150 High Street, Stratford, also known as the Stratford Halo, is a 43-storey 135 m (443 ft) high
residential tower
A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height depending on the jurisdictio ...
in
Stratford, London. It began construction in 2008 and was completed in 2013. As of 2019, it is the 46th tallest structure in
London.
Architecture
The development was designed by Stock Woolstencroft Architects.
The tower, rising to 43 stories, has a blue and purple exterior cladding. The development is accompanied by two medium rise buildings of 7 and 10 stories. It features three enclosed multi-storey sky gardens.
In 2014, ''
The Guardian'' included it in their list of "Horror storeys: the 10 worst London
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
s".
Others in the list included
20 Fenchurch Street
20 Fenchurch Street is a commercial skyscraper in London that takes its name from its address on Fenchurch Street, in the historic City of London financial district. It has been nicknamed "The Walkie-Talkie" because of its distinctive shape, ...
(also known as "The Walkie Talkie") and the
Vauxhall Tower.
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See also
* List of tallest buildings and structures in London
References
Residential skyscrapers in London
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