61-75 Alie Street

61-75 Alie Street is a new 25 storey energy-efficient landmark residential building in Aldgate. The 28,450m™ development will have 287 apartments including affordable housing, retail units at ground floor and a compact public park opening up a new pedestrian route.

The main building adopts an irregular rounded corner plan form which creates a striking new profile when viewed from below. At lower levels new buildings with green roofs extend the existing street frontages and mediate between the new public park and the taller building.

The external appearance of the building results from a subtly alternating pattern of light solid metal panels and deep set darker vertical windows; with the floor edges expressed as continuous bright stainless steel channels. The fully glazed corners are suspended from vierendeels at 7 storey intervals, thereby expressing the open aspect of the living spaces within and enhancing the slenderness of the building externally. The top of the tower is crowned by an aerodynamic ‘flying’ wing profile which moderates the roof terrace wind environment, and etches a dramatic new signature onto the city skyline.