listed status in 1998, and ~~awarded~~ a £17 million government-funded renovation shortly after.	+	Property prices rose and the flats came to be regarded as highly desirable; because, not in spite of, its cult appeal and gritty reputation. The building was granted Grade II listed status in 1998, and given a £17 million government-funded renovation shortly after.

	In terms of culture, Trellick Tower is widely believed to have been the inspiration for J.G. Ballard’s cult dystopian novel ‘High Rise’ (1975), and also features in Martin Amis’ novel ‘London Fields’. As its ‘alternative icon’ status has increased, it has featured in numerous film, TV and music videos by artists such as Blur, Tricky and Depeche Mode.		In terms of culture, Trellick Tower is widely believed to have been the inspiration for J.G. Ballard’s cult dystopian novel ‘High Rise’ (1975), and also features in Martin Amis’ novel ‘London Fields’. As its ‘alternative icon’ status has increased, it has featured in numerous film, TV and music videos by artists such as Blur, Tricky and Depeche Mode.