The Trellick Tower, seen from Golborne Road.

Trellick Tower is a 31-storey block of flats in North Kensington, London which is an iconic building on the west London skyline. It was designed in the Brutalist style by architect Ernö Goldfinger, after a commission from the Greater London Council in 1966, and completed in 1972. It is a grade II* listed building and is 98 metres tall (120 metres including the television transmitter). Trellick Tower by Ernö Goldfinger, from Golborne Road. ... Trellick Tower by Ernö Goldfinger, from Golborne Road. ... A tower block, block of flats or apartment block is a high-rise apartment building. ... Kensington is an area to the west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Brutalism is an architectural style that spawned from the Modernist architectural movement and which flourished from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... 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. ... Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

Goldfinger's design is based on his earlier and slightly smaller Balfron Tower (in Poplar, east London), and is in effect a sister building. It is also remarkably similar to Anniesland Court in Glasgow, design by J Holmes & Partners and completed in 1968. It has a long, thin profile, with a separate lift and service tower linked at every third storey to the maisonettes in the main building. The building contains 217 flats and was originally entirely owned by the GLC with the flats rented as social housing. Shortly after its completion the building was transferred to the local council (the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea). Most of the flats are still social housing, but a significant minority are now privately owned. Balfron Tower Balfron Tower is a multi-story housing block in the Poplar district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Poplar is an area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... An apartment (or flat) is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. ... Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ... Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... Arms of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is a London borough in the west side of central London, created in 1965 from the former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea. ...

The tower was completed at a time when high-rise tower blocks were going out of fashion as local authorities were beginning to realise the social problems they caused. By the late 1970s Trellick Tower had a very poor reputation for crime and anti-social behaviour, and many tenants resisted a transfer there. However, with the introduction of the 'right to buy' council homes, many of the flats were bought by the tenants. The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ...

On October 8, 1984 a new residents' association was formed. As a result of pressure from the occupants, several security improvements including an entryphone system and the employment of a concierge were undertaken from the mid-1980s. Property prices rose and flats in the tower came to be regarded as highly desirable residences by some people. Private properties inside the tower now sell for high prices, ranging from £225,000 for a one-bedroom flat to £350,000 for three-bedrooms. October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... This page is about the year 1984. ...

See also

• Balfron Tower
• Anniesland court

Balfron Tower Balfron Tower is a multi-story housing block in the Poplar district of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Anniesland Court is a 24-story residential tower-block in the Anniesland area of Glasgow, designed by J Holmes & Partners and completed in 1968. ...

External links

• http://www.open2.net/modernity/3_14.htm
• http://housingprototypes.org/project?File_No=GB010
• http://money.independent.co.uk/property/homes/story.jsp?story=611390