Bigland St Residential Tower

Residential Tower

London, UK

The site is located at 56 and 85 Bigland St in the vibrant neighbourhood of Shadwell in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Shadwell is a mixed neighbourhood with a long history associated with the development of London.

The site comprises of a 56 Bigland St which is the award-winning Darul Ummah school and 85 Bigland St which is a residential building. The school is a Grade II listed building in need of extensive refurbishment and expansion. The proposed community centre and school building is conceived as a new thin liner volume parallel to ER Robson’s original building. A new glass atrium will act as the link between the proposed linear volume and TJ Bailey 1885 extension. The atrium acts as a ‘breathing space’ between new old.

Bigland St Residential Tower