Location and
Siting

Scale and
Massing
Plan and
Layout

Boundaries and Edges

Elevation and Proportion

Materials and Servicing

Tall Buildings

Materials and Servicing

Introduction

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Codes in this Section

Features of tall building location and siting

  • References in the housing form to local vernacular
  • Well articulated facades with a layering of recessed and projecting elements
  • Following of local building lines
  • Reference to local materials, height and width of neighbours
  • Appropriate roof types informed by context

TBMS 1

Material quality

Examples

Replicating scale; In certain situations it will be necessary to replicate the scale of width and heights of surrounding context

Gentle densification; There may be circumstances where a small densification will be acceptable by increasing the height and width of apartments compared to surrounding context

TBMS 2

Bin stores

Examples

Replicating scale; In certain situations it will be necessary to replicate the scale of width and heights of surrounding context

Gentle densification; There may be circumstances where a small densification will be acceptable by increasing the height and width of apartments compared to surrounding context

TBMS 3

Substations

Examples

Replicating scale; In certain situations it will be necessary to replicate the scale of width and heights of surrounding context

Gentle densification; There may be circumstances where a small densification will be acceptable by increasing the height and width of apartments compared to surrounding context

Compliance requirements

Design Documents for Submission

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Tall Building Plan and Layout Case Studies

The Depot, Manchester

The Depot, Whalley Range, Manchester by Buttress Architects for Rise Homes Map Street View Map Street View For 100 years, the corner of Bowes Street

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Here East, London

Here East, London by Hawkins/Brown for Here East, Infinity SDC and Delancey Map Street View Map Street View This project involves the transformation of the

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Upper Riverside, Greenwich

Upper Riverside, Greenwich Peninsula by SOM for Greenwich Peninsula Map Street View Map Street View The project, ‘upper riverside,’ consists of a series of cascading

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The Waterman, Greenwich

The Waterman, Greenwich Peninsula by Pilbrow and Partners for Knight Dragon Map Street View Map Street View The Waterman, completed in 2017, marks the first

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Batiment Home, Paris

Bâtiment Home, ZAC Masséna, Paris by Hamonic + Masson & Associés for RIVP and Bouygues Immobilier Map Street View Map Street View Delivered at the

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Cobham Manor, London

Chobham Manor, Stratford, London PRP, Make, muf architecture/art for LLDC (Taylor Wimpey and L&Q) Map Street View Map Street View Part of the London Legacy

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Kalvebod Waves, Copenhagen

Kalvebod Waves, Copenhagen by JDS Architects for Copenhagen’s Municipality Map Street View Map Street View Copenhagen’s Municipality This new waterfront will be a place for

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Permeable paving options