Balfron Tower

Balfron Tower is a multi-story housing block in the Poplar district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is situated close to, and on the western side of the northern approach of the Blackwall Tunnel. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1067, 203 KB)Photo by John Arundel, July 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x1067, 203 KB)Photo by John Arundel, July 2005. ... Poplar is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ... The Blackwall Tunnel is a road tunnel underneath the River Thames in London, linking the London Borough of Greenwich with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ...

It was designed by architect Ernö Goldfinger and, like Goldfinger's later, very similar but slightly more famous Trellick Tower in west London, is associated with the Brutalist style of 1960s architecture. Both Balfron and Trellick towers are often regarded as striking and/or ugly. Goldfinger himself was pleased with the design and moved in to flat 130, on the 26th floor, for two months in 1968. Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... ErnÅ‘ Goldfinger (November 11, 1902 - November 15, 1987) was a Hungarian born architect and designer of furniture, and a key member of the architectural Modern Movement after he had moved to the United Kingdom. ... Trellick Tower in west London Trellick Tower in London was designed by Brutalist architect Ernö Goldfinger in the 1960s. ... St Stevens Tower - The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben London (see also alternative names) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the Modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Architecture (in Greek αρχή = first and τέχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Balfron Tower is 27 stories high, and lifts serve all entry floors (that is every third floor); thus, to reach a flat (apartment) on the 11th, 12th or 13th floors, residents or visitors would take a lift to the 12th. The lift shaft sits in a separate tower, joined by seven (or eight) walkways.

See also

• Trellick Tower